{"id":257440,"date":"2026-01-22T05:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257440\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T05:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:57:08","slug":"taylor-swift-to-be-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/257440\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US singer Taylor Swift is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Swift will be honoured alongside other musicians including Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, and Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of US rock group Kiss.<\/p>\n<p>The group will be inducted at the 2026 Induction and Awards Gala in New York on June 11th.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"922\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taylor-swift-to-be-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian singer\/songwriter Alanis Morissette \" data-title=\"Alanis Morissette at Absolute Radio \u2013 London\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"John Stillwell\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Canadian singer\/songwriter Alanis Morissette in 2012. Photo: John Stillwell\/PA.<\/p>\n<p>Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) chairman Nile Rodgers said: \u201cThe music industry is built upon the incredible talent of songwriters who create unforgettable songs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout their artistry, there would be no recorded music, concert experiences, or engaged fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything originates from the song and its creator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take great pride in our ongoing commitment to recognising some of the most culturally significant composers in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s line-up not only showcases iconic songs but also celebrates unity across various genres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese songwriters have profoundly impacted the lives of billions of listeners worldwide, and it is our privilege to honour their contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"390\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769061428_674_taylor-swift-to-be-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Simmons of Kiss performing in 2015\" data-title=\"Download Festival 2015 \u2013 Day Three \u2013 Donington Park\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Katja Ogrin\" data-usage-terms=\"None\"\/>Gene Simmons of Kiss performing in 2015 (Katja Ogrin\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The SHOF was established in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>A songwriter with a notable catalogue of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Swift\u2019s greatest hits were highlighted, including Blank Space, Anti-Hero and Love Story.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Morissette\u2019s most well-known singles were also listed, such as Ironic and You Oughta Know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US singer Taylor Swift is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift will be honoured&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257441,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-257440","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257440\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}