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\n Published on 12\/06\/2026 – 8:52 GMT+2\u2022Updated
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Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. <\/p>\n
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The American pop princess qualifies for the prestigious honour as rules state an artist must have notable catalogue 20 years after the first release of a song. For the record, Swift’s debut single ‘Tim McGraw’ came out in June 2006 and was the lead track on her eponymous first album. <\/p>\n
Since then she’s recorded 12 albums, tinged with pop, country and folk vibes, and picked up 14 Grammy Awards and a record haul of four albums of the year.<\/p>\n
Steven Spielberg<\/a> introduced Swift with a surprise speech about the power of songwriting. \u201cThere is something undeniable about how songs imprint on our souls,\u201d he said, before changing his focus to Swift. \u201cSomehow Taylor knows us all too well.” <\/p>\n “It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it,” Swift told the star-studded audience at the packed ceremony in New York. <\/p>\n \u201cI will never be able to express my gratitude,\u201d the singer-songwriter<\/a> said while holding back tears \u2014 crediting her family’s sacrifice for her career after they moved their lives from Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee.<\/p>\n The award caps an incredible week for the 36-year-old superstar who’s been seen screaming at New York’s Madison Square Gardens to celebrate the historic NBA Finals game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. <\/p>\n A chorus of celebrations<\/p>\n Swift has brought new attention to this year\u2019s ceremony and undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends with her songwriting. <\/p>\n Although’s she’s the youngest woman inducted, soul singer Stevie Wonder, who started his recording career at 13, was the youngest ever inducted, it was announced on stage.<\/p>\n It was a notable moment in an evening full of them, where Swift, Kiss\u2019 Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher \u201cTricky\u201d Stewart, Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins and more were honoured.<\/p>\n Tamar Braxton opened the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel with a spirted tribute to a new inductee \u2014 the game-changing R&B songwriter, producer and rapper Christopher \u201cTricky\u201d Stewart \u2014 with one of the biggest songs he’s known for: Beyonc\u00e9’s ‘Single Ladies.<\/a>‘<\/p>\n