Three “non-performing” songwriters – Hillary Lindsey, Timothy Mosley (Timbaland) and Dean Pitchford – and members of two bands – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe (REM) and Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan ) – are the 2024 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
They will be honored at the organization's 2024 Induction and Awards Gala, scheduled for Thursday, June 13, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.
There are usually three entrants in each category – non-performing and performing – but this year there are only two in the latter category. Twelve songwriters and 10 non-performing songwriters competed for these slots.
Timbaland competed as a non-performer songwriter, although he had five Billboard Hot 100 top hits as an artist, including three on which he was the lead artist: “Give It to Me,” “Apologize,” and “The Way I Am.”
SHOF president Nile Rodgers said in a statement: “We are … very proud to continually recognize some of the most culturally significant songwriters of all time, and that the 2024 slate represents not only iconic songs, but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and have literally enriched the music and lives of billions of listeners around the world.”
A songwriter with a substantial catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after a song's first commercial release.
Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame is a great honor for songwriters and one that is very difficult to achieve. The list of nominated songwriters who weren't selected this year should make those who were selected feel both proud and humbled. Songwriters not selected this year include Bryan Adams; Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings; Debbie Harry, Chris Stein & Clem Burke (Blondie); Tracy Chapman? George Clinton? Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons & Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers); David Gates? Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson (Heart); Kenny Loggins? and Chuck D and Flavor Flav (Public Enemy).
Non-performing songwriters not selected this year are L. Russell Brown, Dean Dillon, Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter, Tony Macaulay, Roger Nichols, Maurice Starr and Narada Michael Walden.
tickets for the Songwriters Hall of Fame event start at $2,000 each and are available through Buckley Hall Events, (914) 579-1000 and SHOF@buckleyhallevents.com. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the Songwriters Hall of Fame programs. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 organization. The non-deductible portion of each ticket is $215. Contributions are fully tax deductible as provided by law.
Here's a quick look at this year's inductees. The “core songs” are provided by SHOF. Additional special award recipients will be announced soon.
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Hilary Lindsay
Key Songs: “Jesus Take the Wheel”, “Girl Crush”, “Blue Ain't Your Color”, “Always Remember us This Way”, “Million Reasons”
Notes: Lindsey, who is in her 40s, is the only woman inducted this year. Georgia native Lindsey has won three Grammys – Best Country Song for Carrie Underwood's hit “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Little Big Town's hit “Girl Crush” and Best Song Written for Visual Media for “I'll Never”. Love Again,” Lady Gaga performs on A star Is Born. Lindsey has received 10 Grammy nominations – all in song categories.
Lindsey has won three Academy of Country Music Awards – two Songwriter of the Year Awards (2018-19) as well as the Tex Ritter Film Award for A star Is Born. She has won a Country Music Association Award – Song of the Year for 'Girl Crush'. Lindsey was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Timothy Mosley (Timbaland)
Key Songs: “SexyBack”, “Get Ur Freak On”, “Pony”, “Big Pimpin”, “The Way I Are”
Notes: Timbaland, 51, is this year's only inductee who is of color. Timbaland won four Grammys – Best Dance Recording for Justin Timberlake's “SexyBack” (featuring Timbaland) and “LoveStoned/I Think She Knows” and Best R&B Song for Timberlake's “Pusher Love Girl” and Beyoncé featuring “Drunk in Love” by Jay-Z. “
His remaining songwriting nominations are for Missy Elliott's hit “Get Ur Freak On” (best R&B song) and Elliott's “Work It,” 50 Cent's “Ayo Technology” (featuring Timberlake and Timbaland) and Jay -Z with “Holy Grail” by Justin Timberlake ” (all the best rap songs).
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Dean Pitchford
Key Songs: “Footloose”, “Fame”, “Holding Out for a Hero”, “All the Man That I Need”, “Let's Hear It for the Boy”
Notes: Pitchford was just 29 when he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for writing “Fame” with Michael Gore. This song also received a Grammy nod for Song of the Year. Pitchford wrote the screenplay and composed all the songs for the 1984 blockbuster Relax your feet. The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 for 10 consecutive weeks and spawned a pair of No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, Kenny Loggins' “Footloose” and Deniece Williams' “Let's Hear It for the Boy.”
Even some of the songs that weren't big hits at the time, like Bonnie Tyler's “Holdin' Out for a Hero” (No. 34 on the Hot 100) have become famous. Pitchford, 72, has collected seven Grammys, including best R&B song for Shalamar's hit “Dancing in the Sheets” — see what he did there? – other than the Relax your feet hits.
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Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe (REM)
Key Songs: 'Losing My Religion', 'Everybody Hurts', 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Good),' 'Radio Free Europe', 'The One I Love'
Notes: The group won three Grammys in 1992 – Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Music Video – Short Form for “Losing My Religion” and Best Alternative Music album for End of time. The band members have been nominated for two Grammy songs. “Losing My Religion” was nominated for song of the year. “The Great Beyond” by Man on the Moon nominated for Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. REM was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
Key Songs: “Reelin' in the Years”, “My Old School”, “Rikki Don't Lose That Number”, “Black Friday”, “Kid Charlemagne”
Notes: Steely Dan won three Grammys in 2001 – album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal album Two Against Nature and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for “Cousin Dupree.” Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Becker, who died in 2017, is the only posthumous honoree this year.
Fagen earned two songwriting nominations of his own – song of the year for his solo hit “IGY (What a Beautiful World)” and best song written specifically for a motion picture or television for “Century's End” by Bright Lights, Big City.
from our partners at https://www.billboard.com/lists/2024-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inductees-full-list-timbaland/
