SONGWRITERS HALL UNVEILS 2025 INDUCTEES

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the 2025 class of inductees: Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys' Mike Love, Tony Macaulay and The Doobie Brothers' Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons. The induction ceremony will take place 6/12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York.

Twenty-six songwriters or songwriting teams were hoping for induction this year, but just six were elected; three from 13 nominees in the performing songwriters category and three from 13 nominees in the songwriters category.

A songwriter is eligible for induction 20 years after their first significant commercial release of a song. The SHOF will announce the recipients of its two honorary awards—the Johnny Mercer Award and the Hal David Starlight Award—at a later date.

Notably, this year's class is the first to not to include any women, as Franne Golde, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson and Alanis Morissette were nominated but didn't make the cut.

We're just hoping our invitation to this year's gala doesn't get "lost" in the mail again. Read more about the inductees here.