The Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate a new class of inductees, a group with works spanning R&B, pop, country and rock.
Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, Dean Pitchford, REM and Steely Dan are the 2024 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. The Hall of Fame said it seeks to celebrate the legacies and careers of songwriters from all musical genres.
“The music industry doesn't exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merchandising…nothing,” Songwriters Hall of Fame president Nile Rodgers said in a statement. “It all starts with the song and the composer.”
The class of 2024 honorees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony in New York City on June 13.
“GOD IS GREAT!!!!!!” Timbaland, known for the hits “Apologize” and “Promiscuous,” reacted to the honor on Instagram.
On Facebook, group “Losing my religion” REM said members Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe “are beyond thrilled” with the news of the Songwriters Hall of Fame honor.
“When it's all said and done, it's always been about the songs and the process of creating them as a band; that's why they started the band all those years ago,” the band said in a Facebook statement.
In 2023, the Songwriters Hall of Fame included Gloria Estefan, Teddy Riley, Jeff Lynne, Tim Rice, Glen Ballard and Liz Rose. Snoop Dogg and Sade were also honored in 2023, but postponed their induction until 2024. It is currently unclear if they will participate in the June ceremony.
Estefan made history in the Songwriters Hall of Fame by becoming the first Hispanic woman to receive the honor.
“To those fans who have found in my music what I found in the music of the composers who changed my life and fed my soul throughout my life, I thank you for that privilege,” said the “Conga” singer. “I can assure you that it is just as magical from the other side of the song.”
Songwriters who have also been inducted into the Hall of Fame include Mariah Carey, the Isley Brothers, Pharrell Williams, Missy Elliott, John Mellencamp, Jay-Z, Tom Petty and Cyndi Lauper.
