George Clinton, the Doobie Brothers, Mike Love, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Tony Macaulay and Ashley Gorley make up the 2025 Songwriters Corridor of Fame class.
The group introduced on Wednesday that the incoming class can be inducted on June 12 on the Marriott Marquis Lodge in New York Metropolis. Male writers signify all the 2025 group and the race to enter this 12 months was tight, with acts like Janet Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Eminem, N.W.A. and Sheryl Crow incomes nominations however not making the reduce.
“The muse of the music business exists as a result of songwriters compose nice songs. With out them, there is no such thing as a recorded music, no live performance enterprise, no followers, or merchandising; all of it begins with the tune and the songwriter. We’re due to this fact very proud that we’re frequently recognizing a number of the culturally most vital writers of all time and that this 12 months’s slate represents not simply iconic songs, but additionally variety and unity throughout genres and ethnicity,” says Grammy-winning artist Nile Rodgers, who’s chairman of the Songwriters Corridor. “These songwriters have enriched the lives of billions of listeners the world over. It’s our honor to honor them.”
A songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first important business launch of a tune. R.E.M., Timbaland, Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford have been inducted into the Songwriters Corridor’s 2024 class final 12 months. The occasion additionally honored SZA and Diane Warren.
Others nominated for the 2025 class embrace Bryan Adams, Boy George, Steve Winwood, David Gates, Tommy James, Walter Afanasieff, Narada Michael Walden, Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan, Mike Chapman, Sonny Curtis, Tom Douglas, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Roger Nichols, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter and Franne Golde.
