The nominees for the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame have been revealed and include the likes of Eminem, Janet Jackson, Boy George and more – see the full list below.
Last night (November 12), the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its list of nominees for the class of 2025. The nominees have been split into two categories: performing and non-performing songwriters. A total of 26 nominees have been listed as part of both categories, though only six will be awarded the honour; three from each category.
Besides Eminem, Janet Jackson and Boy George, other nominees in the performing songwriters list are N.W.A., Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, George Clinton and more.
Among the non-performing nominees are Mike Chapman, Sonny Curtis, Franne Golde, Rodney Jerkins, Roger Nichols and more.
Eligible voting members have up till December 22 to cast their votes, with the inductees expected to be announced sometime in the new year. The six inductees will be honoured at the 2025 Induction & Awards Gala in New York City in June.
Performing:
Bryan Adams
Boy George
George Clinton
Sheryl Crow
Doobie Brothers
Eminem
David Gates
Janet Jackson
Tommy James
Mike Love
Alanis Morissette
N.W.A.
Steve Winwood
Non-performing:
Walter Afanasieff
Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan
Mike Chapman
Sonny Curtis
Tom Douglas
Franne Golde
Ashley Gorley
Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins
Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter
Tony Macaulay
Roger Nichols
Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham
Narada Michael Walden
In 2023, Jade, Snoop Dogg and Electric Light Orchestra’s Jeff Lynne led that year’s class of Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductees, alongside Gloria Estefan, Teddy Riley, Glen Ballard and Liz Rose.
2024’s inductees were R.E.M., Timbaland, Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford, with Cindy Walker and Prince receiving posthumous inductions. SZA and Diane Warren also received special awards.
In a three-star review of Eminem’s latest album ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’, NME wrote: “Much more powerful is ‘Temporary’, a genuinely moving ode to his daughter, Hailie, which proves Marshall Mathers can say something that matters when he wants to.
“So, who killed Slim Shady? In bringing him back to the light and showing him up as irrelevant, perhaps Eminem’s done his old pal in for good. OK, we get it – Shady was a shocking character. Now that he’s dead, how about getting some new material?”
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