Lady Gaga, Jack White and P!NK nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame 2027

Lady Gaga, Jack White, Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, P!NK, Shakira, Sia, and ZZ Top's members are nominees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame's Class of 2027. Lady Gaga, Pink, Shakira, Jack White, Sia, Boy George and Vince Gill are among potential honorees on the nominee list. Nominees are divided into performing and non-performing songwriter categories, with three inductees selected from each.

Voting closes at midnight EST on December 14, 2026, with voters choosing up to three nominees in each category. Voting runs through December 14, with the 2027 class to be announced early next year. The hall's official class will be revealed in January. A songwriter qualifies for induction 20 years after their first commercial release of a song. The ceremony typically takes place in June in New York.

Pete Bellotte co-wrote Donna Summer classics 'Hot Stuff' and 'I Feel Love'. Kandi Burruss is known for TLC's 'No Scrubs' and Destiny's Child's 'Bills, Bills, Bills'. Stargate is the production duo behind Beyoncé's 'Irreplaceable' and Rihanna's 'Diamonds'. Stargate's credits include Katy Perry's 'Firework' and Rihanna's 'Diamonds'. Boy Meets Girl penned Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' and 'How Will I Know'.

Andreas Carlsson co-wrote Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way' and *NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye'. Stock Aitken Waterman is the team behind Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. Dan Wilson's credits include Semisonic's 'Closing Time' and Adele's 'Someone Like You'. Will.i.am helped pen John Legend's 'Ordinary People'.