Lady Gaga, Shakira and P!nk are among the nominees for the 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Sia, Jack White, Boy George and a wide range of influential writers. The ballot contains 26 nominations across two categories, with six places available. Eligible members can select up to three performing songwriters and three other songwriting nominees before voting closes on December 14, 2026.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its 2027 nominees, placing Lady Gaga, Shakira and P!nk on a ballot that spans pop, rock, hip-hop, country and Latin music. Revealed on November 5, the list contains 26 nominations, including individual writers, partnerships and groups. Six will ultimately be selected, with the results expected early next year. A nomination does not yet guarantee induction.
The ballot is divided into two equal categories. One recognizes performing songwriters whose compositions are closely connected with their own recordings. The other highlights writers and teams whose songs have often become famous through different singers. Eligible members may choose up to three nominees in each section. The decision belongs to those voting members, rather than an open public poll.
Lady Gaga's nomination emphasizes her role as a co-writer across a catalog including Poker Face, Bad Romance, Born This Way, Shallow and Die With a Smile. The selection recognizes the work behind the performances that have made her a major pop figure. Shallow, which she co-wrote, has already received the Academy Award for best original song, adding another songwriting distinction to her career.
Shakira's representative songs include Hips Don't Lie, Whenever, Wherever, La Tortura and Inevitable, reflecting different phases of her recording history. P!nk appears with titles such as So What, Raise Your Glass, Who Knew and What About Us. She was also nominated in 2026 but was not selected for that class, making this another opportunity for members to recognize her writing.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame ballot also includes Sia, whose work crosses the boundary between her own performances and songs associated with other artists. Chandelier, Cheap Thrills, Titanium, Diamonds and Unstoppable illustrate that range. Her presence demonstrates how a songwriter's public identity can extend across different roles, with some compositions becoming personal signature recordings and others reaching listeners through another voice.
Jack White is represented by songs including Seven Nation Army and Fell in Love With a Girl. Boy George's examples include Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me. Ne-Yo, whose credits encompass both his own releases and work for other performers, is another nominee. He previously received the institution's Hal David Starlight Award in 2010.
Other performing-songwriter nominations go to Vince Gill, Grandmaster Melle Mel, America's Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, and Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Members of ZZ Top and WAR are also on the ballot. Some group nominations recognize multiple contributors together, so the number of individual people represented is larger than the list of nomination entries might initially suggest.
The second category of the Songwriters Hall of Fame turns attention toward the creative partnerships behind many familiar recordings. George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, known as Boy Meets Girl, co-wrote How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance with Somebody, both associated with Whitney Houston. Their nomination recognizes the composers whose work helped create those records, alongside the singer who brought them to a worldwide audience.
Andreas Carlsson's credits include I Want It That Way for Backstreet Boys and Bye Bye Bye and It's Gonna Be Me for NSYNC. Stock Aitken Waterman, the partnership of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, also appears. Their catalog includes Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up and Kylie Minogue's I Should Be So Lucky, songs linked to a particularly recognizable era of pop production.
Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen, the duo known as Stargate, are nominated with credits including Irreplaceable and Diamonds. Kandi Burruss is associated with TLC's No Scrubs and Destiny's Child's Bills, Bills, Bills. Pete Bellotte's work with Donna Summer includes Hot Stuff and I Feel Love. Together, those nominations bring several different approaches to R&B, pop and dance songwriting into consideration.
The remaining names in that Songwriters Hall of Fame category include Tom Douglas, Bob McDill, Maurice Starr, Dan Wilson and Toni Wine. Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer appear as a team connected with My Boyfriend's Back and I Want Candy. will.i.am is also recognized here for a writing career that extends beyond his own performances to work recorded by other artists.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame examples attached to each nomination are a sample of a much broader body of work. They illustrate why a writer or partnership is under consideration, rather than limiting recognition to a single recording. The distinction matters when a familiar performer appears in the category honoring work for other artists, as will.i.am does this year. Ne-Yo could also follow a path from the Hal David Starlight honor to induction, as Swift previously did, although his earlier award does not determine the outcome of the current vote.
Founded in 1969, the Songwriters Hall of Fame requires a notable catalog and at least twenty years since a writer's first commercially released song. Previous inductees include Elton John, Bernie Taupin and Carole King. The 2026 class included Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins. Voting for the next class closes at midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 14, ahead of an announcement in early 2027.
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