Hillary Lindsey Headed To Songwriters Hall Of Fame

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Hillary Lindsey

Nashville songwriting icon Hillary Lindsey will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) alongside Timothy Mosley (Timbaland); Dean Pitchford; Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) and Donald Fagen and Walter Becker (Steely Dan).

SHOF Chairman Nile Rodgers says, “I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch . . . nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter. We are therefore very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2024 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and literally enriched music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”

Lindsey is behind some of the biggest hits of the modern era of country music, including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel,” Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” as well as “Always Remember Us This Way” and “Million Reasons” from Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s A Star Is Born. She is also a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF).

Among Timbaland’s hits are “SexyBack,” “Get Ur Freak On,” “Pony,” “Big Pimpin’” and “The Way I Are.” Pitchford is behind “Footloose,” “Fame,” “Holding Out For A Hero,” “All The Man That I Need” and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy.”

Some of R.E.M.’s hits include “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts,” “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” “Radio Free Europe” and “The One I Love.” Steely Dan counts “Reelin’ in the Years,” “My Old School,” “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” “Black Friday” and “Kid Charlemagne” among their hits.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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