The 2027 Songwriters Hall of Fame ballot is a who’s who of pop, rock and R&B. Lady Gaga, Jack White and Boy George lead a class that also includes Shakira, Pink, Sia, Vince Gill and Ne-Yo.
Performing songwriters also on the ballot include Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Grandmaster Melle Mel, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill, and several members of the band War.
The non-performing songwriter category features Kandi Burruss, will.i.am, Dan Wilson, Toni Wine, Maurice Starr, Bob McDill, and the hitmaking teams of Stock Aitken Waterman and Stargate’s Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen. Pete Bellotte, Andreas Carlsson, Tom Douglas, Richard Gottehrer, Bob Feldman, George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam round out the list.
Some names have been here before. Pink was on the 2026 ballot, and Boy George, Vince Gill, Maurice Starr and Tom Douglas are returning nominees. Bob McDill has appeared six times in 15 years.
Eligible voting members have until midnight Eastern on Dec. 14 to submit ballots. They can pick up to three nominees in the songwriter category and up to three in the performing-songwriter category. A songwriter becomes eligible 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.
The 2027 inductees will be announced in early 2027. A ceremony date and venue haven’t been revealed.
