While he holds the title for most #1 albums of any solo act in music history, she holds the title for second-most chart-topping albums among female artists. Now, after lending Billboard decades of some of its most memorable hits and lyrics, the coming months will see them vie for a new title: inductee into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.
That’s right, both meeting 20-year minimum of respectively contributing lyrics to their own or others’ musical endeavors, rap royal Jay Z and Queen of Pop Madonna (who is already featured in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) are looking to add yet another highlighted achievement to their already full resumes, as announced today.
Tuck in below to see who they’ll be competing against for the honors:
The two are joined by fellow hitmaking songwriters Gloria Estefan, Max Martin, George Michael, Cat Stevens, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Sly Stone, Bryan Adams, Vince Gill , and Bread’s David Gates.
The final group of five individual writers or writing teams will be inducted in a ceremony to be held in New York on June 15.
If selected Jay will be the first rapper in history to be inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Best of luck to all listed!
The announcement follows the Janet Jackson-led 2017 ‘Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’ nominees’ list. See it in full here.
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But Madonna doesn’t write her music according to the lovely Lady Gaga.
Madonna is a way better songwriter, from what I’ve heard/seen. Gaga needs to chill…
Kii
s******
She didn´t say that and you know it.
Not to mention this doesn´t mean Madonna writes a lot cause this awards… well, remember the many times you have said Beyonce is not a real songwriter and still she got a songwriters award like 10 years ago?
You keep on hating on Gaga whether you admit it or not. You didn´t say anything about Madonna´s blowjob comment while you used what a couple of Gaga fans (not herself) said somewhere years ago as anargument to hate on Gaga. You are not being fair still. It´s sad cause you are definitely one of my fave commentators. You always were and you actually know about music.
Madonna should’ve been inducted.
I agree, ElusiveStephanieLamb
Your stank p**** ass. That Elusive t***** h** be commenting on ghetto sites now. I saw her-him on Mediatakeout.
Not surprised, after you exposed shim for FILTH in 2014 it never came back LMAO! But I have the sneaking suspicion it’ll make an appearance again 2017. This site will be dead by then though kiii
I will never forget chatting with that thing on the phone… Babeeee IT got on there sounding like a damn robot monster. Voice sounded ugly, dry & nasty af. And had the nerve to tell me IT was biracial & pretty like a young Mariah. I was gagging. Then IT had the nerve to invite me on Skype. I declined with the quickness. Just bizzare. And you ain’t lying, this site is hella DEAD
Seems like babayface would have been in there years ago.
Congrats to all nominated!
Please don’t reward thus c*** for poisoning the minds of the youth
This is just an attempt to bolster this broke pawn loser
Babyface and George Michael are no-brainers; they should be automatically inducted. The rest are debatable.
Congratz
LOL SO IS GRANNY GONNA GIVE THE COMMITTEE BLOW JOBS TO GET INDUCTED? LMAO
Rap royal my a##, watch how the industry build you up, then tear you down.
Congrats
Babyface Should surely be a given. Ironically, Babyface wrote one of Madonna’s greatest ballads…remember “Take a Bow”and the slowjam “forbidden love” not the one in the Confessions on the dancefloor.