David Byrne, Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, P!nk, Sarah McLachlan, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley of Kiss are among the nominees for induction into the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 2026 Performer nominees also include The Go-Go’s Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine, and Jane Wiedlin, Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of the Guess Who, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America, Boz Scaggs, and Harry Wayne Casey, KC of KC and the Sunshine Band.
Nominees will be chosen for induction and celebrated during the 2026 Induction & Awards Gala in New York City. A songwriter with a “catalog of notable songs” qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.
Eligible voting members have until midnight Eastern on Dec. 4 to turn in ballots with their choices of up to three nominees each from the Songwriter and Performing Songwriter categories.