Tom Douglas and Ashley Gorley, two of the Nashville country music industry's standout 21st-century songwriters — and Nashville-based Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sheryl Crow — are among the two-dozen-plus nominees for the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame ...

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the 26 nominees for induction at the June 12, 2025, awards gala in New York City. Songwriters are eligible 20 years after their first significant commercial release of a song.

It’s all about the pen game. The Songwriters Hall of Fame has revealed its list of nominees for the Class of 2025, with hip-hop icons N.W.A. and Eminem, as well as R&B legend Janet Jackson, leading the pack. On Tuesday, November 12, the organization unveiled this year’s nominees, which span multiple genres, including country, rock, folk, and pop.