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John Mellencamp, Jermaine Dupri, Alan Jackson Lead 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame Class
John Mellencamp
Kool & the Gang are also headed to the Hall.
The 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame class will include John Mellencamp, Alan Jackson, Kool & the Gang and Jermaine Dupri, who will become the second hip-hop act inducted into the prestigious organization.
The Songwriters Hall told The Associated Press on Tuesday (Feb. 6) that Allee Willis, who co-wrote the Broadway musical The Color Purple and “I’ll Be There for You” — the theme song from the hit TV series Friends —
will also be inducted at its June 14 ceremony alongside country
singer-songwriter Bill Anderson and Emmy- and Grammy-nominated
songwriter Steve Dorff.
Dupri’s induction comes a year after
Jay-Z became the first rapper to make it into the Hall. Dupri has
co-written No. 1 hits like Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and
“Always Be My Baby,” Usher’s “Burn” and Monica’s “The First Night.” He
has released his own hip-hop albums and became a popular songwriter and
producer in Atlanta when he launched the record label So So Def,
building careers for Jagged Edge, Kriss Kross, Bow Wow, Xscape and more.
Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit songs for at least 20 years.
Mellencamp
was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a decade ago and has
written his own classic hits, including “Jack and Diane,” "Hurts So
Good” and "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.”
Jackson, who was just inducted
into the Country Hall of Fame last year, has been a respected songwriter
since he launched his debut album in 1990. He has had 26 singles reach
the top of the Billboard country charts.
Kool & the Gang members Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown and James “JT” Taylor will be inducted into the Hall.
“The
2018 roster of Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees is a prodigious
representation of creators of cross-genre hits, certain to resonate with
everyone,” Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, the organization’s co-chairs,
and Linda Moran, its president and CEO, said in a joint statement. “Each
year, the slate of songwriters we induct is more diverse and
illustrative of the history and contributions that we strive to
acknowledge and honor.”
The Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 49th Annual Induction and Awards Dinner will be held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.
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