Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade make it to Songwriters Hall

The inductees include soul-jazz vocalist Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo,” and Lynne, of ELO, who penned “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil Woman.”

“I’m very excited about this honor. Songwriting has always been my passion. This means so much to me,” Lynne tweeted Wednesday.

Ballard participated in the recording and writing of multiple Michael Jackson albums, including “Thriller,” “Bad,” and “Dangerous,” and contributed to the creation of Alanis Morissette’s seminal 1995 album “Jagged Little Pill.”

Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” and Keith Sweat’s “I Want Her,” two of New Jack Swing’s most popular songs, are both credited to singer, songwriter, and producer Riley. Many songs, including “You Belong with Me,” “Teardrops on My Guitar,” and “White Horse,” were co-written by Rose and Taylor Swift.

The 2023 class, according to Nile Rogers, the hall’s chair, “represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity, and gender, songwriters who have enhanced our lives and, in their time, literally transformed music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”

Late last year, eligible voters submitted ballots with their top picks for three songwriter nominees and three performing-songwriter nominees.

Blondie, Bryan Adams, Patti Smith, The Doobie Brothers, R.E.M., and Steve Winwood are a few of the 2023 nominees who will have to wait.

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