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Swift, the 14-time Grammy Award winning artist, is elected in
the contemporary songwriter/artist category. She's known for
writing many of her own hits since launching her career in
Nashville as a preteen. Those include her country singles
“Teardrops On My Guitar” and “Love Story,” as well as her
blockbuster pop hits “Blank Space,” “Anti-Hero,” and “Cruel
Summer.” She became the youngest woman ever inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.
Lovett is elected in the veteran songwriter/artist category. He
started his career in the folk scene before finding success for
his clever lyricism and innovative country-Americana songs like
“She's No Lady,” “Cowboy Man,” “Give Back My Heart,” “Why I
Don’t Know,” “God Will” and more.
Camp began as a fiddle player for Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson,
Trisha Yearwood and others in the ’80s before becoming a hit
songwriter. His credits include Garth Brooks’ “Two Piña
Coladas,” Brooks & Dunn's “How Long Gone” and Willie Nelson’s “A
Beautiful Time.”
Miller's hits include Terri Clark's “I Just Wanna Be Mad,” Trace
Adkins' “You're Gonna Miss This,” Tim McGraw's “Nothin' To Die
For” and “Southern Girl,” Chris Stapleton's “Whiskey And You”
and many songs for Brad Paisley, including “The World.”
Texas talent Channel is perhaps best known for “Hey! Baby!”
written in 1959 and recorded by José Feliciano, Ringo Starr,
Conway Twitty, Anne Murray and DJ Ötzi; it may be most
recognizable for its prominent placement in the 1987 film “Dirty
Dancing.”
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame executive director Mark
Ford made the announcement inside Belmont University’s R. Milton
and Denice Johnson Center.
“This is always one of the most anticipated days on our calendar
— the annual reveal of our incoming class,” Ford said in a
statement. “We’re excited to once again add new names to a
legendary list that began more than a half century ago.”
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