Songwriters Hall of Fame 2027 Nominees Include Melle Mel, Kandi, Ne-Yo

By Miles Carter, November 11, 2026

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has posted its nominees for 2027 induction. The official announcement, published Nov 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET, is titled "Songwriters Hall of Fame 2027 Nominees for Induction Announced." The hall says the slate will be voted upon for induction at its 2027 Induction & Awards Gala in New York City. That is a nominations list, not an induction result.

Eligible voting members, the official page says, "will have until midnight EST on December 14, 2026 to turn in ballots, with their choices of up to three nominees in each of the songwriter and performing songwriter categories." The hall also notes that a songwriter with a catalog of notable songs "qualifies for induction 20 years after their first commercial release of a song," and that the five songs printed after each name "are merely a representative sample of their extensive catalogs."

Who is on the official songwriter and performing-songwriter slates

On the official songwriter list, Kandi Burruss appears with a representative sample that includes "No Scrubs," "Bills, Bills, Bills," "It Makes Me Ill," "There You Go," and "Don't Think I'm Not."

On the official performing-songwriter list, Melvin Glover, professionally known as Grandmaster Melle Mel, appears with a sample that includes "The Message," "Freedom," "New York New York," "Scorpio," and "White Lines (Don't Do It)." Shaffer Smith, professionally known as Ne-Yo, appears with a sample that includes "Irreplaceable," "Let Me Love You," "Give Me Everything," "So Sick," and "Take A Bow." That same performing-songwriter slate also includes Stefani Germanotta, professionally known as Lady Gaga; Alecia B. Moore, professionally known as P!nk; Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, professionally known as Shakira; and Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, professionally known as Sia, among other nominees printed on the official page.

This report follows the official hall list and does not treat any of those names as already inducted for 2027.