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Jay Z,
Babyface and the songwriting and production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry
Lewis are among this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of
Fame.
The artists will receive the honor at the organization's 48th Annual Induction and Awards diner on June 15 in New York City.
Jay Z will be the first rapper to be inducted.
Motown founder Berry Gordy, who deferred his induction in 2016, will
also be inducted this year. Additional honorees include three members of
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
group Chicago -- Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Peter Cetera -- and
Swedish songwriter/producer Max Martin, who's written more Billboard #1
hits, usually for pop stars like Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, NSYNC and
The Weeknd, than any other person except for John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
"With our 2017 roster of inductees, the Songwriters Hall of Fame moves
definitively into recognizing music creators of the 21st century while
continuing to honor the greats of earlier decades," said songwriters
Hall of Fame co-chairs Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and president Linda
Moran in a statement.
The statement adds, "The combination of contemporary sounds and timeless
hits of the past is certain to make for an unforgettable evening."
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Babyface is being inducted both for his own work as a solo artist --
with hits including "When Can I See You" and "Never Keeping Secrets" --
and as the hits he wrote for other artists like Whitney Houston, Brandy, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton, Beyonce and many more.
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have more Billboard #1 hits than any other
songwriting and production team in history. Starting out in Prince's
protege group "The Time," they went on to write and produce hits for
Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Usher, Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Beyonce, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige and countless others.
The Songwriter's Hall of Fame requires that artists have at least 20
years of writing credits before they can be inducted. Jay Z released his
debut album "Reasonable Doubt" in 1996.
Source: ABC NEWS
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