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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Entertainment
Maria Sherman

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest musician to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

She became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June -

Pop star Taylor Swift and country artist Lyle Lovett are set to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.

The new inductees also include Shawn Camp and Lee Thomas Miller in the contemporary songwriter category, and Bruce Channel as veteran songwriter. They will be formally inducted at the 56th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala later this year.

Swift, a 14-time Grammy Award winner, was chosen in the contemporary songwriter/artist category. Known for writing her hits since starting her career in Nashville as a preteen, her repertoire includes country singles "Teardrops On My Guitar" and "Love Story," along with pop hits "Blank Space," "Anti-Hero," and "Cruel Summer." She became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June.

Taylor Swift, a 14-time Grammy Award winner, was chosen in the contemporary songwriter/artist category (Getty Images for The Recording A)
Taylor Swift, a 14-time Grammy Award winner, was chosen in the contemporary songwriter/artist category (Getty Images for The Recording A)

Lovett enters in the veteran songwriter/artist category. He began in the folk scene before gaining praise for his clever lyrics and country-Americana songs like "She's No Lady," "Cowboy Man," "Give Back My Heart," "Why I Don’t Know," and "God Will."

Lyle Lovett enters in the veteran songwriter/artist category (Getty Images)
Lyle Lovett enters in the veteran songwriter/artist category (Getty Images)

Camp started as a fiddle player for Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, and others in the ’80s before becoming a 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 Brad Paisley's "The World."

Texas musician Channel is best known for "Hey! Baby!," written in 1959 and recorded by José Feliciano, Ringo Starr, Conway Twitty, Anne Murray, and DJ Ötzi, with prominent placement in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing."

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame executive director Mark Ford made the announcement at 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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