Timbaland will be formally inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame later this year. The chart-topping producer has played a hand in the writing of several generational hits, including “Drunk In Love” by Beyoncé and “Sexy Back” by Justin Timberlake.
The Virginia native will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford. Unfortunately, George Clinton, Public Enemy, Tracy Chapman and Bryan Adams are among this year’s nominees who were not inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
“I’ve said it before, but the music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch…nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter,” Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Nile Rodgers said.
“We are therefore very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2024 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and literally enriched music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.”
The formal induction ceremony will take place Thursday, June 13, 2024 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York, New York.
