{"id":974460,"date":"2020-01-16T07:58:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=938643"},"modified":"2020-01-16T07:58:02","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:58:02","slug":"mariah-carey-steve-miller-neptunes-among-2020-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/mariah-carey-steve-miller-neptunes-among-2020-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inductees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey, Steve Miller, Neptunes Among 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/10451387l.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mariah-carey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mariah-carey\" data-tag=\"mariah-carey\">Mariah Carey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-isley-brothers\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-isley-brothers\" data-tag=\"the-isley-brothers\">the Isley Brothers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/eurythmics\/\" id=\"auto-tag_eurythmics\" data-tag=\"eurythmics\">Eurythmics<\/a> and Steve Miller are among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songhall.org\/news\/view\/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2020_inductees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2020 inductees<\/a> into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/the-neptunes\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-neptunes\" data-tag=\"the-neptunes\">The Neptunes<\/a>\u2019 Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, Lana Del Rey collaborator Rick Nowels, and Motown great William \u201cMickey\u201d Stevenson will also receive the honor during a June 11th ceremony at New York\u2019s Marriott Marquis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nile Rodgers \u2014 who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/missy-elliott-john-prine-cat-stevens-songwriters-hall-of-fame-778309\/\">appointed<\/a> chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019 \u2014 said of the 2020 class in a statement: \u201cThe first thing you need to know is it\u2019s about the song, the second thing you need to know is it\u2019s about the song, the third thing you need to know is it\u2019s about the song. I am very proud that we are recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2020 slate of inductees represents diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, writers who have enriched our lives and in their time literally transformed music and helped make it what it is today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The recipients of this year\u2019s special awards will be announced at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.6923076923077\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#SHOF<\/a> announces 2020 inductees! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CLeGyfW7Sw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/CLeGyfW7Sw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e6XYpsjO3E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/e6XYpsjO3E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SongHall (@SongwritersHOF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SongwritersHOF\/status\/1217812463154057216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Carey, a co-writer on the majority of her singles, is the titleholder for most Number One hits as a solo artist with 19, including her recent capturing of the top spot with \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were first revealed during a segment on <em>CBS This Morning.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnsPlAJQE98?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After being named to the Songwriters Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2020, Miller \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/steve-miller-this-whole-industry-is-f-kin-gangsters-and-crooks-170078\/\">notably butted heads<\/a> with producers of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame \u2014 talked about his latest honor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt feels delightful. It\u2019s really a great, great honor,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThe songs are the most important part of everything, so to be honored this way is unexpected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kPPQtGxZKFA?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3> Popular on Rolling Stone <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/mariah-carey-steve-miller-neptunes-2020-songwriters-hall-of-fame-938643\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariah Carey, the Isley Brothers, Eurythmics and Steve Miller are among the 2020 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Neptunes\u2019 Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, Lana Del Rey collaborator Rick Nowels, and Motown great William \u201cMickey\u201d Stevenson will also receive the honor during a June 11th ceremony at New York\u2019s Marriott Marquis. 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