JAY Z, MAX MARTIN, JAM & LEWIS, CHICAGO DUDES, MORE JOIN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

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JAY Z, MAX MARTIN, JAM & LEWIS, CHICAGO DUDES, MORE JOIN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME

2/22/17

Jay Z will make history by becoming the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Class of 2017 was introduced this morning and will include Max Martin, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Chicago’s Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Peter Cetera.

Berry Gordy, who deferred his induction last year, will also be part of the class. For more info and a quote from Jay Z's publisher, Warner/Chappell chief Jon Platt, go here.

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