ASCAP Icons Glen Ballard and Jeff Lynne to be Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame
By Sarah Finegold • January 23, 2023
Congratulations are in order! ASCAP pop-rock royalty (and top songwriters) Glen Ballard and Jeff Lynne will become the latest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. They are slated to be inducted at the gala event on Thursday, June 15 in New York City.
Songwriter and producer Glen Ballard is a six-time GRAMMY award-winner, an Olivier Award winner and an Academy Award nominee. Among many other accomplishments, he co-wrote and arranged “Man in the Mirror” for Michael Jackson and co-wrote and produced the entirety of Alanis Morrissette’s record-breaking album Jagged Little Pill. He has written songs for Wilson Phillips, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, George Strait, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, George Benson, Shakira, Idina Menzel and many more.
English rock n’ roll innovator Jeff Lynne has worn many hats in his career. He is well known as a founder and leader of Electric Light Orchestra and writer of beloved hits like “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Livin’ Thing” and “Mr. Blue Sky.” He co-founded the roots supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. He is a 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, an ASCAP Founders Award winner and has received three Ivor Novello Awards, including one for Outstanding Service to British Music.
Learn more about the Songwriters Hall of Fame and all of the inductees on their website: https://www.songhall.org/news/view/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2023_inductees
Songwriter and producer Glen Ballard is a six-time GRAMMY award-winner, an Olivier Award winner and an Academy Award nominee. Among many other accomplishments, he co-wrote and arranged “Man in the Mirror” for Michael Jackson and co-wrote and produced the entirety of Alanis Morrissette’s record-breaking album Jagged Little Pill. He has written songs for Wilson Phillips, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, George Strait, Josh Groban, Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Chaka Khan, Andrea Bocelli, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, George Benson, Shakira, Idina Menzel and many more.
English rock n’ roll innovator Jeff Lynne has worn many hats in his career. He is well known as a founder and leader of Electric Light Orchestra and writer of beloved hits like “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” “Livin’ Thing” and “Mr. Blue Sky.” He co-founded the roots supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. He is a 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, an ASCAP Founders Award winner and has received three Ivor Novello Awards, including one for Outstanding Service to British Music.
Learn more about the Songwriters Hall of Fame and all of the inductees on their website: https://www.songhall.org/news/view/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2023_inductees