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

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Taylor Swift has added another feather to her cap after becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.CBS Mornings announced the 2026 inductees on Wednesday, January 21, with Taylor earning the honor at just 36 years old.In the CBS Mornings feature, it was highlighted that the global pop star signed her first publishing deal at the age of 14, writing songs that would eventually help her land 13 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.Among the songs in Taylor&#x27;s catalog cited for her induction are &quot;All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version),&quot; &quot;Blank Space,&quot; &quot;Anti-Hero,&quot; &quot;Love Story,&quot; and &quot;The Last Great American Dynasty.&quot;Other 2026 inductees include Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher &quot;Tricky&quot; Stewart, Alanis Morissette, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, Kenny Loggins, and Walter Afanasieff.The inductees will be officially honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala on June 11 in New York City.<div> </div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTxoL73Dsbw/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1571215.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1570694.6000000015%2C%22le%22%3A1571130.6000000015%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="558" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Last year, Taylor released her 12th studio album titled The Life of the Showgirl in October. The record sold over 4 million copies in its first week, marking the biggest debut week in music history.In an Instagram post at that time, the global pop superstar reflected on her beginnings, the support she received, and how that support has grown tremendously nearly two decades into her career.&quot;I’ll never forget how excited I was in 2006 when my first album sold 40,000 copies in its first week. I was 16 and couldn’t even fathom that that many people would care enough about my music to invest their time and energy into it. Since then I’ve tried to meet and thank as many people as I could who have given me the chance to chase this insane dream,&quot; she recounted.Taylor went on: &quot;Here we are all these years later and a hundred times that many people showed up for me this week.&quot;Celebrating the 4 million album sales that The Life of a Showgirl achieved, Taylor expressed her deep gratitude to everyone who supported her album.&quot;I have 4 million thank you’s I want to send to the fans, and 4 million reasons to feel even more proud of this album than I already was. Thank you for going out to celebrate this project in the movie theaters, investing in vinyl, streaming, watching the video, buying CDs, reading the poems I wrote inside the packaging, and immersing yourselves in The Life of a Showgirl. I’ll cherish this feeling forever. Just wow. Thank you for the lovely bouquet 💐,&quot; she remarked.In May 2025, Taylor announced that she bought back the rights to her first 6 albums.In a letter posted on her website on Friday, May 30, the &quot;Love Story&quot; hitmaker announced that she had purchased the masters for her self-titled debut, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation albums from Shamrock Holdings.&quot;I&#x27;ve been bursting into tears of joy at random intervals ever since I found out that this is really happening. I really get to say these words: All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me,&quot; she wrote.The singer went on: &quot;And all my music videos. All the concert films. The album art and photography. The unreleased songs. The memories. The magic. The madness. Every single era. My entire life’s work. To say this is my greatest dream come true is actually being pretty reserved about it.&quot;Taylor extended her gratitude to her fans for the support they gave The Eras Tour which paved the way for her to purchase the masters of her first six albums.&quot;To my fans, you know how important this has been to me — so much so that I meticulously re-recorded and released four of my albums, calling them Taylor’s Version. The passionate support you showed those albums and the success story you turned The Eras Tour into is why I was able to buy back my music,&quot; she stated. &quot;I can’t thank you enough for helping to reunite me with this art that I have dedicated my life to, but have never owned until now,&quot; she stated.Taylor then thanked Shamrock Capital for offering to her the chance to purchase her masters. &quot;All I&#x27;ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy. I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me,&quot; she shared.&quot;The way they’ve handled every interaction we’ve had has been honest, fair, and respectful. This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: My memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams. I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead,&quot; she added.

Taylor Swift, alongside her fellow 2026 inductees, will be officially honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala on June 11 in New York City.

Taylor Swift, alongside her fellow 2026 inductees, will be officially honored at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala on June 11 in New York City.