George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys' Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees — an inspiring mix of funk,

The class of 2025 for the Songwriters Hall of Fame have been announced and they include George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers for their contribution to music.

Mike Love, a co-founder and lead vocalist for the Beach Boys, is among this year’s fun, fun, fun honorees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Love’s induction, which comes exactly 25 years after his bandmate Brian Wilson was bestowed with the award,

George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, officials at the music organisation announced that the Give Up the Funk hitmaker and the Listen to the Music stars,

Funk innovator George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons and The Beach Boys’ Mike Love are among this year’s inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also set for induction: Country music songwriter Ashley Gorley,

Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, Tony Macaulay, and the Beach Boys’ Mike Love are also being inducted

George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, and other artists will be honored at a ceremony in June.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will welcome six new songwriters/songwriting teams in 2025. They include George Clinton, Doobie Brothers and Beach Boys’ Mike Love

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Known for his effortlessly cool persona and angelic voice, pianist and singer-songwriter Ray Charles transformed R&B and soul music over his multidecade career, scoring a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Born in Georgia and raised in Florida, Charles—who became completely blind by age 7—recorded and performed right until his death at 73.

On Wednesday (January 22), the Songwriters Hall of Fame revealed their inductee class of 2025. This year’s distinguished inductees feature the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton; award-winning country music songwriter,