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One of the Most Iconic Hip Hop Producers of All Time Is Getting Inducted Into the Songwriting Hall of Fame · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Every year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame selects a few
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  Speaker 2: new inductees, both artists and writers whose contributions to music
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  Speaker 2: and culture are undeniable. In this year's class, which just announced,
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  Speaker 2: covers everything from hip hop to country and all points
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  Speaker 2: in between. Timberland, who's known for sprinkling his magic on
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  Speaker 2: all sorts of genres, and his team ups with Justin Timberlake,
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  Speaker 2: Missy Elliott, and Ellen Fertado, he leads a pack. Seventies
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  Speaker 2: legend Steely Dan, who masterfully wove jazz and rock, will
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  Speaker 2: be honored, as will r Em, who transformed from indie
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  Speaker 2: rockers to global superstars in the late eighties. As for
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  Speaker 2: professional songwriters, the Hall selected Hillary Lindsay, who penn Jesus,
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  Speaker 2: Take the Wheel and Girl Crush, and Dean Pitchford, the
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  Speaker 2: songsmith behind the eighties movie title tracks Footloose and Fame.
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  Speaker 2: Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremonies marked for June thirteenth in
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  Speaker 2: New York
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.