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Vince Gill nominated for Songwriters Hall of Fame, Class of 2019

Gill is nominated alongside such artists as rapper Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Mike Love of The Beach Boys, Cat Stevens and Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics, among other songwriters. According to Variety, Missy Elliott is the first female rapper to be nominated for this coveted honor.

Throughout his respected career in the music business, Gill has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and in 2012, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; moreover, Gill has won the most Grammy awards by a male country artist.

At last year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame award ceremony, which took place in New York City, Country Music Hall of Famers Bill Anderson and Alan Jackson were inducted.

To learn more about Vince Gill and his music, check out his official website.

Read More: Digital Journal chatted with Vince Gill this past September.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 22,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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