Taylor Swift, Jay-Z Among 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters

The New York Times released its definitive list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters, featuring Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, and Bad Bunny among others. The unranked compilation resulted from hundreds of music experts submitting ballots to editors, who narrowed selections to artists whose “music has defined what half a century of national life sounds like.” Notable inclusions are Dolly Parton, Mariah Carey, Carole King, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Missy Elliott, Lionel Richie, Young Thug, Fiona Apple, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Lana Del Rey. Swift, Jay-Z, and Bad Bunny collectively hold 494 Billboard Hot 100 entries, including 20 number-one hits, and 45 Grammy Awards. Swift will soon join the Songwriters Hall of Fame as the youngest woman inductee, second only to Wonder who was 7 days younger at his induction.