Overview
- The 2026 inductees are Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, KISS’s Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Terry Britten & Graham Lyle, and Walter Afanasieff.
- The induction ceremony is scheduled for June 11, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City and is not open to the general public, with additional special award honorees to be announced.
- Songwriters qualify 20 years after their first commercial release, and Swift became eligible this year based on her 2006 debut single, “Tim McGraw.”
- Coverage differs on Swift’s age distinction: outlets widely note she is the youngest woman inducted, while Reuters reports she is the second-youngest overall after Stevie Wonder, inducted at 33.
- Inductees submitted representative works for voters; Swift’s selections were “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version),” “Blank Space,” “Anti-Hero,” “Love Story,” and “The Last Great American Dynasty.”