George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Blondie, Gloria Estefan, the Isley Brothers, Sly Stone, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are also up for the top honour. Winners will be inducted next June in New York City.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame gave The Associated Press a list of the nominees in advance of the official announcement, set for Tuesday.
Nonperforming songwriters nominated for the honour include Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Max Martin, who has co-written number one hits for Britney Spears, Katy Perry, the Weeknd and Taylor Swift.
Eligible members have until December 11 to submit their votes for three non-performing nominees, two performing nominees and one deceased nominee.
Performing nominees also include Michael McDonald, Tom T. Hall, Jeff Lynne and Steve Miller, while Lionel Bart, Bert Berns and Roger Miller are among the deceased nominees.
Additional nonperforming nominees include Teddy Riley, Rudy Clark, Dallas Frazier, John D. Loudermilk, Bob McDill, Chip Taylor, Curly Putman and Rod Temperton, who wrote Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Rock With You and Off the Wall.
The 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place June 9.
