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Taylor Swift inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Brad Paisley inducted her at the Music City Center gala, where Lyle Lovett also went in; she signed her first Nashville publishing deal at fourteen.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on BBN After Hours
Published 4:35 AM ET, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Taylor Swift, Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Says ‘There Is No Music Community Like This Music Community. I Know, I Checked All the Communities’”, with reporting from Rolling Stone, Billboard, Fox 17 and NBC New York.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 4:35 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Taylor Swift.
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VarietyTaylor Swift, Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Says ‘There Is No Music Community Like This Music Community. I Know, I Checked All the Communities’
Rolling StoneTaylor Swift Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: 'Not Lost on Me How Crazy This Is” October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
BillboardTaylor Swift Says Nashville Songwriters ‘Raised Me’ During Hall of Fame Induction October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
Fox 17Taylor Swift inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
NBC New YorkTaylor Swift, Lyle Lovett and more inducted into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame October 26, 2026 · facts used on air

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTaylor Swift was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Monday night at the Music City Center, and at thirty-six she is its youngest member ever.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYoungest ever. She signed her first publishing deal in Nashville at fourteen, so she basically had a pension before she had a license.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBrad Paisley inducted her.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe took her on tour early on, and he opened with a joke about a tour prank that apparently still hasn't been forgotten.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA prank. From a decade and a half ago. Somebody is still holding that grudge.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPaisley also said, quote, this is somebody who has conquered the world and done it with songs. And Lainey Wilson serenaded her.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHer mom used to pick her up from high school and drop her at a publishing house to write with Liz Rose. That's the best carpool in history.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd she told the crowd, quote, there is no music community like this music community. I know, I checked all the communities.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe checked all of them.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLyle Lovett went in with her, and George Strait picked up the Career Maker Award. Crowded night in Nashville.