1 of 5 | Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet at the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on Thursday. Photo by Peter Foley/UPI | License Photo
June 12 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift and Alanis Morissette were among the honorees Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
The pair attended the event at the New York Marriott Marquis, along with fellow inductees Kenny Loggins, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, Walter Afanasieff, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg introduced Swift, 36, who made history by becoming the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In her 21-minute speech, Swift thanked her family and called songwriting "instinctual" and "the easiest thing I ever did" in all of the ups and downs of her career.
