The 2010 Songwriter Hall of Fame nominees have been announced & the possible recipients include Elvis Costello, Lou Reed & U2.
The Hall of Fame had the following to say regarding Elvis Costello: "One of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of the modern rock era, Elvis Costello burst upon the scene in 1977 at the height of the New Wave and has been writing songs—many of which have been covered by artists from Linda Ronstadt to Johnny Cash at full throttle ever since. But rock is only one of the many genres he has conquered. The indefatigable Costello has also written country and classical music while collaborating with Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney and earning his way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame".
Lou Reed: "Lou Reed began the songwriting side of his influential music career as an in-house songwriter for Pickwick Records, delivering a hit in 1964 with the novelty dance hit The Ostrich. The Primitives were formed as a band to support it, and also included Welsh musician John Cale, with whom Reed would form the Velvet Underground in 1965 along with Sterling Morrison and Maureen Tucker. The historic group helped pave the way for the punk rock explosion of the 1970s, with songs like Heroin and Sweet Jane. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, long after Reed had established himself as a major solo singer-songwriter thanks to such titles as Walk On The Wild Side and Dirty Boulevard."
About U2, "Together as U2, Bono (Paul Hewson), The Edge (David Evans), Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen have enjoyed unprecedented success as songwriters, recording artists and concert performers. Their catalog includes two No. 1 hits, With Or Without You and I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. Other hits have been used in movies (All I Want Is You from Reality Bites, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me from Batman Forever) and have tributed Martin Luther King (Pride [In The Name Of Love]) and Billie Holiday (Angel Of Harlem).
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