Just published. Babyface Bad Bunny Bob Dylan Brian & Eddie Holland Bruce Springsteen Carole King Dianne Warren Dolly Parton Fiona Apple Jay-Z Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Kendrick Lamar Lana Del Rey Lionel Richie Lucinda Williams Mariah Carey Missy Elliott Nile Rodgers OutKast (André 3000 & Big Boi) Paul Simon Romeo Santos Smokey Robinson Stephin Merritt Stevie Wonder Taylor Swift The-Dream Willie Nelson Young Thug Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, & Josh Osborne (representing Nashville's modern songwriting core) Off the top, is Tay Tay or even Lionel Ritchey better than Randy Newman, John Fogerty, or Jason Isbell. Joni Mitchell is a dual national for decades and spent more of her life in So Cal and without her there would be no Tay Tay or Lana Del Rey (really, Lana). I’d take Stevie Nicks and Carly Simon over Swift and Del Rey. No Dave Grohl? Donald ***en still breaths, too, though that may be a controversial choice. ** Edited by Va AandM at 4/28/2026, 6:10:19 PM