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The Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted Taylor Swift into its exclusive club, the group said Wednesday, making the world famous pop star one of its youngest honorees at 36. The Class of 2026 also included Walter Afanasieff, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of KISS, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart. To be eligible for the hall, a songwriter’s first commercially released composition has to be at least 20 years old. Swift’s “Tim McGraw” first hit radio stations in June 2006. Swift now becomes the second youngest living inductee to the hall of fame. Stevie Wonder remains the youngest, being inducted at age 32 in 1983, Billboard reports. Swift selected “All Too Well (10 Minute Version),” “Blank Space,” “Anti-Hero,” “Love Story,” and “The Last Great American Dynasty” for her successful submission. The induction ceremony is set for June 11 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. This could make for a very busy summer for Swift, who is expected to tie the knot this year with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. While no date has been publicly set for her nuptials with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, it’s widely believed the ceremony could take place in June. Since her record-breaking “Eras Tour” came to a close 13 months ago, Swift has not slowed down. Songs from her most recent album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” have been dominating the charts since it dropped Oct. 3. “The Fate of Ophelia” spent 10 weeks on top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, while “Opalite” hit No. 2. CORRECTION (Jan. 21, 2026, 10:35 a.m. ET): A previous version of this article and its headline misstated Swift’s distinction. She is one of the youngest honorees, not the youngest. Rebecca Cohen and Samantha Cookinham contributed.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift called “It Ends With Us” actor Justin Baldoni an expletive in a text message with Blake Lively, according to messages unsealed Tuesday as part of an ongoing legal battle. The messages were unsealed as part of Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni, her co-star in the 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” Wayfarer Studios and others, litigation that has been going on for over a year. According to the court document, which Lively’s lawyers filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, Swift wrote, “I think this bitch knows something is coming because he’s gotten out his tiny violin.” Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Taylor Swift. In the motion, Lively’s lawyers confirmed the quoted language but disputed the defense’s assertion that it was said while Swift and Lively were discussing — on Dec. 4 and 5, 2024 — a forthcoming New York Times article that reported that Baldoni and the CEO of Wayfarer had launched a “retaliatory ‘smear campaign’” against Lively. Representatives for Swift did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday night. Swift licensed a song for “It Ends With Us” but was not otherwise involved in the film, Swift’s spokesperson said last year, when there was an attempt to subpoena her as a possible witness in the trial. Celebrity News 15 hours ago Taylor Swift and Blake Lively's texts about Justin Baldoni drama revealed Celebrity News Dec 29, 2025 Sean ‘Diddy' Combs to Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni: Major celebrity court cases of 2025 Sigrid McCawley, a member of Lively’s legal team, said Tuesday that the new filing includes “damning” statements about Baldoni from other people. “The newly unsealed, damning documents show the consistent reaction numerous women, cast, crew, executives, partners, co-host and even his own PR team had working with Justin Baldoni,” McCawley said. A publicist for Baldoni did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday night. An attorney listed as representing him in the federal lawsuit also did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. A spokesperson for Wayfarer declined to comment. Tuesday’s motion deals with the re-filing of public versions of exhibits that were part of an earlier motion by Lively’s attorneys opposing a summary judgment in the case. An attorney for Baldoni previously called the allegations in the lawsuit “completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious.” Lively first filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20, 2024, that accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during filming of “It Ends With Us,” as well as retaliation against Lively after she raised issues about his on-set behavior. She filed a federal civil lawsuit against Baldoni, who is also a co-founder and co-owner of Wayfarer Studios and who directed “It Ends With Us,” on Dec. 31, 2024. In February, she filed an amended complaint against Baldoni, the company, the company’s CEO and others. Baldoni filed a countersuit against Lively seeking $400 million, but a federal judge dismissed it in June and formally ended it in November after an amended complaint was not filed by a court-set deadline. Lively’s amended complaint, which does not name a dollar amount, seeks compensatory and punitive damages. It alleges that there was a “multi-tiered plan” by Baldoni and his team to destroy her reputation. In “It Ends With Us,” Lively plays Lily Bloom, a woman who moves to Boston with a dream of opening a flower shop and marries neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, played by Baldoni. The film explores Bloom’s decision to break a cycle of domestic abuse and divorce him. Emmy Beck-Aden contributed.