Prince posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Prince has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

The induction ceremony took place last Saturday, 27th July at the Target Center in the late artist’s native Minneapolis. His sister, Sharon Nelson, attended to accept the award honouring him, while a 40th anniversary screening of his film ‘Purple Rain’, which accompanied the classic album of the same name, also happened.

Longtime collaborator Gilbert Davidson was another of the figures in attendance to honour Prince’s legacy, and after handing the award to Sharon, she told the crowd: “You will always remember his songs. This is the award he wanted more than any other in life – to be known as a great songwriter.”

He had originally been due to be added to the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2016, with official rules stating that artists have to attend the annual induction and awards gala in order to be properly inducted. Prince had been scheduled to attend both that year, but he passed away suddenly that April.

Speaking about Prince’s induction, Songwriters Hall Of Fame CEO Linda Moran said: “He reached out at the end of 2015 and said how important the award was to him. It has been a long road, but we are thrilled that one of the world’s most prolific and phenomenal songwriters is finally a member of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.”

Prince is the second artist to be posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame after Cindy Walker was also honoured in April of this year.

Last month, it was reported that a six-part documentary series on Prince is said to be “dead in the water” due to “dramatic” factual inaccuracies and disagreements between director Ezra Edelman and the Prince estate.

The Prince estate resolved the six-year-long legal battle over Prince’s assets in August 2022.