2019 SONGWRITERS HALL CLASS: PRINE, STEVENS, ELLIOTT

Missy Elliott has made history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class includes legendary singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine.

The new inductees were announced Saturday. Also in the group: Tom T. Hall, who Johnny Cash called his “all-time favorite songwriter”; Jack Tempchin, who co-wrote songs for the Eagles and Glenn Frey’s solo albums; and Dallas Austin, the songwriter behind radio hits for TLC, Monica, Pink, Boyz II Men, Madonna and more.