Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley;

The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced their class of 2025. This year’s performing inductees are Parliament-Funkadelic ringleader George Clinton, the Beach Boys’ Mike Love, and the Doobie Brothers’ Tom Johnston,

Singer/Songwriter George Clinton performs onstage at the 2017 SESAC Pop Awards on April 13, 2017 in New York City. Clinton, Jerkins, and the rest of the class will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the 2025 Induction and Awards Gala. The ceremony will take place on June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.