REM, Blondie and Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall

Michael Stipe on stage as REM perform (Joel Ryan/PA)

Bryan Adams, REM, Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The ballot includes the musical theatre duo of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who wrote Ragtime and Anastasia, as well as soul-jazz vocalist Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include Smooth Operator and The Sweetest Taboo.