US EditionThe Queen of Disco: Donna Summer is posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Donna Summer's induction honors her influential songwriting across multiple genres, recognizing a catalog that includes three multiplatinum albums and numerous chart-topping hits.
- On Monday, Donna Summer was welcomed into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at The Butterfly Room at Cecconi's, Los Angeles, in a posthumous induction following her 2012 death at age 63.
- Summer long believed being respected as a songwriter was overlooked, and Songwriters Hall of Fame eligibility rules require 20 years after a song's first commercial release.
- Academy Award–winning songwriter Paul Williams led the ceremony, calling Donna Summer one of the great songwriters, while her husband Bruce Sudano and daughters attended and Sudano said it mattered to Donna.
- The induction formally acknowledges Donna Summer's songwriting contributions and reinforces her influence across R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco, and electronica, highlighted by three multiplatinum albums.
- Summer's music continues to be sampled by major artists including Beyoncé, LL Cool J and Timbaland, while collaborator Giorgio Moroder and 2026 nominee Pete Bellotte remain part of the Hall conversation.
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Donna Summer is posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
There are giants, and then there is Donna Summer. The Queen of Disco and then some, known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim All the Lights,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money,” has been posthumously inducted…
Donna Summer posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
American Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 – 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Disco queen Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Summer, who wrote her hits like “Love to Love You Baby,” “Bad Girls,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money,” was celebrated Monday at a ce…
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The Queen of Disco: Donna Summer is posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall said. The Queen of Disco is known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim All the Lights,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money.”
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