* Songwriters: Kanye West, Devon Harris, John Barry, Don Black

* Songwriters: Kanye West, Adam Levine, Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin

* Songwriters: Kanye West, Lauryn Hill

Category: Songwriters from West Virginia

In 2005, the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters gave to " West End Girls " the Ivor Novello Award for Song of The Decade between the years 1985 and 1994.

Category: Songwriters from West Virginia

* Easy to Remember: The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs '; by William Zinsser, David R. Godine Publisher, 2006, ISBN 1-56792-325-9

In 2011, Webb was unanimously elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, replacing Hal David who retired after ten years in that position.

* George David Weiss ( 1921 – 2010 ), songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America.

Songwriters whose compositions were recorded by the group included Lee Hazlewood, David Gates, Boyce and Hart, Clint Ballard, Jr. and Bonner & Gordon.

* On June 9, 2005, both Shermans were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Bill Withers, Steve Cropper, John Fogerty, Isaac Hayes, and David Porter.

She was divorced from David Cunningham, Jr. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.

George David Weiss ( April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010 ) was an American songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America.

David Lowe is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) and the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

Pempengco sang the song on The Oprah Winfrey Shows " World's Smartest Kids " episode, originally aired in the United States on May 12, 2008, as the first part of a " The Bodyguard medley " on Good Morning America on November 18, 2008 and during the Hitman: David Foster & Friends Tour in 2008 – 09, on the season premiere of the Italian musical variety show Ti Lascio Una Canzone, with two Italian teenage girls ( Sonia Mosca and Sara Pischedda ) on April 4, 2009, on the Singapore Idol season 3 grand finale on December 27, 2009, on the Italian TV talent show Io Canto on January 23, 2010, and at the 41st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Award and Induction ceremony on June 17, 2010.

Appearing as " The Prince of Negro Songwriters ," he was invited to give command performances for Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, and that after Stephen Foster, Bland is " the most distinguished creator of sentimental songs about the Negro and the South " and the " first major black popular song composer " to emerge from the black minstrel show.

Songwriters Tom Russell and Dave Alvin addressed Haley's demise in musical terms with " Haley's Comet " on Alvin's 1991 album Blue Blvd.

* Songwriters Tom Walsh, Tom Black and Terry McEldowney pay homage to Daley in " South Side Irish ", making him the subject of the entire third verse.

In 2011 Mann and Weil received the Johnny Mercer Award -- the highest honor from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Modern musicians such as Little Richard, Mark Farner, Dan Peek, Donna Summer, Bob Dylan, Kerry Livgren, Dave Hope, Dave Mustaine, Nicko McBrain, Roger McGuinn, Ted Nugent, Kanye West, Carrie Underwood, Johnny Cash, Brian Welch, Keith Farley, Cliff Richard, Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, Alice Cooper, Steven Tyler, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, and Lou Gramm were artists whose born again conversions had an impact on modern culture.

At the concert he paired with host Matt Lauer, and entertainers including Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kanye West, Mike Myers, and John Goodman.

Rapper Kanye West defended Way by arguing that the younger artist created a new, original work for hip hop, thus keeping the authentic meaning of the music.

* 1977 – Kanye West, American rapper, songwriter, producer, director, and fashion designer

In 2011, Jonze directed the music video for " Otis " the second single from the album Watch The Throne by Jay-Z and Kanye West.

Kanye West

* June 8 – Kanye West, African-American rapper and record producer

* The College Dropout, the debut album released by rapper Kanye West in 2004.

* " Paris " ( Kanye West and Jay-Z song ), a song by Kanye West and Jay-Z

*" Two Words " by Kanye West

Artists including Manic Street Preachers, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Beyoncé Knowles, Muse, Laura Marling, Take That, Sade, New Order, Tom Jones, Starsailor, Stereophonics, Kylie Minogue, Patrick Wolf, Vanessa Carlton and Natalie Duncan have used the studio complex.

In another song, " Otis " with fellow rapper Kanye West, he says, " Cock back / snap back / see my cut through the holes.

Its opening in late 2004 was inaugurated by concerts by performers including Kanye West and Bob Dylan.

It was also used in the 4th season when Kanye West offers the group a plane ride on a Marquis Jet to Cannes.

Joined by John Mayer and Kanye West, Sting and The Police fittingly ended the show singing " Message in a Bottle ," as the event was dubbed " The SOS Concert.

In 2007 Kanye West, initially known for more natural sounding hip hop productions influenced by classic R & B music, released his third album Graduation, which featured some songs with a sharp electronic aesthetic, a sound which greatly expanded on West's latest album, where he emphasized synthesizer and vocal manipulations prominently and cited major influences from 1980s synthpop music, as well as from T-Pain, a hip-hop performer known for manipulating his voice by using the electronic effect processor Autotune.

* Kanye West

Rapper Kanye West raised controversy when he appeared on the February 2006 cover of Rolling Stone wearing a crown of thorns.

* " Monster " ( Kanye West song )

The Blue Scholars have opened for and shared stages with such artists as De La Soul, Slick Rick, Kanye West, Immortal Technique, Masta Ace, Mos Def and Little Brother.

Many of Norwood ’ s peers laud her as a vocal inspiration and influence, including Kanye West, Chris Brown, Tank, Keyshia Cole, Keshia Chanté, John Legend, Dawn Richard, Tyrese, Ciara, Jazmine Sullivan, and Kelly Rowland among others.

* The string section of " Bitter Sweet Symphony " has been sampled by artists such as Madonna and Kanye West in live concerts.