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George Harrison, Mellencamp up for Songwriters Hall

NEW YORK - George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Blondie, Gloria Estefan, the Isley Brothers, Sly Stone and Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards are also up for the top honor. Winners will be inducted next June in New York City.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame gave The Associated Press a list of the nominees in advance of the official announcement, set for Tuesday.

Nonperforming songwriters nominated for the honor include Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Berry Gordy, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and Max Martin, who has co-written No.1 hits for Britney Spears, Katy Perry, the Weeknd and Taylor Swift.

Eligible members have until Dec. 11 to submit their votes for three non-performing nominees, two performing nominees and one deceased nominee.

Performing nominees also include Michael McDonald, Tom T. Hall, Jeff Lynne and Steve Miller, while Lionel Bart, Bert Berns and Roger Miller are among the deceased nominees.

Additional nonperforming nominees include Teddy Riley, Rudy Clark, Dallas Frazier, John D. Loudermilk, Bob McDill, Chip Taylor, Curly Putman and Rod Temperton, who wrote Michael Jackson's "Thriller," ''Rock With You" and "Off the Wall."

The 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place June 9, 2016.

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2014 file photo, Tom Petty performs in concert with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during their "Hypnotic Eye Tour 2014" in Philadelphia. Petty, George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place June 9, 2016.(Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP) The Associated Press
FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2015 file photo, Madonna performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Madonna, along with George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, John Mellencamp and Tom Petty are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place June 9, 2016. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP) The Associated Press
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