33 The failing New York Times published an unranked list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters. Includes Young Thug & Bad Bunny but no Ye or even Eminem. (archive.is) posted 66 days ago by YesMovement 66 days ago by YesMovement +33 / -0 38 comments share 38 comments share save hide report block hide replies
This tweet has them written out as a simple list https://x.com/DailyLoud/status/2049124533269836252
This poster will just list the names for you to read:
▫️ Jay-Z
▫️ Young Thug
▫️ Kendrick Lamar
▫️ OutKast
▫️ Missy Elliott
▫️ Mariah Carey
▫️ The-Dream
▫️ Bad Bunny
▫️ Babyface
▫️ Stevie Wonder
▫️ Nile Rodgers
▫️ Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
▫️ Smokey Robinson
▫️ Lionel Richie
▫️ Taylor Swift
▫️ Lana Del Rey
▫️ Dolly Parton
▫️ Bob Dylan
▫️ Bruce Springsteen
▫️ Paul Simon
▫️ Carole King
▫️ Willie Nelson
▫️ Diane Warren
▫️ Fiona Apple
▫️ Lucinda Williams
▫️ Romeo Santos
▫️ Valerie Simpson
▫️ Brian & Eddie Holland
▫️ Stephin Merritt
▫️ Josh Osborne, Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally
There's only 3 names on that list that are relevant/recognizable: Bob, Bruce and Willie. The rest are literal fucking nobody's.
I don’t know half of these people.