"This one here hits different," George Clinton told an assorted crowd of songwriters, artists and music industry players in New York City on Friday (June 13) night as he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Fifty-three years since their first hit single, “Listen to the Music ,” raced up the charts in 1972, the Doobie Brothers are back with their 16th studio album, Walk This Road, and a 20-date tour this summer with the Coral Reefer Band that kicks off on Aug. 4 in Detroit.

Gorley reflected on the honour, saying, “As much as part of me is still in shock, I look around this room & I know I belong. I see family.”

Nile Rodgers, chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, spoke to "CBS Mornings" ahead of the 2025 induction tonight in New York City.

"These songwriters have enriched the lives of billions of listeners the world over. It’s our honor to honor them."

The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame will celebrate its milestone fifth anniversary with a two-day awards gala at the Mead Center for American Theatre in Washington, DC Friday and Saturday, June 20-21,