Vince Gill, Jack White among latest Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees

Zoom out: Music Row stalwarts Bob McDill and Tom Douglas are nominated in the non-performer category.

• McDill, a 2023 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame, helped define modern country's sound with generational megahits like "Song of the South" and "Gone Country."
• Douglas was behind modern classics including "House That Built Me" and "Grown Men Don't Cry."

What's next: Voting members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame will submit ballots with three selections in each category. The final list of inductees will be announced next year.

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State of play: This week's Music Monday playlist includes selections from this year's crop of nominees.

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