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A new class has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Gloria Estefan became the first Latina inducted into the the hall. Among the others admitted, Glen Ballard, who co-wrote Alanis Morrissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Performer Gloria Estefan has made history.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ANYTHING FOR YOU")

GLORIA ESTEFAN: (Singing) And I'd do anything for you, in spite of it all.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

She's become the first Latina inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Also just admitted, songwriter and producer Glen Ballard, who co-wrote Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, "Jagged Little Pill."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YOU OUGHTA KNOW")

ALANIS MORISSETTE: (Singing) And I'm here to remind you of the mess you left when you went away.

FADEL: The list also has ELO's Jeff Lynne, whose credits include "Evil Woman" and "Mr. Blue Sky."

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MR. BLUE SKY")

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA: (Singing) The sun is shining in the sky. There ain't a cloud in sight.

FADEL: And there's Liz Rose, who helped write some of Taylor Swift's best-known songs.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "YOU BELONG WITH ME")

TAYLOR SWIFT: (Singing) When you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time. If you could...

MART?NEZ: NPR music critic Ann Powers says the Hall of Fame recognizes songwriters who have a knack² for transforming words on a page into an experience.

ANN POWERS, BYLINE³: Songwriting is not just about words, not just about lyrics⁴, not just about melodies. It really is about creating a whole sound world.

FADEL: And that's especially important now as writers of all kinds face new competition from artificial intelligence. But where some see a threat, Powers sees an opportunity.

POWERS: What AI offers is a chance for human creativity to expand in league with technology. Humans can work with technology and not be eradicated⁵ by it.

FADEL: A future of collaboration⁶ with AI. Congratulations to the newest members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "NO DIGGITY")

BLACKSTREET: (Singing) I like the way you work it. No diggity. I got to bag it up. Bag it up. I like the way you work it. No diggity.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 knack   

n.诀窍，做事情的灵巧的，便利的方法

参考例句：

• He has a knack of teaching arithmetic.他教算术有诀窍。
• Making omelettes isn't difficult,but there's a knack to it.做煎蛋饼并不难，但有窍门。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

5 eradicated   

画着根的

参考例句：

• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

6 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。