Swift, Morissette enter Songwriters Hall of Fame

Taylor Swift and Alanis Morissette were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night in New York, a ceremony that drew a cross-section of music royalty and Hollywood.

The event at the New York Marriott Marquis also honored Kenny Loggins, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, Walter Afanasieff, Terry Britten and Graham Lyle, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg introduced Swift, 36, who became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Hall.

Swift spoke for 21 minutes, thanking her family and describing songwriting as "instinctual" and "the easiest thing I ever did" across the highs and lows of her career. Her parents, Scott and Andrea Swift, her fiance, NFL star Travis Kelce, and her future mother-in-law, Donna Kelce, attended.

Singer-songwriter Sombr performed a tribute, covering Swift's "Cardigan" and "Dear John."