Taylor Swift Tears Up While Thanking Family During Songwriters Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech: ‘You’re the Reason I’m Here Tonight’

By Steven J. Horowitz

Steven J. Horowitz

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Taylor Swift gave an epic 21-minute acceptance speech at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2026 induction ceremony, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Thursday night.

Before her acceptance speech, which occurred just past midnight, Sombr paid tribute to Swift with a performance of her songs “Cardigan” and “Dear John.” Then, Swift retraced her career during her speech, thanking her family for making sacrifices to lay the groundwork .

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