Songwriters Hall Of Fame Features R.E.M. Reunion

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 13: (L-R) Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry and Peter Buck, of R.E.M., perform onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by L. Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

R.E.M. took the stage together for a surprise performance at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on June 13, marking the first time all four original members — Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry — had played together in public in 15 years.

The band performed their 1991 hit “Losing My Religion,” which hails from R.E.M.’s seventh studio album, Out Of Time. Berry departed the lineup in 1997 and R.E.M. disbanded in 2011.
The last time all four musicians performed together took place during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jason Isbell inducted R.E.M. into the Hall of Fame and performed the band’s 1987 hit “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine).”

Hillary Lindsey, Timbaland, Dean Pitchford, and Steely Dan were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Diane Warren received the Johnny Mercer Award, the highest honor bestowed by Songwriters Hall of Fame, while SZA received the Hal David Starlight Award, which honors young songwriters making a significant impact in the music industry. Country songwriter Cindy Walker was recently posthumously inaugurated into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a special tribute held SHOF Master Session in Nashville.

Manager Irving Azoff helped honor Steely Dan during their inauguration, while Trey Anastasio performed a medley of the band’s hits.

Other performances included Carrie Underwood paying tribute to Lindsey with “Jesus Take the Wheel,” Andra Day showing off a rendition of Warren’s Oscar-nominated song “Stand Up for Something” and SZA sharing an acoustic performance of her hit “Snooze.”