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7 Best Moments From Songwriters Hall of Fame: R.E.M. Performs, Diane Warren’s Truth Bombs & More

The Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024 best moments include R.E.M.'s surprise reunion performance, Diane Warren and more. Get the details.

Underwood took the stage to perform “Jesus Take the Wheel,” the first single from the American Idol season four champ’s 2005 debut album and the song that showed the world she was much more than a reality-show winner. Her stunning vocals captured all the emotion of Lindsey’s beautiful, soaring composition (co-written with Gordie Sampson and Brett James) that tells of a distracted young mother and her infant who narrowly avoid a horrible car accident when Jesus takes the wheel. After his acceptance speech, Timbaland then conducted the house band through a medley of some of his biggest hits, including “Big Pimpin’,” “Pony,” “SexyBack,” “Get Your Freak On,” “Drunk in Love,” “Promiscuous” and “Suit & Tie.”

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