A record for Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night at age 36. “It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it,” she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night’s performances and on Wednesday night’s historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.

She told the room about her family uprooting their lives to move her from Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee, as a tween. “I will never be able to express my gratitude,” the singer-songwriter said while holding back tears — crediting their sacrifice for her career.