It was a moment of bittersweet vibrations. That was the mood when the Beach Boys frontman Mike Love was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night. The enshrinement at New York’s Marriott Marquis came just one day after it was confirmed that his brilliant bandmate — and cousin — Brian Wilson died at 82.

The Beach Boys star Mike Love is set to be recognized for his incredible back catalogue of songwriting spanning decades after he collaborated with cousin Brian Wilson on a string of hits

Love was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday, June 12NEED TO KNOWMike Love is remembering his cousin and Beach Boys bandmate Brian Wilson, who died on June 11Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the 2025 Songwriters' Hall of Fame induction ceremony,