The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame welcomed Sheryl Crow with a fellow inductee and one of her biggest young fans as Stevie Nicks and Olivia Rodrigo both performed the singer’s hits at the 2023 induction ceremony. The evening kicked off with Rodrigo assisting Crow on her 1996 hit “If …
Read More »LL Cool J Praises 'Larger Than Life' DJ Kool Herc at Rock Hall Induction
LL Cool J honored DJ Kool Herc as “one of the great founders of hip-hop” when the pioneering musical visionary received the Musical Influence Award at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. During his speech, the rapper recounted the legend of the party Kool Herc DJ’d …
Read More »Sia, H.E.R., Common, and Jazmine Sullivan Celebrate Chaka Khan at Rock Hall Induction
After years of nominations, Chaka Khan was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday, with Common, H.E.R., Sia, and Jazmine Sullivan welcoming the singer to the hall at the Brooklyn’s Barclay Center induction ceremony. Sullivan — who previously performed alongside Khan in a star-studded rendition …
Read More »Big Boi, St. Vincent Usher Kate Bush Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Kate Bush didn’t attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday, but some of her biggest admirers celebrated her induction and her decades-long career: OutKast’s Big Boi, one of Bush’s most vocal (and unlikeliest) fans delivered her induction speech while St. Vincent performed the British singer’s resurgent …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Gifts Christmas Early With 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me'
While Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, Kelly Clarkson delivered some holiday tunes to the Kellyoke stage on Friday. Singing “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me,” the host paid tribute to Rosemary Clooney, who sang the song in the 1954 film White Christmas. “My one love affair didn’t …
Read More »Willie Nelson Enters the Rock Hall With Help From Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews
Willie Nelson is now officially a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Just don’t ask him what he has to do with rock & roll. “It’s been a long ride from my first DJ job to being here with y’all,” he said during his acceptance speech. “And …
Read More »Elton John Holds Bernie Taupin Closer With Hall of Fame Speech
When Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1994, he called Bernie Taupin onstage and handed him the award. “Without him, the journey would not have been possible,” John said at the time. “I kind of feel like cheating standing …
Read More »Tom Morello, Ice-T Usher Rage Against the Machine Into the Rock Hall
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was the lone member of the band at 2023’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and in the group’s acceptance speech, called for fans to continue to push for social change the way the band had done in the three decades prior …
Read More »Missy Elliott Makes History as First Female Rapper Inducted Into Rock Hall of Fame
While introducing Missy Elliott at Friday night’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Queen Latifah made sure the audience knew one important thing: They were about to witness history. Elliott became the first female rapper inducted into the Hall of Fame and celebrated with a dynamic performance that …
Read More »The Moment It Was Clear Tupac Would be a Star
Inthe spring of1990, Tupac Shakur was shuttling between Marin City and Oakland, California, restlessly seeking his future. His manager, Atron Gregory, was shopping his demo tape but with little success so far. Meanwhile, activism beckoned. Friends of his mother, the former Black Panther revolutionary Afeni Shakur, had engaged Tupac to …
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