Thirty years after first being eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, funk gods Kool & the Gang were finally inducted at a ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday night. The group that wrote “Celebration” naturally was one of the most exuberant performers of the night, drawing from both …
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Following Julia Roberts’ induction speech, Dave Matthews Band was welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024, with the frontman delivering a speech on behalf of his band mates. During his poignant speech, Matthews went down memory lane all the way …
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Few artists have been sampled by hip-hop producers more than Kool & the Gang. George “Funky” Brown’s drums have formed the backdrop to countless rap classics, while the group’s horn section has, for decades, been one of the most fiercely intimidating in music. Public Enemy has a long sonic history …
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Kelly Clarkson, Sammy Hagar, Slash, Chad Smith, and Demi Lovato came together to salute Foreigner at the group’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday night in Cleveland. The mini-set focused more as a tribute to the band, with many of the original members not appearing onstage. Mick …
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Peter Frampton gave an electric performance with Keith Urban at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Saturday as the guitar god was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frampton — who was introduced by the Who’s Roger Daltrey — started alone, singing “Baby (Somethin’s Happenin)” and …
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Peter Frampton‘s road to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was a long one. The former Humble Pie guitarist has been eligible as a solo artist since 1997, but he wasn’t even nominated until this year. “It’s something I never expected,” he told Rolling Stone shortly after getting the …
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Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, James Taylor, and Mac McAnally paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett as the late singer-songwriter was among the recipients of the Musical Excellence Award at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Matthews — whose band was inducted into …
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Foreigner scored more hits than just about any other rock band from their era. But they were never a favorite of critics, and they had to wait 22 years to enter the Hall of Fame after they first reached their period of eligibility. Original frontman Lou Gramm feels the massive …
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A Tribe Called Quest was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, recognizing one of hip-hop’s most influential groups after a nearly decade-long wait since they first became eligible in 2015. Tribe was inducted after getting passed on the ballot in 2022 and 2023, now …
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Mary J. Blige ushered in her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction with a medley of hits in Cleveland on Saturday featuring Ella Mai and Lucky Daye, with Dr. Dre and Method Man onstage to induct the singer. Dre and Method Man introduced Blige before she took the stage …
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