Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, the Eurythmics and Carly Simon were the other top vote-getters. The induction ceremony will take place in L.A. in November.Greetings from the Microsoft Theater, where audience members — music-biz VIPs and regular plebes alike — are settling into their seats and HBO camerapeople are scurrying to and fro ahead of what promises to be a very long night of back-slapping.
Greg Harris, the Rock Hall’s chief executive, popped in just before showtime to tout the 13 million visitors to the museum and million-plus students reached since its inception 27 years ago. This year is an exceptionally eclectic class, featuring Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics and Eminem among the inductees.
“Rock ‘n’ roll doesn’t know boundaries,” Harris said. “Rock ‘n’ roll is inclusive, rock ‘n’ roll is broad and as you can see from this year’s induction class, rock ‘n’ roll is incredibly diverse. It’s an attitude, a spirit. It’s always pushing the envelope. It’s the sound of every new generation defining itself and carrying itself forward. To pick up from Berry Gordy, it’s the sound of young America, but it’s also the sound that stays with us through our entire lives.
Sending our love and prayers AndyTaylorLives
Never forget Dolly Parton called people cowards and 'chicken squat' for choosing not to put a needle in their arms back in 2021. She's no hero.
joelpollak 😪
joelpollak Oh no! May a miracle be awaiting him.
Dartmouth_Diva Keep battling Andy. 💪🏿
god damn that sucks
BoysMakeNoise I'll say it again, this year's class at the RRHOF is quite the collection, duranduran to Eminem, DollyParton to officialbenatar, and even special awards for JudasPriest, JimmyandTerry, NileRodgers, and more. Still a few more that need nudges, but it's a start.
Ah juliecrow621 what we heard was sadly true 😞
Schwing!
juliecrow621 xx