NEW YORK (AP) – Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & the Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The class also includes folk rockers Dave Matthews Band. and singer/guitarist Peter Frampton.
Alexis Corner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton will receive the Musical Influence Award, while the late Jimmy Buffett, the MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will receive the Musical Excellence Award. Pioneering music executive Suzanne de Passe has been awarded the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
“Rock and roll is an evolving fusion of sounds that influences cultures and moves generations,” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President John Sykes said in a statement. “Each of this diverse group of Hall of Famers broke musical barriers and influenced countless artists who came after them.”
The induction ceremony will be held on October 19th at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The production will be livestreamed on his Disney+, aired on ABC at a later date, and will be available on Hulu the next day.
Music artists who were nominated this year but didn't make the cut include Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinead O'Connor, soul-pop singers Shard, Britpoppers Oasis, hip-hop duo Eric B & Rakim, These include alternative rockers Janes. Dependence.
Hits “Argent'' and “Hot Blood'' gave Foreigner a star-studded push to lure them into the halls, along with Mark Ronson, Jack Black, Slash, Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney.He publicly supports this move.Ronson's stepfather is Mick Jones, founding member, songwriter, and lead guitarist of Foreigner.
Osbourne, whose devilish imagery and slimy music inspired many parents to clutch their pearls in the 1980s, has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame with metal giants Black Sabbath, and will now work as a solo artist.
Of the eight candidates, four were voting for the first time: Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, and Kool & the Gang.
Cher, the only artists in the past 60 years to each have a No. 1 song, and Blige, who has eight multi-platinum albums and nine Grammy Awards, will likely help increase the venue's female clientele. , critics say it's too low.
Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before being eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame.
The nominees were voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians, and music industry professionals. Fans voted online or in person at the museum, and the top five artists chosen by the public constituted the “fan vote” and were tallied with other professional votes.
last yearMissy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Train” author Don Cornelius, Kate Bush and the late George Michael were some of the artists who entered the hall.
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