Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Why Jann Wenner Doesn’t Think Springsteen’s Lawyer Is Rock Hall Worthy
An inductee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is protesting one of the Hall’s upcoming inductions. Complicating matters is that the protest comes from Jann S. Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone and a co-founder and former chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, who was himself inducted into the institution as a non-performer in 2004, when he was a recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Wenner says that entertainment attorney Allen Grubman, who is also a founding board member and set to receive the Ertegun award next month, does not meet the Hall’s criteria for the honor. “Allen Grubman has made no contribution of any kind, by any definition, to the creative development or the history of rock & roll,” says Wenner. “He has been chosen because of his clout as entertain...
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reveals Class of 2022
On Wednesday morning (May 4), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced which of this year’s nominees will be inducted at the 2022 ceremony on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. Rock hitmaker Pat Benatar, new wave chart-toppers Duran Duran, hip-hop heavyweight Eminem, synth-pop duo Eurythmics, country legend Dolly Parton, R&B hitmaker Lionel Richie and pop singer-songwriter Carly Simon make up the Class of 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Additionally, heavy metal fixtures Judas Priest and songwriting/production powerhouse duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are also joining the Rock Hall with the “award for musical excellence” (which was originally titled the “sidemen” category when it debuted). Judas Priest is the second band to receive the a...
A Tribe Called Quest Nominated To 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominations are in, and official Hip-Hop is once again in the mix. Among the nominees are A Tribe Called Quest, Rage Against The Machine (we’re claiming them) and Eminem. On Wednesday (Feb. 2), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame revealed the 17 acts eligible for induction that also include Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Devo, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Dolly Parton, Rage Against the Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Dionne Warwick. Related Stories Per usual, a bunch of these names elicit the reflexive “They’re not already in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?” reaction. Dolly Parton isn’t down? Dionne Warwick, too? How?! This is the first year Emi...
Rhuigi Villaseñor Teases Jay-Z’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Varsity Jacket
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z is officially a Rock and Roll legend, too, having been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame. With that comes some pretty cool perks including getting his very own varsity jacket to commemorate the historic honor. Taking to his IG stories to tease the custom thread made for Jay-Z, RHUDE‘s Rhuigi Villaseñor held out the leather sleeve of the aforementioned varsity jacket which featured a blue embroidery of Jay-Z’s full name and his catalogue of classics starting with Reasonable Doubt and ending with 4:44. We lowkey feel like the S. Carter mixtape was good enough to make the sleeve, but that’s a conversation for another day. Related Stories That “Hall of Fame Hov” just hits different when embroidered on a creamy butter sle...
Hall Of Fame Hova: Jay-Z, LL Cool J & More Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty That took long enough. Jay-Z and LL Cool J were among the musical royalty, including Tina Turner, who were formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (October 30) night. The induction ceremony went down at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH. Besides the aforementioned, the new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class includes the Foo Fighters, Carole King, The Go-Gos and Todd Rundgren. Also getting their flowers were Clarence Avant (the Ahmet Ertegun Award) and Gil Scott-Heron, Charley Patton and Kraftwerk. Related Stories According to the Associated Press, Jay-Z’s intro included a star-studded video of some famed fans espousing on his greatness like President Barack Obama, LeBron James and David L...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Shares Hundreds of Footage from Previous Induction Ceremonies
With the 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been moved to later this year, the organization is continuing to entertain music fans everywhere by opening the vault and sharing hundreds of videos from previous ceremonies. The new (old) footage has started to appear on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s YouTube channel over the last few weeks. It started with 2019’s clips but then started to include performances and acceptance speeches from Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, U2, Mick Jagger, The Pretenders, Roxy Music and The Stooges, which you can watch below. [embedded content] There are more than 200 hundred clips, and you can check out all the clips here. This year’s class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees includes Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Notorious B.I.G., W...
