Rock Hall Announces Performers, Presenters For 2023 Induction Ceremony

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Stevie Nicks, Adam Levine, Carrie Underwood, Common, Sia and LL Cool J are among the musicians who will take the stage at the 38th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Queen Latifah, Miguel and Ice-T have also been added to perform and/or present at the event, which is set for Friday, November 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and will stream live on Disney Plus.

Previously announced presenters and performers include Elton John, who will induct his longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., New Edition and St. Vincent.

This year’s inductees are Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners, along with DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray for musical influence. Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Taupin will be honored for musical excellence; and Don Cornelius will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which formerly was known as the non-performers award.

Stevie Nicks, LL Cool J and Elton John are all past Rock Hall inductees. In 2019, Nicks became the first woman to be inducted into the Hall twice; she was initially inducted with Fleetwood Mac in 1998. In 2021, LL Cool J received the award for musical excellence. John was inducted in 1994 by Guns N’ Roses’ front man Axl Rose.

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Music will livestream audio from the ceremony on Apple Music 1 on November 3. Additionally, the four-part series “Class of ‘23: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame” will be available on Apple Music and Apple Podcasts during the weeks leading up to the ceremony.

This year’s induction ceremony comes on the heels of some discord at the Rock Hall. The organization in September voted to oust its co-founder Jann Wenner one day after the New York Times
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published an interview with him in which he made comments that were widely criticized as both sexist and racist.

That interview coincided with the publication of Wenner’s new book “The Masters,” featuring decades of his interviews with rock legends including Bono, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen— all of them white and male.

Asked why no women were included, Wenner said: “Just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level.” He also noted Joni Mitchell “was not a philosopher of rock ’n’ roll.”

Regarding the absence of artists of color, he said: “Stevie Wonder, genius, right?… I suppose when you use a word as broad as ‘masters,’ the fault is using that word. Maybe Marvin Gaye, or Curtis Mayfield? I mean, they just didn’t articulate at that level.”

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