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2026 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

2026 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 class of inductees.

Phil Collins, Oasis, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, Sade, Joy Division/New Order and Iron Maiden have been named as this year’s inductees in the “Performer” category. Continue reading “2026 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced”

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Apple Removes Gay Dating Apps + ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Opens + More News

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Some news items for you as we head into the week:

• Wired: Apple has removed two of the most popular gay dating apps in China  – Finka and Blued – from the App Store after receiving an order from China’s main internet regulator and censorship authority.

• Broadway World: Tony/Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth has returned to Broadway in The Queen of Versailles, now at the St. James Theatre. The new musical also stars Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham and is directed by Tony winner Michael Arden with music and lyrics by Oscar winner Stephen Schwartz. BW has a round-up of the reviews which were very mixed.

• LGBTQ Nation: Four people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a car crashed into the outdoor seating area in front of an LGBTQ nightclub in Tampa, Florida during last Saturday’s early morning hours. Helicopter footage of the police chase below. Continue reading “Apple Removes Gay Dating Apps + ‘Queen Of Versailles’ Opens + More News”

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Cher, Peter Frampton + More Announced For 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Cher on The Tonight Show

Congratulations to the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class, which includes Cher, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest. Continue reading “Cher, Peter Frampton + More Announced For 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame”

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Whitney Houston To Be Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Whitney Houston (screen capture via YouTube/I’m Every Woman)
Legendary singer and LGBTQ favorite Whitney Houston and rapper The Notorious B.I.G. were announced this morning as posthumous inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This was the first time the two artists, who died in 2012 and 1997 respectively, had been on the nominating ballot. Also part of the Rock Hall’s class of 2020 are: experimental/alternative rockers Nine Inch Nails, 1970’s soft rock artists the Doobie Brothers, synth-pop group Depeche Mode and English glam/rock band T. Rex. The six inductees were chosen by an international group of over 1,000 recording artists, industry professionals, and historians. An artist doesn’t become eligible for induction until 25 years after the release of their first single, album or EP, which means that this year’s class had to have released their first eligible music in 1994 or earlier. Diversity has been a consistent criticism for the hall over the years. In her acceptance speech last year, Janet Jackson underscored the dearth of female inductees saying, “2020 – please induct more women.” This year’s list of 16 artists under consideration included only 3 women. In addition to Houston, Pat Benatar made the shortlist for the first time but failed to get the nod, and Rufus featuring Chaka Khan was left out for the fourth time. This is the first year that the winner of the Fan Vote, introduced in 2013, did not get chosen for induction. The Dave Matthews Band led the Fan Vote with over a million votes cast online since October. Pat Benatar came in second with almost 900,000 votes. But neither scored induction honors this year. USA Today reports that music journalist-turned-producer Jon Landau, who worked with Bruce Springsteen, will be honored with the Ahmet Ertegun Award given to influential producers, songwriters and music executives. Music manager Irving Azoff will also receive the same honor. For the first time, the induction ceremony will be televised live on HBO. Tickets to the May 2 event in Cleveland go on sale February 27 at ticketmaster.com.

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News Round-Up: December 13, 2018

• Austin Wolf celebrates getting his Instagram account back online (above). #HappyDanceTime
Austin Wolf

Some news items you might have missed:

• Austin Wolf celebrates getting his Instagram account back online (above). #HappyDanceTime

• The New York City subway attacker who sucker punched a woman he believed to be lesbian has been arrested. His victim suffered a fractured spine due to his attack.

• Janet Jackson is headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Radiohead, Def Leppard, Roxy Music, and the Zombies. Nicks becomes the first woman to be inducted twice having been honored previously as part of Fleetwood Mac.

• Fox News host & Donald Trump superfan, Sean Hannity, was caught deleting past tweets that showed his connections to the president’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, just hours before Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday.

• CBS News reports that Donald Trump is considering his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to be his third Chief of Staff.

• Tony Award winner and current Golden Globe nominee Billy Porter dropped a few holiday tracks on Soundcloud just in time for Christmas. The collection – “A Billy Porter Christmas” – can be found here.

Check out his smooth, soulful “Christmas Time Is Here” below.

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2019 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominations Are Out!

Janet Jackson (image via Twitter)

The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 have been announced.

Making the list this year are Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Rage Against the Machine, the Cure, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, MC5, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the Zombies.

Billboard Magazine gives Radiohead, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson and the Zombies the leading edge – but who knows?

For those who may be wondering, no, Janet isn’t a ‘rock act’ so to speak. But Madonna has gotten the honor as has Donna Summer. So I’m an emphatic ‘yes’ when it comes to giving Janet the nod.

Look for the announcement for this year’s inductees to be made in December with the ceremonial induction scheduled for March 29th, 2019 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

HBO has announced a broadcast of the event for some time next year.

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Announces 2017 Inductees

This year’s inductees: Joan Baez, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Electric Light Orchestra, and Yes. Nile Rodgers will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.

The big news is that for the second year the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has passed over Janet Jackson.

The inductions will take place April 7 in New York City.

From Cleveland.com:

 For the second year in a row, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voters have passed on Janet Jackson, one of the biggest pop stars of all time. Despite a strong social media push from her fans, Jackson couldn’t get over the hump.

Some might argue Jackson, who sold more than 100 million records and helped break down color barriers on MTV, deserved induction over acts like Journey and Tupac.

Jackson’s candidacy is a hotly contested one. Some rock diehards refuse to acknowledge her as a snub, considering she doesn’t meet their definition of “rock.” However, Jackson’s resume stacks up favorably to previous inductees like Madonna, Donna Summer and her brother Michael Jackson.

Other nominees who seemed to have a somewhat decent chance of getting inducted, but weren’t, include Jane’s Addition, Chic, The Cars, J. Geils Band, Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk. Jane’s Addiction will have a hard time moving forward with more 90s era bands like Rage Against the Machine and Radiohead becoming eligible.

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2017 Rock & Roll Hallf Of Fame Nominations Announced

From Cleveland.com:

Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, Journey, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Baez, Steppenwolf and Bad Brains have made the ballot for the Rock Hall’s Class of 2017. It represents each artist’s first nomination since becoming eligible years ago.

An artist is eligible for nomination 25 years after its first release. The members of the Class of 2017 will be announced in December with the annual Rock Hall ceremony set for April in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Depeche Mode has been eligible since 2006; Journey since 2000. Steppenwolf has been waiting since 1993. ELO fans have been lobbying since 1996. Meanwhile, Joan Baez has been eligible (wait for it) since 1985!

My picks? Janet Jackson, Journey, Joan Baez, Chic (11 nominations now!) and Pearl Jam. I’d also throw in Depeche Mode for huge influence.

Inductees will be announced in December.