LOS ANGELES — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is making room for new members.
Eminem, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Eurythmics, and married duo Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will be honorees at Rock Hall’s 37th annual induction ceremony Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles. one of the artists.
The 2022 inductees are among the more diverse students in the hall’s history, with performances representing hip-hop, country, R&B, new wave and soft rock; the group also includes an artist, Patton, who, when she asked There was a stir when she withdrew her nomination because she didn’t feel she had the right to be a member. (She later said she would accept the honor.)
The ceremony will also honor Judah Priest, Jimmy Jem and Terry Lewis, Harry Belafonte, the late Elizabeth Cotton, Alan Grumman, Jimmy Iovine and Seale Via Robinson presents the award.
The event won’t air on HBO and HBO Max until November 19.
Rock Hall’s chief executive, Greg Harris, touted just before the screening that the museum has attracted 13 million visitors and millions of students since it opened 27 years ago. This year has been a very eclectic course with Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics and Eminem among the inductees.
“Rock and roll has no boundaries,” Harris said. “Rock is inclusive, rock is broad, and as you can see from this year’s introductory course, rock is very diverse. It’s an attitude, a spirit. It’s always pushing the envelope. This It’s the voice of each new generation that defines and propels itself forward. Pick up from Berry Gordy, the voice of young America, but the voice that will stay with us all our lives.”
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