The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame revealed its 2021 inductees, calling this class “the most diverse list of inductees in the history of the organization.”
In the Performer category, inductees include The Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Carole King, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren. In the Early Influence Award category, the inductees are Kraftwerk, Charley Patton and Gil Scott-Heron. Musical Excellence Award recipients include LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads. Lastly, Clarence Avant is the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to induction. Two-time inductees include King, previously inducted with Gerry Goffin in 1990; and Turner, previously inducted with Ike and Tina Turner in 1991. The Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s and JAY-Z were on the ballot for the first time. Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) will become a two-time inductee, having previously been Inducted with Nirvana in 2014.
The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place Saturday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, with a radio simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio channel 310. The ceremony will air at a later date on HBO and stream on HBO Max.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2021 Inductee exhibit celebrating this year’s class opens at the Museum in Cleveland on July 1. The Museum is open daily with advance tickets required at http://RockHall.com.