The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2023 Has Been Announced!
By Taylor Hodgkins on May 4, 2023 at 2:30 AM EDT
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced 2023's inductees.
The 'Rock Hall' has celebrated the bands and artists who have contributed to the genre's history in one way or another since the mid-1980s. The inaugural ceremony took place in 1986; among the first inductees were Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley. (via Cleveland.com)
Over the next 36 years, the institution has inaugurated several artists and musicians by honoring them with ceremonies and preserving bits of their legacy via The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, which opened its doors in the fall of 1995.
Each year the 'HOF' lists a number of artists and rock and roll contributors who are then voted into yearly 'classes' as determined by "rock historians," as per Brittanica. In recent years the public have been granted access via online voting; the final list of artist nominees are released for fans to vote on their favorites after being vetted by a panel of experts.
Fans Were 'Hungry Like The Wolf' To See Duran Duran Nominated In 2022
Music listeners had quite a list of musicians to choose from on last year's list.
The Rock Hall's nominations for the class of 2022 included Dolly Parton, Eminem, Duran Duran, and Judas Priest to name a few.
The Blast extensively covered last year's inductions. We looked at the list of nominees; of the 17 nominations, seven contenders appeared on the ballot for the first time. A nominee's first project must be at least 25 years old before being eligible for nomination. We also covered Eminem's estranged mother's reaction to her son's nomination.
Fans flocked to the official Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website to vote for Eminem, Parton, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics, DEVO, Lionel Richie, Kate Bush, the MC5, Rage Against The Machine, Dionne Warwick, the New York Dolls, A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, and Fela Kuti.
According to the site, eighties heartthrobs Duran Duran received the most votes with 934800 out of the total 5,428,573 fan votes.
Out of the above artists, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Parton, Benatar and her guitarist husband Neil Giraldo, Richie, and Simon were inducted. Several additional awards were presented as well. The late Harry Belafonte received the Early Influences Award as did Elizabeth Cotton. Allen Grubman was awarded the Ahmet Ertegun Award along with Jimmy Iovine and Sylvia Robinson. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were the recipients of the Musical Excellence Award. (via The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Who Are The Class Of 2023?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2023 on Wednesday.
A Tribe Called Quest, Kate Bush, and Rage Against The Machine were both nominated once again for entry, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Iron Maiden, Joy Division and New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon, The White Stripes and The Spinners rounded out the nominees. The late George Michael was also nominated, and reportedly received the most fan votes.
The final Class of 2023 is as follows:
George Michael
Kate Bush
Willie Nelson
The Spinners
Missy Elliott
Sheryl Crow
Rage Against The Machine
The recipients of the 'secondary' awards have also been released. "Fallin' Rain" singer Link Wray and DJ Kool Herc received the Musical Influence Award, the Musical Excellence Award was given to Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Elton John's songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin.
Don Cornelius, the creator of the groundbreaking "Soul Train," will receive the Ahmet Ertegun award. (via Variety)
The ceremony is set to take place on November 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, as per WKYC.
