Kimberly and I have worked together for many years. With her diverse portfolio and leadership experience, Kimberly was a logical choice to carry forward the Kahn legacy. war machine, white supremacy and exploitation.”Ĭrow tells Vulture’s Devon Ivie that she hopes her career has “inspired young women to pick up an instrument and start writing their hearts.”Įlliott, who only became eligible this year, expressed her thanks on Twitter: “You daydream of these moments,” she wrote, “but today it’s real.Alan Cobb, chairman and CEO of Kahn, says, “This is very exciting to have Kimberly become the 12th president of Albert Kahn Associates. “Sometimes it takes a major moment like Willie ’s 90th birthday or, in the case of Kate Bush, music being played in Stranger Things to shine a light on them for a lot of younger people who didn’t know who she was in 1985 they probably weren’t even born yet.”īush released a statement saying she was “completely shocked at the news of being inducted,” which was “something I just never thought would happen.” Rage Against the Machine also released a statement thanking the voters for inducting “a band who is as well known for our albums as we are for our fierce opposition to the U.S. “ been nominated many times, so the nominating committee was very happy that the general ballot voted Kate in this year,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, tells Variety’s Chris Willman. Artists who don’t win can be nominated again in subsequent years. Fans are also able to cast votes their top five are then listed on a “fans’ ballot” that gets tallied along with the professionals’. For the performer awards, a Rock Hall committee creates a list of 15 nominees, which are then voted on by a network of artists, historians and music industry professionals. To be considered, artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years ago. “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius received the Ahmet Ertegun Award, an honor for non-performing industry professionals who influenced the genre. The musical influence award went to DJ Kool Herc and guitarist Link Wray, while the musical excellence award went to singer Chaka Khan, songwriter Bernie Taupin and composer Al Kooper. In addition to the “performers” category, the Rock Hall inducted several other artists. “Furthering a pattern that has taken shape in recent years-following steady criticism against the Rock Hall for its lack of inclusion, especially among race and gender lines-none of the musicians inducted this time fit neatly into the most narrow strictures of what constitutes rock,” writes the New York Times’ Joe Coscarelli. In addition to Elliott and Nelson, this year’s inductees include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Rage Against the Machine and The Spinners. Since 1986, the Rock Hall has honored history-makers in the genre by inducting an annual class of influential musicians, engineers and producers. “What we are always trying to show is that rock ‘n’ roll is a big tent, and a lot of people belong,” says Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, to Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press. The list includes stars ranging from Missy Elliott, the first woman in hip-hop to be inducted, to Willie Nelson, the 90-year-old outlaw country icon. This week, the Rock Hall announced its 2023 inductees. Outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a large red sign declares in six-foot capital letters, “LONG LIVE ROCK.” The museum is dedicated to preserving rock music’s history and legacy-and in recent years, its definition of the genre has been expanding.
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