Music's glitterati will fete a new class of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday, among them Missy Elliott and the late George Michael.
Rock experimentalist Kate Bush, agitators Rage Against the Machine, country icon Willie Nelson, heartland rocker Sheryl Crow and R&B group The Spinners will round out the 2023 class of inductees.
For some time now the institution has defined"rock" less in terms of genre than of spirit, with a number of rap, pop, R&B and country stars included. It's particularly poignant given hip-hop's milestone anniversary, Elliott said:"No matter what people say, the hip-hop world is something special and unique."The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a music industry pillar that, much like the Recording Academy that runs the Grammys, has in recent years worked to revamp its image -- long criticized as too masculine and too white.
The 77-year-old Wenner, who cofounded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967, featured seven white men including Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen in his book. "I want to make sure the voting body is young and diverse enough to really make the most educated decisions about who should be inducted," he told the New York Times.
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