“If so few women are being inducted into the Rock Hall, then the nominating committee is broken,” Love wrote.
“Never mind that she was the first woman in pop history to have written every track on a million-selling debut,” Love added of Bush and her 1978 album “The Kick Inside.”
She added: “Most egregiously, Tina Turner was inducted as a solo artist three decades after making the grade alongsideLove — the former lead vocalist for Hole and the widow of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain — also claimed“Why are women so marginalized by the Rock Hall? …” she asked. “The Rock Hall’s canon-making doesn’t just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance and hostility.
Love also argued the 2023 nominations, revealed in early February, “offered the annual reminder of just how extraordinary a woman must be to make it into the ol’ boys club” as more women than ever were included in this year’s nomination class.
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