The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year's inductees: Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and the Spinners will join the class of 2023 in the Performer category.
, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin will receive the Musical Excellence Award, DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray will be presented with the Musical Influence Award, and Don Cornelius is getting the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The induction ceremony will be held on Nov. 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Details of the TV broadcast will be announced at a later date.CEO and President Joel Peresman. “People always try to pigeonhole what rock and roll is, but our story has always been that it’s a wide tent. It includes all different kinds of genres. We think this class really shows the breadth of rock and roll.
The induction of Nelson caps off an incredible week for the country icon — he turned 90 and celebrated with a two-day all-star concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. For Kate Bush, the honor follows a groundswell of renewed interest in her work thanks to the repeated use of her 1985 classic “Running Up That Hill” on the newestThis caused the tune to chart again all across the globe, hitting No. 3 on the Hot 100 in America. Prior to that, she’d never seen any of her songs go beyond No. 30 in the States. “I just can’t believe it,” she wrote to fans when the song peaked last year. “It’s all starting to feel a bit surreal.
Bush has never toured America, and she’s only played live on very select occasions throughout her career. “I hope she comes and performs,” says Peresman. “We open that door. It’s up to her. We would love for her to do it. It would be a good opportunity for people to experience her and learn more about her. That’s part of our mission. It’s to teach and engage people about all kinds of inductees. Not everyone who is familiar with Kate Bush will be familiar with the Spinners, and vice versa.
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