Tina Turner, Carole King, Jay-Z Among 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

The Valentine's Day proposal came after a courtship of almost two years.The happy couple first met after Jonathan caught Simone's eye - and, taking a modern approach to finding romance, she readily admits that she "slid into his DMs".She revealed to the Wall Street Journal: " I was like, 'Oh, he's pretty cute,' so I said hi … and then I saw that he was in the Houston area, so we started chatting a little bit, and then we went to hang out a week or two later."He admitted to having been totally clueless about who the medallist was when she originally contacted him, telling Texas Monthly: "I didn't know!"However, perhaps tiring of social media adulation, Simone was glad to be able to pursue a date anonymously."I just hadn’t heard of her, and when I told her that, that’s one of the things she liked," Jonathan explained."[We ended up] hanging out right before the pandemic."It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything, so we used [the lockdown] to get to know each other — really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger.

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Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic are among those donating to a GoFundMe page for Nirvana‘s former publicist Susie Tennant.As detailed in a statement from her family on the fundraising page, Tennant is struggling with rising hospital bills and “symptoms of early onset Alzheimer’s and dementia”.Organised by former Sub Pop employee Steve Manning, the statement reads: “We’ve continued working with Susie’s doctors since our last check in. Over the last six weeks, Susie had surgery to remove an unburst aneurysm and to test for what may be causing the symptoms of early onset Alzheimer’s and dementia.“The surgeries were successful, and Susie is healed and healthy.

JAY-Z and Tina Turner will be officially be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall. Other inductees this year include The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters, Carole King, and Todd Rundgren.

KISS was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 (albeit “begrudgingly,” recalled the band’s Paul Stanley), but Gene Simmons has long criticized the organization over the acts it chooses to honour — and those it continues to ignore.

The inductees for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame have been announced, with Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren set to be honoured later this year.“This diverse class of talented inductees reflects the Rock Hall’s ongoing commitment to honour artists whose music created the sound of youth culture”, says John Sykes, Chair of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation. “It will make for an unforgettable live celebration of music in October at this year’s Induction ceremony in Cleveland”.That half of this year’s inductees are women is something of a turnaround for a ceremony not known for its diversity.

Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Carole King are among the acts who have shared their reaction to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 

Gallery: Little Mix make BRITS-tory! 10 female musicians who changed the music industry (BANG Showbiz)Tina - who is entering the Hall of Fame for a second time after first being recognised in 1991 alongside her ex Ike Turner - said in a statement: "I am absolutely thrilled to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame amongst such amazing artists. "Thank you for all your continued love and support over the years!" LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and Randy Rhoads will receive the Musical Excellence Award at the ceremony, which will be held at Ohio’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30th.

Dave Grohl has given his reaction to the announcement that Foo Fighters will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year.The band will be inducted alongside Jay-Z, Todd Rundgren, Tina Turner, The Go-Go’s and Carole King during a ceremony at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse arena in Cleveland, Ohio on October 30.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Grohl said that his initial reaction to hearing the news of Foos’ induction was one of “surprise and, of course, very appreciative”.“I just recently realised it’s been half my life since I’ve been in this band,” he said. “I feel, in a way, that I’ve almost neglected how much we’ve done in the past 25 years.

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Todd Rundgren is among the musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony, scheduled to be held Oct. 30 in Cleveland, Ohio.

on Wednesday unveiled its 2021 inductees, and in the performer category, they were Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go's, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren. Outside of the performer category, Kraftwerk, Charley Patton, and Gil Scott-Heron are set to receive the Early Influence Award, and LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and Randy Rhoads will receive the Musical Excellence Award.

Variety, the 2021 honorees include Tina Turner,  Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Carole King, Todd Rundgren, and the Go-Go’s.

Tina Turner, JAY-Z and Carole King are among its 2021 class.Other inductees in the performer category, which honors bands and solo artists who have created music whose originality, impact and influence has changed the course of rock & roll, include The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren.This marks Turner's second spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as she was inducted in 1991 as part of Ike & Tina Turner.

Foo Fighters, Jay-Z and Tina Turner are all included in the 2021 cohort of inductees alongside The Go-Go’s, Carole King and Todd Rundgren in the ‘Performers’ category.LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads will each receive the Musical Excellence Award, while Kraftwerk, Gil Scott-Heron and Charley Patton will each be awarded with the Early Influence Award.This year’s induction ceremony is set to be held at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse arena in Cleveland, Ohio on October 30.You can see a full list of the 2021 inductees below:Performers Category:Foo Fighters Jay-Z The Go-Go’s Carole King Todd Rundgren Tina TurnerAhmet Ertegun AwardClarence AvantMusical Excellence AwardLL Cool J Billy Preston Randy RhoadsEarly Influence AwardKraftwerk Gil

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has pulled the curtain back on six inductees who’ll be formally ushered in as the class of 2021, with Jay-Z, the Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Carole King and Foo Fighters all invited to make the trip to Cleveland this October. Notably, the hall will also welcome several other artists that did not appear on the general ballot this year but are being inducted in other categories, including two artists that have been repeatedly nominated in the past without being voted in, Kraftwerk and LL Cool J.

Jay-Z may have “99 Problems,” but getting into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame isn’t one of them.The Brooklyn-born rapper — who changed the game with such hits as “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem),” “Big Pimpin’,” “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” and, of course, his No. 1 smash “Empire State of Mind” — made history as the first living solo rapper to be inducted into the rock hall when the class of 2021 was announced on Wednesday morning.Getting in on his first year of eligibility — which is 25 years after an artist’s debut record — Jay-Z is just the third solo rapper to join music’s exclusive club, following posthumous inductions for Tupac Shakur (2017) and the Notorious B.I.G.

The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced.

The 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class has been revealed!

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has pulled the curtain back on six inductees who’ll be formally ushered in as the class of 2021, with Jay-Z, the Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Carole King and Foo Fighters all invited to make the trip to Cleveland this October.Notably, the hall will also welcome several other artists that did not appear on the general ballot this year but are being inducted in other categories, including two artists that have been repeatedly nominated in the past without being voted in, Kraftwerk and LL Cool J.Among the main crop of performer inductees, women were voted into three of six slots — representation that’s likely to be welcomed after years of complaints that rock’s female pioneers

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