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.
Jay-Z, Todd Rundgren, The Go-Go’s, Kraftwerk, Charley Patton, Gil Scott-Heron, LL Cool J, Billy Preston, Clarence Avant and Randy Rhoads were also announced to be added to the prestigious hall of fame.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, Foos frontman Dave Grohl said his initial reaction 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 continued. I feel, in a way, that I’ve almost neglected how much we’ve done in the past 25 years. I think because I’m always working in a forward motion, I don’t spend too much time sitting down and looking back at what we’ve done or reflecting on our past achievements. I just kind of look forward to the next thing. So today has been a bit more reflective than before.”
It has been announced that
Foo Fighters are to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2021.
The band were part of the longlist of artists alongside the likes of
Iron Maiden and
Rage Against The Machine. It is also being their first attempt at being inducted following the 25th anniversary of their debut album last year.
They will be joining
Jay-Z in the Performer Catagory.
Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk, Gil Scott-Heron will be receiving the Early Influence Award
, Charley Patton, LL Cool J and
Randy Rhoads the Musical Excellence Award and Clarence Avant the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The ceremony will take place on October 30 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
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April 28, 2021
That represented a year-on-year jump in quarterly revenue of 25%, or around $269 million, on the $1.074bn Sony’s recorded music companies posted in the prior year quarter (calendar Q1 2020).
However, the way Sony calculates its recorded music streaming figures for the 12 months to end of March 2021 has slightly changed versus the prior year, due to it now counting additional gross revenues paid over by streaming platforms, including a portion of those destined for its partner labels.
This led to a slight upwards adjustment for Sony’s latest quarter than would have otherwise been reported.