Drum roll please… Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s and Todd Rundgren will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner Lead Historically Diverse Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Inductees
12 May 2021
NEW YORK (AP) Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and the Go-Go’s were elected Wednesday to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame their first time on the ballot, leading a class that also includes Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren.
Each will be honored during an induction ceremony in Cleveland on Oct. 30 before what organizers hope is a full house of fans enjoying live music again.
The hall will also welcome LL Cool J, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads with musical excellence awards, and honor Kraftwerk, Gil Scott Heron and Charley Patton as early influencers.
Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go s on the Band s Acclaimed Documentary and 40-Year History
On 2/14/21 at 7:55 PM EST
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 24: (L-R) Gina Schock, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey and Kathy Valentine attends the The Go-Gos premiere during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah.
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If there was one bright spot for music during the pandemic year of 2020, it would be
The Go-Go s, the documentary about the popular and beloved all-female rock band. First broadcasted on Showtime this past July, the Alison Ellwood-directed film garnered rave reviews and put a renewed spotlight on the Go-Go s, who achieved tremendous success during the first half of the 1980s. The documentary s reception even caught Jane Wiedlin, the band s guitarist-singer, by surprise.
2021 s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees include Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Tina Turner. On the list for the first time: The Go-Go s, Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick.