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Radiohead, Bon Jovi, LL Cool J Among 2018 Rock Hall Nominees

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Depeche Mode, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, the Meters, Kate Bush, and Nina Simone also make the list of nominees for the class of 2018
Tim McPhate
GRAMMYs
Oct 5, 2017 - 7:21 am

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2018 nominees, which includes GRAMMY winners Bon Jovi, Radiohead, Eurythmics, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Dire Straits, LL Cool J, Judas Priest, and Rage Against The Machine.

Also making the nominee cut are Depeche Mode, Kate Bush, the Cars, J. Geils Band, MC5, the Meters, the Moody Blues, Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Link Wray, and the Zombies. 

To be eligible, a nominee's first single or album had to have been released in 1992 or earlier. The artists making their first appearance on the ballot include Radiohead, Bush, Dire Straits, Judas Priest, Nina Simone, Radiohead, and Rage Against The Machine, with the latter two appearing in their first year of eligibility.

The class of 2018 will be announced in December. The 2018 induction ceremony is scheduled for April 14, 2018, at Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.  

For the sixth year in a row, the public can cast votes for the nominees they believe deserve induction via the hall's website until Dec. 5. The top five acts will comprise the "fan's ballot," counting as one of the ballots that determine the class of 2018.

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Jon Bon Jovi in 2017

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Bon Jovi, Dire Straits Among Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2018 Inductees

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The results are in: Here are the official #RockHall2018 inductees
Brian Haack
GRAMMYs
Dec 13, 2017 - 11:57 am

The official 2018 class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was announced this morning.

As in years past, the class comprises five performers who have firmly established themselves as major influences on the sound and evolution of rock and roll, and one singer whose career is notable for its early influence on the development of proto-rock sounds like country, folk, and blues into what we now call rock and roll.

Making up the performers class are GRAMMY-winning hair-metal mainstays Bon Jovi, new wave/power-pop quartet the Cars, rootsy pub rockers Dire Straits, progressive R&B-influenced art rockers the Moody Blues, and influential folk-club gospel goddess Nina Simone.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe — known as the "godmother of rock and rock and roll" and "the original soul sister" for her role in inspiring the early sounds of artists such as Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and others — has been selected to posthumously receive the Rock Hall's 2018 Award for Early Influence. She has two recordings inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame: "This Train" and "Strange Things Happening Every Day."

The 33rd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Sunday, April 12, 2018, at the Rock Hall in Cleveland. Ticket sales information will be released in early January, and a premiere date for the official HBO taped broadcast of the event is expected to be announced in early 2018.

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GRAMMY Insider: Nirvana, John Legend, Jon Bon Jovi, Eminem, Madonna

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All the GRAMMY winners news, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's nominees for the class of 2014
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Dec 2, 2014 - 4:06 pm
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(The GRAMMY Insider keeps you up to date about news on your favorite GRAMMY winners, including information about new album releases, tour updates, notable media appearances, interviews, and more.)

Awards
GRAMMY winners Peter Gabriel, LL Cool J, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, and Yes are among the nominated acts for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2014. The other nominees are the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Deep Purple, Hall And Oates, Kiss, the Meters, N.W.A., the Replacements, Cat Stevens, Link Wray, and the Zombies. Think you know who should make the cut? Take part in the online fan vote.

High IQ
He's no ordinary person. John Legend was recently cited as one of the top 30 smartest celebrities in Hollywood, according to Business Insider. Not only has the R&B crooner won nine GRAMMY Awards, but he once held a position at Boston Consulting Group, one of the most prestigious firms in the world.

Nuptials
Jon Bon Jovi answered a super fan's prayer on Oct. 12 when he gave away super fan Branka Delic, who married her fiancé Gonzalo Cladera, at Las Vegas' Graceland Wedding Chapel (the same place where the GRAMMY winner tied the knot with wife Dorothea in 1989). Delic was so determined to have Bon Jovi take part in her wedding, she successfully petitioned him to attend. "All her life, Branka thought she would marry Bon Jovi himself," her petition read. "Sadly, at the age of 34 she realized this would never happen, and she accepted Gonzo's proposal instead." We wish the happy couple all the best but we are only cautiously optimistic. After all, according to the petition, "[Branka] has two loves in her life … Gonzo and Bon Jovi … but not necessarily in that order."

New Music
Eminem is keeping the anticipation high for his forthcoming new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, due Nov. 5, by releasing a new single "Rap God," during which he rhymes about feeling like a rap deity and poses the thoughtful question, "Why be a king when you can be a god?" If Eminem is the Rap God and Kanye West is Yeezus, who is the Holy Ghost to complete the rap trinity? … Everyone's favorite mouse-headed DJ, Deadmau5, has announced he has big plans for 2014 that technology might not be ready for. "I've been going hardcore on production," he told Rolling Stone. "I've been waiting a year and a half for the technology to catch up to what I want to do. I'm still waiting."

At The Movies
Madonna has reportedly been banned from watching movies at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain after she was caught texting during a screening of 12 Years A Slave at the 51st New York Film Festival. When a fellow moviegoer asked her to stop, Madge allegedly replied, "It's for business … enslaver!" Alamo Drafthouse co-founder and CEO Tim League replied by tweeting, "Until she apologizes to movie fans, Madonna is banned from watching movies." 

Tune In
"The Simpsons" are breaking the law. Judas Priest's Rob Halford will be transformed into a yellow cartoon character in an episode titled "Steal This Episode" in January 2014, during which the metal icon will perform a parody of the Judas Priest classic "Breaking The Law" in an effort to encourage Homer to stop illegally downloading movies.

#theysaidit
Miley Cyrus has garnered a lot of attention lately, fueled by her suggestive music videos and onstage twerking, but Paul McCartney doesn't get what all the fuss is about. "C'mon, we've seen worse than that," McCartney exclaimed in an interview with Skynews.com. … The Rolling Stones have apparently not given former Cream and Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker much satisfaction. When asked by Rolling Stone what he thinks of the Stones, Baker replied, "You're joking right? … I won't go within 10 miles of a Rolling Stones gig."

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2010: A Rockumental Year

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Dec 2, 2014 - 3:22 pm

(For a complete list of 53rd GRAMMY Awards nominees, click here.)

When a new decade is broached, anniversaries come to light. Last year marked significant birthdays for landmark albums in rock music. Forty years ago Led Zeppelin III, the Stooges' Funhouse and Black Sabbath's self-titled debut changed rock music — and music — forever. Thirty years ago Iron Maiden, Judas Priest's British Steel, Ted Nugent's Scream Dream, Devo's Freedom Of Choice, Joy Division's Closer, and Motörhead's Ace Of Spades took things even farther. Twenty years ago, Depeche Mode's Violator, Megadeth's Rust In Peace, Jane's Addiction's Ritual De Lo Habitual, Alice In Chains' Facelift, Pantera's Cowboys From Hell, and the Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker diversified the rock genre. And 10 years ago, Radiohead's Kid A, Deftones' White Pony, Queens Of The Stone Age's Rated R, and A Perfect Circle's Mer De Noms started off the new millennium right. While rock music has grown and changed throughout the decades, both the albums that celebrated their 40th anniversaries and those that were just born provide that spirit of rebellion that was the essence of rock music then, and continues to be now and forever.

Looking at album sales, one wouldn't think that 2010 was the best year for rock (or any genre). But there were many other ways that rock music prevailed. The Who — a classic rock giant — performed at halftime during Super Bowl XLIV, one the most-watched television broadcasts. On April 17 Record Store Day marked the largest number of vinyl purchases since 1991, and the genre that has been known to embrace the resurgence of vinyl most is rock and metal. In summer 2010 the "big four" of thrash metal — Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer — performed together at a series of festivals in Europe for the first time. One performance was broadcast to theaters for metalheads all over the world to see.

The non-fiction bestsellers' lists were decorated with rock memoirs all year as I Am Ozzy, Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir and Keith Richards' Life educated readers about what being a real rock star is like. And in looking back at concerts in 2010, the most successful tours were all rock bands: Bon Jovi, U2 and AC/DC. Rock also infiltrated Broadway with the continued success of the '80s-themed "Rock Of Ages" and Green Day's "American Idiot." The U2-scored "Spider-Man" production also hit the stage. There were also landmark tours in terms of production in rock concerts this year as Roger Waters built and destroyed The Wall for the first time in 30 years, and Rammstein lit Madison Square Garden on fire in their first U.S. show in 10 years.

However, as 2010 brought anniversaries, landmarks and reunions, many significant figures in rock, punk, industrial, and metal music left us. To Ronnie James Dio, Malcolm McLaren, Jay Reatard, Paul Gray, Alex Chilton, Peter Steele, Derf Scratch, Peter Christopherson, and Captain Beefheart: Your work will continue to live in our hearts, minds and ears, inspiring a new generation of rockers to come.

As we begin 2011, let's embrace that rebellious spirit of rock music again and see where it takes us.

Who will take home the GRAMMY gold in the Rock Field? Tune in to the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
 

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Rock Hall Announces 2011 Nominees

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Dec 2, 2014 - 3:22 pm

Rock Hall Announces 2011 Nominees
Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Donovan, and Dr. John are first-time nominees among the 15 acts nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2011. Other nominees include Beastie Boys, Chic, J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, Donna Summer, Joe Tex, Tom Waits, and Chuck Willis. Inductees will be announced in December and honored at a ceremony on March 14 in New York. (9/28)

Opry Set To Reopen
The Grand Ole Opry will open its doors to the public for the first time on Sept. 28 since being hit by the flood that affected Nashville, Tenn., in May. A restoration project has since taken place to replace the stage, dressing rooms and audience seating. The Opry will celebrate its reopening on Tuesday with performances by GRAMMY winners Brad Paisley and Keith Urban, among others. (9/28)

Domingo To Leave Washington Opera
GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Plácido Domingo has announced he will leave the Washington National Opera when his contract expires next year. Domingo, who will be honored as the 2010 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year in November and who recently extended his contract with the Los Angeles Opera through the 2012–2013 season, has served as general director of the Washington Opera since 2003, and as artistic director since 1996. (9/28)

MacArthur Foundation Announces Fellows
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced honorees for the MacArthur Fellows Program, including theater director David Cromer, jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran and violist/violinist/music educator Sebastian Ruth, among others. The recipients are being recognized for their "extraordinary originality and dedication to their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction," and will receive a $500,000 grant to be paid quarterly over five years. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced that GRAMMY-winning Broadway composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim will be honored with a grant in his name to recognize outstanding teachers across the United States with $10,000 awards. The grants will be funded by Chairman of Music Theatre International Freddie Gershon, and his wife Myrna. (9/28)