This is the first year of eligibility for Elliott.īush was a nominee last year but didn't make the final cut then. Eight out of 14 nominees were on the ballot for the first time, including Crow, Elliott, Michael and Nelson. I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL.'Īrtists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they're eligible for induction. In response, she tweeted: 'I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work & what many of us contribute to MUSIC. What we are always trying to show is that rock 'n' roll is a big tent and a lot of people belong,' said Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation ahead of the unveiling.Įlliott, the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an MTV Video Vanguard Award recipient and a four-time Grammy Award winner, now becomes the first female hip-hop artist in the rock hall, which called her 'a true pathbreaker in a male-dominated genre.' 'When you can go from Link Wray, who was one of the early influencers, to Missy Elliott and Kate Bush and The Spinners and Rage Against the Machine and Willie Nelson, you have a very diverse body of work.

The Cleveland-based institution announced Wednesday the artists and groups entering the hall as the class of 2023, a list that includes The Spinners, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Kool Herc, Link Wray, Al Kooper and Elton John's longtime co-songwriter Bernie Taupin. NEW YORK - Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, 'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Kate Bush also finally reaching the top of that hill. Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, 'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius and the late George Michael have all been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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