Madonna will be inducted, which to some Rock and Roll purists is "an embarassment" since she is considered pop, and because this is her first year of being nominated.
Steve Morse, longtime Boston Globe music critic who was a member of the hall of fame’s nominating committee for seven years said:
“It seems like this is driven by commercial achievement and sales, rather than having anything to do with the rock ’n’ roll genre,” Morse said. “It’s really a commercial move. They’ll be able to sell more tickets to the museum and more people will watch the broadcast.”
Ah. Welcome to the US, buddy.
Madonna won't perform, instead Iggy Pop will be performing her songs! And she is being inducted by Justin Timberlake. Talk about commercialism. Isn't she working on her album with him? (yes, and it "drops" next month) Isn't she friends with one peer who could induct her? Where's Jelly Bean Benitez? That kid from the Open Your Heart video? Warren Beatty? Someone other than JT.
Sadly, the lead singer of the Dave Clark Five (no, it's not Dave Clark, but Mike Smith) died 11 days ago. They will also be inducted tonight, introduced by Tom Hanks. What? He's not even a singer. Oy.
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