Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announce performers and presenters for 2024 ceremony
Ahead of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony taking place on October 19th in Cleveland, a list of star-studded names have been revealed as performers and presenters.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have revealed that artists such as Dua Lipa and The Who frontman Roger Daltrey will be involved in the ceremony. However, apart from Dua Lipa inducting Cher, they are yet to reveal whether each individual is there to perform or to induct one of the many revered acts that are set to be celebrated on October 19th.
In addition to Dua Lipa and Daltrey, other notable figures from the realm of the entertainment industry that are set to be appear next month in Cleveland include Dr Dre, Busta Rhymes, James Taylor, Demi Lovato and Hollywood star Julia Roberts. Notably, Taylor was inducted in 2000 by Paul McCartney. Meanwhile, Dre was inducted as part of the N.W.A. by Kendrick Lamar in 2016.
Other Rock and Roll Hall of Famers set to appear include guitarist Slash, who was inducted with Guns N’ Roses in 2012, and vocalist Sammy Hagar, who was part of the 2007 class thanks to his work with Van Halen. Ella Mai, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Lucky Daye, Mac McAnally, Method Man, and The Roots are also set to be involved with the ceremony.
The 2024 headline inductees include rock god Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Peter Frampton, Mary J. Blige, Kool and the Gang, the Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner and hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest.
On October 19th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will also hand out the ‘Musical Excellence Award’ to MC5, Dionne Warwick, Norman Whitfield and the late Jimmy Buffet. Meanwhile, the ‘Musical Influence Award’ will be given to the deceased trio of Alexis Korner, Big Mama Thornton and John Mayall. Suzanne de Passe, who spearheaded Motown Productions, is set to receive the ‘Ahmet Ertegun Award’.
The ceremony is set to stream live on Disney+ worldwide on October 19th before an edited version of the broadcast will be shown on New Year’s Day in the United States on ABC.
In response to news of his induction, Ozzy Osbourne said: “I’m deeply honoured to receive this news from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. To be one of the few musicians who’s being considered for a second entry, now as a solo artist, is something I could never have imagined.”
Recent criticism of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
While the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one of the most prestigious events in the music calendar, it has recently had significant names in the industry criticise the event. Earlier this month, Clapton disregarded it as a “frat boys club”, despite being inducted on three separate occasions.
He explained to the Real Music Observer, “I came to that thing, whatever it is. I think of it as a frat boys club that happened to lure [me] in. I think the fact that they had Ahmet Ertegun was the ticket for me. He was doing it for people like Ruth Brown and The Drifters, all those early Atlantic artists that were being forgotten. And then, it just kind of started to snowball.”
Clapton added: “The fact that someone like J.J. [Cale] has never even been suggested is proof of what that thing is or proof of what it isn’t. It’s not like he’ll ever come up. It’s not their thing. I don’t know what their thing is. But he’s too anonymous for those guys.”
Meanwhile, Joe Bonamassa recently hit out at the organisation for waiting until artists pass away to honour their legacy.
Speaking on the Artists on Record podcast, the guitarist shared, “There’s a lot of people that are now aging out or becoming in their late 70s and 80s that really should have been in decades ago. They need to get them in because it’s the right thing to do for the artist.”
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