Rock and Roll HOF nominees 2021

Ignore this thread.

I was stunned that Carole King was not already in the HOF, but I see that she was inducted with her songwriting partner Gerry Goffin in 1990.

It's a stupid institution. The Red Hot Chili Peppers are in but not Joy Division/ New Order are not. Also Stevie Nicks got in before Tina Turner? What a joke.

The Foo Fighters are trash but they'll get in. It's a buddy-buddy club where you need to know the right people.

Foo Fighters better not get in, I would hate to have to hurt someone

Tina Turner just now got in??? You mean to tell me pop star Madonna got in before the most famous woman in rock got in????

This thing really is a joke.

Connie Francis was the first big pop/rock female star of the rock era. She should have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame years ago. Her exclusion is downright sinful!

CONNIE FRANCIS NOW!!!

They should use this year to induct all those women, they're all way overdue for inclusion. Tina, Carol King, Kate Bush, the Go Gos, Dionne, Chaka Khan.

Carole* -sorry!

Where is Juice Newton?

I am shocked that Ms Tina is just now being inducted. The voters must all be young white men.

Tina was inducted with Ike in 1991.

The Carpenters need to get in. Until then, F everyone!

Diana Ross (solo), Mary Wells, The Marvelettes. without these women, there would have been no Motown.

The article clarifies that this would be Tina Turner's and Carole King's SECOND induction into the hall of fame, only one other woman, Stevie Nicks, has already been inducted twice.

Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, and Mary J Blige all are no brainers for induction. Huge contributions to music

Jay Z? We’re really putting ANYONE in there. It’s jumped the shark.

Carole was not rock & roll. Why haven't they already inducted Barbra Streisand if they consider Carole eligible?

Foo Fighters will get in before Sonic Youth. Funny

This is a list of this year's nominees, not inductees. They have to vote first.

I'm hopeful for the female artists, especially Tina, Dionne, and the Go-Go's.

But, the voting body is mostly old white men. So the inductees will probably be Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Todd Rundgren, Jay Z, and *maybe* Tina and Carole King. Kate Bush could be a wild card though, since a lot of the voters are British.

[quote]Connie Francis was the first big pop/rock female star of the rock era. She should have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame years ago. Her exclusion is downright sinful!

Connie was inducted into the Lond Island Rape Hall of Fame many years ago.

R16 By rock'n'roll they mean modern music. Or did you thought Madonna is rock'n'roll if you are surprised by Jay Z

Ironically, not being in the RRHoF is more Rock and Roll than being in.

Billy Corgan is going to hang himself if Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters gets in before The Smashing Pumpkins.

R7 is 100% right. Especially when they induct someone like Carole King.

The Foo Fighters??? Ugh. RRHOF should be for INFLUENTIAL musicians, not for mediocre followers.

Fuck Billy Corgan! His voice is like nails on chalkboard! Horrible shite!

Once upon a time, "Rock and Roll" did not just mean white men with guitars. The original intent of the name has degenerated.

One could argue about criteria, but that's another subject altogether. So I'll just say this: this shitshow hasn't mattered in a long time. When Madonna was inducted before Tina Turner, Cher, and other well-deserving artists, I stopped caring.

Kraftwerk still isn't in the rnr HOF?

What’s the big deal with the hall of fame ?

The ENTIRE THREAD til now has been filled with stupid people with no reading skills.

They were all NOMINEES not INDUCTEES.

Inductees were announced today. Dumb cunts.

CHER!!

What is wrong with these Hall of Fame people? She was a pioneer in '60s rock and pop culture and then onto major hits and influence in the '70s, '80s and through the 2000s. On a separate note, Sonny & Cher should be inducted as well. Sonny & Cher were one of the originals with Phil Spector and his famed "Wall of Sound." Cher was also a back-up singer on The Ronette's classic "Be My Baby" and the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody." Cher herself is one of a kind, a unique icon of the music industry.

I don't get The Cure being inducted before more influential bands like New Order, Depeche Mode, and The Smiths. Also, the Go-Gos should be in there.

I think I have mostly good reading comprehension, but from the article linked by R31, I don’t understand the “fan ballot”. Is it just a nominal ballot that counts as one vote for the top five?

“The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame allows fans to vote on the nominees. The top five artists in that vote make up a "Fan's ballot" that gets tallied with the rest of the ballots. Turner topped the fan vote.”