LOS ANGELES, Might 4 (Reuters) – Rapper Eminem, Eighties new wave band Duran Duran and nation music legend Dolly Parton are among the many performers who might be inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame this yr, organizers stated on Wednesday.
Different new entrants at a November ceremony in Los Angeles might be rocker Pat Benatar, pop group Eurythmics, and singers Lionel Richie and Carly Simon.
After nominees had been introduced in February, Parton stated she wished to bow out of competition as a result of she didn’t really feel she had earned a rock-and-roll honor.
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The “Jolene” singer, 76, modified her stance, telling Nationwide Public Radio in April she would “settle for gracefully” if chosen. Earlier inductees have come from exterior rock, together with nation stars Hank Williams and Johnny Money.
Eminem, 49, courted controversy within the early 2000s with rapid-fire lyrics about rape and homicide. Regardless of criticism, the Detroit native helped develop the recognition of hip-hop and in February carried out on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
Eminem performs on the third day of the Firefly Music Competition in Dover, Delaware, U.S., June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Makela/File Picture
The five-member Duran Duran grew to become standard with hits similar to “Rio” and “Ladies on Movie” and accompanying movies performed on MTV. Eurythmics, the British duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, additionally emerged through the Eighties with “Candy Goals” and different synthesizer-heavy hits.
Benatar, 69, dominated music charts with songs similar to “Heartbreaker” and “Hit Me with Your Greatest Shot,” additionally within the Eighties. Simon, 76, is a singer-songwriter recognized for “You are So Useless,” “Anticipation” and different songs of the Seventies.
Richie, 72, achieved success as a solo artist within the late Seventies and early Eighties with the ballad “Hey” and the upbeat “Dancing on the Ceiling.”
Rock Corridor inductees are chosen by way of ballots despatched to greater than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music trade.
Most people additionally had a say by way of votes solid on-line or on the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame museum in Cleveland. The highest 5 acts amongst public voting had been submitted as a single fan poll.
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Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Modifying by Stephen Coates
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