Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow among this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced!
Artists making it into the Hall of Fame this year in the performers category include Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The Spinners, Missy Elliott and Rage Against the Machine.
Chaka Khan, Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, and musician/producer and founding Blood, Sweat & Tears member Al Kooper will also be inducted in the Musical Excellence Award category.
Hip-hop pioneer DJ Kool Herc and the late guitarist Link Wray will receive this year's Musical Influence Award, and the late "Soul Train" creator Don Cornelius will posthumously receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
"This year's incredible group of Inductees reflects the diverse artists and sounds that define rock & roll," John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement.
Sykes' continued, "We are honored that this November's Induction Ceremony in New York will coincide with two milestones in music culture; the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson and the 50th Anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop."
Michael, Nelson, Crow and Elliott are all getting in on their first nomination.
Nominees who didn't make the cut this year include Cyndi Lauper, Warren Zevon, Soundgarden, Joy Division/New Order, The White Stripes, Iron Maiden and A Tribe Called Quest.
The 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony returns to Brooklyn's Barclays Center this year, with the event taking place Nov. 3.
