The Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame ceremony is that this weekend. Who’s getting in, and who’s honoring them?

 
Chappell Roan will induct Cyndi Lauper, Donald Glover will induct Outkast and Elton John will carry out a tribute to the late Brian Wilson at Saturday’s induction ceremony for the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame.
 
The Rock Corridor usually stays quiet in regards to the roles to be performed by the lengthy checklist of famous person friends introduced for the present, however this week has introduced a trickle of revelations about who’s paying tribute to which inductees.
 
The Rock Corridor’s three-city rotation for the present brings it again to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this yr, after earlier ceremonies in New York and Cleveland.
 
It’s going to stream reside on Disney+ then develop into accessible on Hulu the next day, with a highlights particular airing on ABC on Jan. 1.
 
Together with Lauper and Outkast, the inductees can be Unhealthy Firm, Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Joe Cocker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Carole Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Lenny Waronker, Thom Bell and Warren Zevon.
 
Will the 2 duos that lit up the early 2000s, Outkast and The White Stripes, reunite? Outkast members Andre 3000 and Massive Boi final carried out collectively in 2016. Andre 3000 has stated in recent times that he’s not all for performing with the group or rapping in any respect, however Rock Corridor ceremonies tend to be the exception to such declarations.
 
White Stripes drummer Meg White has not carried out together with her ex-husband Jack White since 2011, and has led a really personal life since. She might seem again at her drum equipment or at the least present as much as settle for the honour.
 
What are all the opposite particular friends doing? David Letterman appears just about sure to be inducting the late singer-songwriter Zevon. He was a buddy and big fan who always had Zevon as a visitor on his present, together with an emotional last look when the singer was dying of most cancers. Jim Carrey equally appears to be a probable inductor of Soundgarden, as a longtime devoted fan.
 
Different introduced friends embody Missy Elliott, Beck, Brandi Carlile, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, Questlove and Janelle Monáe.
 
Usually, somebody with a connection to the artist offers an induction presentation, then the artist performs a number of songs consultant of their profession, then offers their acceptance speech.
 
If the artist is lifeless, or a no-show, or can’t or doesn’t wish to take the stage, somebody performs their songs in tribute. The final time the present was in Los Angeles, Olivia Rodrigo — who can be collaborating once more this yr — and Sara Bareilles have been last-minute fill-ins for inductee Carly Simon, who misplaced sisters Lucy and Joanna to most cancers days earlier.
 
If key members of a band have died, the surviving members usually play with friends. When Nirvana was inducted in 2014, Joan Jett, St. Vincent and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon stepped in as singers for the late Kurt Cobain.
 
The corridor has introduced that Avril Lavigne will take the stage with Lauper. The opposite introduced visitor musicians, who collectively play each instrument in the usual rock band arsenal, have left loads of room for hypothesis.
 

Demi Lovato performs throughout the thirty ninth Annual Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland on Oct. 19, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]

 
Followers anticipate that Seattle music giants Soundgarden, whose frontman Chris Cornell died in 2017, will play with friends a la Nirvana. A number of musicians with ties to the band and their scene have been revealed, together with Nancy Wilson of Coronary heart, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. Singers within the combine embody Rodrigo, Iggy Pop and Taylor Momsen.
 
Unhealthy Firm singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers stated this week that his well being will hold him from showing, and founding guitarist Mick Ralphs died in June, so bassist Chris Kirke will play with friends. Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry are among the many musicians showing who might be a part of a makeshift Unhealthy Firm.
 
Different deceased inductees whose songs somebody will play embody the legendarily growly singer Cocker, the session keyboard big Hopkins, and Thom Bell, a producer who was a mastermind of Philadelphia soul.
 
Bassist Kaye, who performed on numerous hits of the Fifties, ’60s and ’70s, together with lots of Wilson’s Seashore Boys songs, has stated she gained’t seem and has expressed scorn for the Rock Corridor.
 
Seven of the nominees: Checker, Cocker, Lauper, Outkast, Unhealthy Firm, Soundgarden and the White Stripes, obtained in by the principle entrance. A nominating committee put them up for a vote from greater than 1,200 individuals that features music trade figures and historians.
 
Others obtained in by a type of aspect door. Committees grant them particular awards that circumvent the standard voting course of, however they’re nonetheless thought of full-fledged Corridor-of-Famers. Kaye, Hopkins and Bell will obtain the Musical Excellence Award. Salt-N-Pepa and Zevon will get the Musical Affect Award. And longtime Warner Bros. government Lenny Waronker will obtain the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
 
Artists develop into eligible for the corridor 25 years after their first music launch, however it might take for much longer for the committee to place them up for a vote. Checker made “The Twist” a nationwide phenomenon 65 years in the past, however his election this yr got here for his first nomination. Cocker and Outkast have been additionally first-time nominees. It was the second time Lauper and The White Stripes have been on the poll, and the third time for Soundgarden.
 
Checker and Waronker, each 84, are the oldest residing inductees. The 2 members of the White Stripes and the 2 males of Outkast, all 50, are the youngest.

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