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Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Ben Sisario November 4, 2023Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, Khan, Chaka, Kooper, Al (1944- ), Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Morello, Tom, Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rhythm and Blues (Music), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Women and Girls, Wray, Link

Innovators from genres that have long been underrepresented in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were celebrated at the event’s 38th annual induction ceremony in Brooklyn.

When Club Music Went Commercial, Remixes Kept It Real

By Craig Seymour September 12, 2023Black People, Dancing, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Houston, Whitney, Khan, Chaka, Music

Social justice, romance and gay pride are alive in a sound that would seduce the world.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson

By Joe Coscarelli May 3, 2023Al Kooper, Bush, Kate, Cornelius, Don, Country Music, Crow, Sheryl, DJ Kool Herc, Khan, Chaka, Michael, George, Missy Elliott (1971- ), Music, Nelson, Willie, Pop and Rock Music, Rage Against the Machine (Music Group), Rap and Hip-Hop, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Spinners, The, Taupin, Bernie, Wray, Link

Rounding out the far-from-traditional class of 2023: George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners.

Whitney Houston’s Enduring Legacy: Lifting Up Other Black Women

By Emily Lordi February 8, 2023Ackie, Naomi, Black People, Brandy (1979- ), Brown, Bobby (1969- ), Crawford, Robyn, Culture, Houston, Whitney, Khan, Chaka, Pop and Rock Music, Rae, Issa

The singer was intimately familiar with how punishing the spotlight could be. Instead of only guiding others toward greater visibility, she worked to ensure they would survive it.