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Duran Duran kicked off the 37th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last night (November 5). The ’80s pop group was inducted by actor Robert Downey Jr., and performed a handful of their biggest hits, including “Girls on Film,” “Rio,” and “Ordinary World.” Watch it happen below. According to The Los Angeles Times’ live report from this year’s ceremony, Duran Duran commenced their performance with some technical issues. “We just needed to prove to you that we weren’t lip syncing,” vocalist Simon Le Bon joked at one point. Le Bon also explained the absence of guitarist Andy Taylor, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer four years ago. Le Bon revealed the news in a letter from Taylor that he read to the crowd: Just over four years ago I was diagnosed with...

Dolly Parton performed “Rockin’ Years” at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles Saturday night (November 5). She was also joined by Pat Benatar, Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Simon Le Bon, Brandi Carlile, and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford for “Jolene.” Watch it below. Parton had initially turned down her February nomination, saying that she didn’t want to split voters and would “respectfully bow out.” In late April, however, she conceded, telling NPR’s Morning Edition that she would accept the award “gracefully” after all. She was inducted along with the rest of the class of 2022—Eminem, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Pat Benatar—at the beginning of May.  This year marked Parton’s first nomination for Rock Hall entry after ...

Eminem was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (November 5). Dr. Dre bestowed the honor upon the rapper during the ceremony, which took place in Los Angeles. The superstar producer joked about how surprised he was to learn that Eminem was white, and said that other people in the industry discouraged him from working with the once-unknown rapper. “I knew that his gifts were undeniable,” Dr Dre. said. “Each of us were exactly what the other one needed—and I was willing to bet my entire career on that.” Earlier in the evening, Eminem performed alongside Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran at the event. 2022 marked the first year that Eminem was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, though he has attended the ceremony in the past; in 2021, he performed “Rock the Bells”...

Dolly Parton took the stage at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles Saturday night (November 5). She opened her speech with a joke—“I’m a rock star now!”—before explaining how grateful she was to accept the award, as Rolling Stone reports. “This is a very special night for me,” she reportedly said. “I’m sure a lot of you knew that back when they said they were gonna put me in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I didn’t really feel like I had done enough to deserve that. And I didn’t understand at the time that it’s about more than that. But I’m just honored and so proud to be here tonight.” Afterwards, Dolly Parton performed “Rockin’ Years” as well as a star-studded version of “Jolene” in which she was joined by Pat Benatar, Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox, Dave St...