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Questlove joins the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee
September 21, 2013 10:51 PM Filed in: Rock Hall Politics | 2014 Ceremony
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, drummer and frontman for The Roots, has joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee, according to fellow Committee member Touré.
Questlove is now in a position to directly influence which artists will make the 2014 Rock Hall ballot, especially hip hop artists as a member of the much smaller subcommittee.Glad to have @questlove join the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee and the hiphop subcommittee.
— Touré (@Toure) September 21, 2013
The addition of Questlove is not entirely unexpected. Questlove is a music history scholar and became friendly with the Rock Hall when he orchestrated the Beastie Boys tribute performance at the 2012 Induction Ceremony, making him a natural fit on the Nominating Committee, as we suggested six months ago.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee is convening this week in New York to determine the 2014 ballot.Here's a prediction:@Questlove will be on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee before the Roots get inducted (eligible 2018).
— Future Rock Legends (@futurerocklgnds) March 6, 2013
Update: Last year, Questlove put together a top 50 hip hop songs of all time list for Rolling Stone.
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