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About Babyface, Regal Tribe wrote:
  Surely, Babyface's Illustrious Career & musical contributions Warrants him a place in the songwriter category. I thought about Missy Elliott's induction, as the first female rap recording artist and her longevity as a modern measure. To Babyface's credit (AzYet, TLC, Toni Braxton, Whitney, Johnny Gill, Dru-Hill, Bobby, Boyz II Men, Pebbles, Karyn White, Sheena Easton, Madonna, Brandy, After 7, Himself, The Deele, The Whispers, The Boys, The Mac Band, Charlie Wilson, Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle, SWV, Mary Jane Blige, Chaka, CeCe Winans, Mariah, Milestone, and so many more...), We question how Missy is i (with a shorter career span) be honored and not Babyface?
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 11:24am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Will m

Did not mention them. I will say I don't think they ever played together
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 11:16am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Will m wrote:
  Mat r,

Did he mention Vinny or Tim Bogert? This guy must be a huge carmine fan. That'll be a good clue for who he is. I'll look into who he's played with, My best guess is geezer butler (there's no way it's actually Geez). I'll have to think about other Long Island inductees too maybe it's a location thing (there's absolutely zero chance that it's billy Joel or Pat Benatar, and Lou Reed is dead so not them).
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 11:14am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Will m

He mentioned no band just Carmine. He actually would not shut up about carmine, Randy, ELP, tommy James, (I think) Paul Anka, and most surprisingly Lita ford not being in
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:44am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Will m wrote:
  Upon further inspection, neither Appiece was in Whitesnake or rainbow. Idk why I thought this
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:37am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Will m wrote:
  Mat r,

The Appieces, Vinny and carmine, are 2 of the best drummers in rock history but neither I don't think can get in with a band (unless Vinny goes in with dio).

For carmine, vanilla fudge have one song, cactus are kinda an asterisk, Whitesnake and rainbow will never happen, and the Jeff Beck group (yea he was BBA but still) are dead in the water until they do a backing band redux.

I think carmine would have to be AME and that'd kill the fudge and Cactus chances of getting in ever.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:24am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Power

Guy who gives his ballot to his grandkid. Old white rock guy

Will note he dislikes Frampton's music but voted for him cause he can play and hopes it gets Carmine Appice, Randy Bachman, or ELP a shot
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:18am
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Mat R,

Are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees (Black Flag, Boston, Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Devo, Ice Cube, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette, Oasis, OutKast, Pink, Sade, War and "Weird Al" Yankovic) and 2025 inductees (Boston, Mariah Carey, Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morissette, Oasis, OutKast and War if 8 inductees again plus Devo via Musical Excellence) the same as before?.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:16am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Mat R,

Thanks for your info.

I remember last year you mentioned three past inductees, I want to know which one of the three this person is.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:09am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Power

Guy's grandkid didn't know Kool and the gang so they ended up doing it together sweet story.

He did Sade, Ozzy, foreigner, Frampton, Kool, oasis (grandson lobbied), and tribe (grandson lobbied)
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 10:04am
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About Sonic Youth, power wrote:
  MI/ME candidates in 2030s
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 09:59am
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees?.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 09:20am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Mat R

I'm not quite sure how many critics voted, it's possible that critics and writers together only make up a minority (maybe less than 200 votes), which might not have a significant impact. Then, living inductees might have around 500-600 votes, and the rest are industry insiders (I estimate 500-600 votes).

It's possible that industry insiders have surprisingly consistent opinions, all voting for 4 classic rock or classic rock-related acts (DMB, OZZY, FOREIGNER, Peter) along with Mary J Blige and Cher, so it's not impossible for these individuals to have similar vote counts.

Moreover, it's uncertain if the ballot tracker can truly reflect all critics' thoughts since it only samples 30 people, but many critics didn't show their ballots in public.

It's unclear, this year is just too strange, voting for 7 might lead to many different outcomes. Who would have thought before that Mariah Carey would end up in the bottom half of the candidates?

Strange things can happen. However, I think the two points Alan Light made are very likely correct: the vote counts between #6 and #8 are quite close, and there's a significant gap between #8 and #9. But the gap between #1 and #8 being smaller than that between #8 and #9 might be him exaggerating (I can't completely refute or agree with this possibility).

BTW, I look forward to you revealing more about your conversation with that past inductee.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 09:15am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  The only way what he's saying makes sense is if the gap is like 31 votes vs 37 votes and the whole class was super duper close. Overall and the actual gap was really quite small
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 09:13am
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About the 2024 Inductees, TGC wrote:
  The oldest Xers were teenagers in the late 70's and early 80's for music that is typically associated with younger Boomers (Foreigner, Ozzy).

The oldest Millennials were teenagers in the mid-to-late 90's for music that is typically associated with younger Xers (DMB, Mary J. Blige).

There aren't hard boundaries between generations, especially when it comes to music. There's tons of overlap at the edges.

Just thought I'd point this out. :-)
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 09:12am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Power

It makes sense mathematically but in terms of likelihood it doesn't.

Like dmb had no support among critics and writers from what we saw, if that trend held he'd need to appear on probably over 60% of returned ballot from everyone else while Sinead, Mariah, Lenny, and oasis and even kool and the gang got under 20% and 30% to produce this result.

You need a lot of voter magic to happen
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 08:57am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Or I think part of his statement is correct, while another part is debatable. For instance, it's probable that the vote counts for #6 to #8 are quite similar. It's also likely that there is a significant gap between #8 and #9. However, the gap between #1 and #8 being smaller than that between #8 and #9 makes sense statistically, but it could also be Alan Light exaggerating to emphasize how solid the top 8's voting situation is. Nonetheless, I tend to believe that this scenario is very possible. Because voting for 7 could indeed result in some unexpected outcomes, who knows.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 08:49am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Mat r

I think what Alan Light said makes sense mathematically. For example, it's possible that the first to eighth places each received five to six hundred votes, and the rest got one to two hundred, two to three hundred, or three to four hundred votes, which fits the scenario he described.

What do you think?
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 08:35am
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Mat R,

What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees and Out of your early predictions for the 2025 nominees, Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees again)?.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 08:34am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Also I don't believe Alan light at all here cause basically it would mean everyone who didn't get in is a total flop and shouldn't be nominated again for a decade or something. It also suggests uniform voting which makes no sense given the size of the voting body.

I think he's trying to justify 8 inductee
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 08:03am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Hey so I was gonna write a longer post on this (still will) but I did talk to my inductee link about this class

Regarding Mariah he said he finds her too annoying to vote for. When I asked about the down the line contenders (Beyonce, Britney) he finds them as or more annoying (especially Beyonce).

He said Mariah has a great voice but cause she's annoying and Sade was on the ballot he went with Sade cause he likes her voice too.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 07:55am
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About the 2024 Inductees, ChrisD wrote:
  Yeah I think we're overestimating Mariah's chances, which is why I am portending that the nomcom gives her one more try, pushed by whomever her internal advocate is (maybe Questlove or Danyel Smith), while the rest sets her up for failure again, either by putting Lauryn Hill or Cyndi Lauper or both on the same ballot; and if or when she doesn't get it, then they keep her off to side door her in a few years when she turns 60. Because when the Beyonces and Taylors become eligible, then she'll be old news.

Actually I see a lot of overlap between Mariah and Diana. Mariah is kind of like a modern day Diana Ross in the 80's. The apex diva veteran who's on a lateral (but flat) career path in her 50's, but who pops up in broader culture from time to time. In the 80's Diana would host award shows and manage sparse top 40 hits. Mariah has Christmas all to herself, and has had a few songs trending on TikTok.

I think most people thought Diana was a slam dunk winner of the Traditional Pop Vocal Album last year, giving her her first competitive Grammy, but they ended up giving it to their evergreen winner Michael Buble. It's a shame that people are holding grudges against an octogenarian???

Their perception has to be something about their career-focused personal relationships with their svengalis. Also their hyper femme presentation.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 06:12am
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About the 2024 Inductees, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Alan Light recently said the top 8 inductees of this class had far more votes than the 7 who didn't get in. Meaning acts like Mariah and Sade may have a harder time getting in looking forward. It's likely Mariah does have enemies in the industry that were like "nah". Wouldn't surprise me. Could also explain that, despite her accolades, why Diana has never been considered for even a nomination.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 04:29am
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About Bobby Brown, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  If anything, New Edition should get in. Bobby peaked way too early in his solo career to seriously be considered.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 04:22am
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About Diana Ross, Timothy Pernell wrote:
  Robert,

Better voice than Aretha?!

LMFAO!!!

I get it: Diana deserves induction blah blah blah but don't bring down one legendary woman to boost another. Good Lord.
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 04:21am
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Iron Maiden is set to celebrate their 50th anniversary next year and they have started a U.S. tour this year which will continue into next year, featuring arena-sized venues. The year 2025 represents a prime opportunity for them. If they are nominated but not inducted next year, it's likely we'll see them chosen in 2026 through the musical excellence category. Indeed, large-scale tours can significantly boost a candidate's profile. For instance, Rage Against The Machine's brief return in 2022 helped secure their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.

What do you think?
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 04:09am
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About The Immortals, Roy wrote:
  SOLO WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1995 - Janis Joplin
09. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
10. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
11. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
12. 2000 - Billie Holiday
13. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
14. 2002 - Brenda Lee
15. 2007 - Patti Smith
16. 2008 - Madonna
17. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
18. 2011 - Darlene Love
19. 2012 - Laura Nyro
20. 2013 - Donna Summer
21. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
22. 2017 - Joan Baez
23. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
24. 2018 - Nina Simone
25. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
26. 2019 - Janet Jackson
27. 2020 - Whitney Houston
28. 2021 - Tina Turner
29. 2021 - Carole King
30. 2022 - Carly Simon
31. 2022 - Pat Benatar
32. 2022 - Dolly Parton
33. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
34. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
35. 2023 - Chaka Khan
36. 2023 - Kate Bush
37. 2023 - Sheryl Crow
38. 2023 - Missy Elliott
39. 2024 - Big Mama Thornton
40. 2024 - Dionne Warwick
41. 2024 - Suzanne De Passe
42. 2024 - Cher
43. 2024 - Mary J. Blige

SOLO BLACK WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Aretha Franklin
02. 1989 - Bessie Smith
03. 1990 - Ma Rainey
04. 1991 - LaVern Baker
05. 1993 - Dinah Washington
06. 1993 - Ruth Brown
07. 1993 - Etta James
08. 1997 - Mahalia Jackson
09. 2000 - Billie Holiday
10. 2011 - Darlene Love
11. 2013 - Donna Summer
12. 2018 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
13. 2018 - Nina Simone
14. 2019 - Janet Jackson
15. 2020 - Whitney Houston
16. 2021 - Tina Turner
17. 2022 - Sylvia Robinson
18. 2022 - Elizabeth Cotten
19. 2023 - Chaka Khan
20. 2023 - Missy Elliott
21. 2024 - Big Mama Thornton
22. 2024 - Dionne Warwick
23. 2024 - Suzanne De Passe
24. 2024 - Mary J. Blige

SOLO WHITE WOMEN IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1995 - Janis Joplin
02. 1997 - Joni Mitchell
03. 1999 - Dusty Springfield
04. 2000 - Bonnie Raitt
05. 2002 - Brenda Lee
06. 2007 - Patti Smith
07. 2008 - Madonna
08. 2009 - Wanda Jackson
09. 2012 - Laura Nyro
10. 2014 - Linda Ronstadt
11. 2017 - Joan Baez
12. 2019 - Stevie Nicks
13. 2021 - Carole King
14. 2022 - Carly Simon
15. 2022 - Dolly Parton
16. 2022 - Pat Benatar
17. 2023 - Kate Bush
18. 2023 - Sheryl Crow
19. 2024 - Cher
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 03:06am
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About The Immortals, Roy wrote:
  HORN PLAYERS IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

01. 1987 - Louis Jordan
02. 1988 - Mike Love (The Beach Boys)
03. 1989 - Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)
04. 1990 - Louis Armstrong
05. 1990 - John Entwistle (The Who)
06. 1993 - John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
07. 1993 - Jerry Martini (Sly & The Family Stone)
08. 1993 - Cynthia Robinson (Sly & The Family Stone)
09. 1993 - Van Morrison
10. 1994 - Garth Hudson (The Band)
11. 1996 - David Bowie
12. 2000 - King Curtis
13. 2000 - Andrew Woolfolk (Earth, Wind & Fire)
14. 2002 - Isaac Hayes
15. 2003 - Steve Douglas
16. 2004 - Chris Wood (Traffic)
17. 2006 - Herb Alpert
18. 2006 - Miles Davis
19. 2008 - Denis Payton (The Dave Clark Five)
20. 2012 - Joey D'Ambrosio (The Comets)
21. 2012 - Rudy Pompilli (The Comets)
22. 2014 - Gary Tallent (The E Street Band)
23. 2014 - Clarence Clemons (The E Street Band)
24. 2016 - Walter Parazaider (Chicago)
25. 2016 - Lee Loughnane (Chicago)
26. 2016 - James Pankow (Chicago)
27. 2018 - Greg Hawkes (The Cars)
28. 2019 - Andy Mackay (Roxy Music)
29. 2022 - Lionel Richie
30. 2024 - Ronald Bell (Kool & the Gang)
31. 2024 - Robert Mickens (Kool & the Gang)
32. 2024 - Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
33. 2024 - Ian McDonald (Foreigner)
34. 2024 - Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band)
35. 2024 - LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band)
36. 2024 - Rashawn Ross (Dave Matthews Band)

MEMBERS OF BANDS OR GROUPS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME,
WHO ALSO HAVE A SERIOUS CHANCE AT INDUCTION FOR THEIR SOLO CAREERS

01. Diana Ross (1988 – The Supremes)
02. Ben E. King (1988 – The Drifters)
03. Don Henley (1998 – The Eagles)
04. Mavis Staples (1999 – The Staple Singers)
05. Sting (2003 – The Police)
06. Steve Winwood (2004 – Traffic)
07. Iggy Pop (2010 – The Stooges)
08. Phil Collins (2010 – Genesis)
09. Annie Lennox (2022 – Eurythmics)
Saturday, 04/27/2024 @ 02:56am
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Mat R,

What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees and Out of your early predictions for the 2025 nominees, Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees again)?.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 23:42pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Ya know what I would change if I was the hall: the calender.

Like why not break up when you announce the inductees and categories (like do a category a month between Jan and March with the performers in April)? Why not like do a special in the summer of a pair of tributes to your influence and me inductees filmed at the Hall as like Disney+ specials so they get a better spotlight?

God this current hall calendar sucks

Like I gotta imagine the hall, Disney, Skyes, and krim could pull of a quickie turnaround series of 30 minute behind the music type episodes on each performer inductee that could be rolled out over August to the ceremony
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 23:28pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, chasingwildcat wrote:
  Being able to vote for seven candidates makes ties more likely, so I believe that having 8-9 performer inductees in future classes will become the norm.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 22:51pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, chasingwildcat wrote:
  Being able to vote for seven candidates makes ties more likely, so I believe that having 8-9 performer inductees in future classes will become the norm.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 22:51pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  richie

Coldplay is more famous than white stripes, Radiohead and Oasis in US. Even old people like Willie Nelson covered Coldplay songs. Also, Chris Martin is more friendly with industry people than likes of Thom Yorke, Jack White and Gallagher Brothers.

But yes nothing is guaranteed, especially after the shocking failure of Mariah Carey in this year (she did not even near the finish line, she was way from being voted in). Any big acts could actually fail.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 22:06pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

As much as I love Coldplay, I just have a really hard time seeing them getting in on their first nomination especially if Radiohead, The White Stripes and Oasis all couldn't get in on their first nomination, so I see Coldplay doing the same.

What do you think?.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 22:00pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  richie,

Return Nominees:
Beck (22)
Devo (19, 21, 22)
Mariah Carey (I am shocking she does not even ever near the finish line according to Alan Light's statement, she may actualy have many industry enemies)
Soundgarden (20, 23)
Iron Maiden (21, 23)
Eric B & Rakim (12, 24)
Cyndi Lauper (23)

New Nominees:
Coldplay
Luther Vandross
Outkast
Phil Collins
Bryan Adams
Alanis Morissette
TLC (Rick Krim has relation with TLC, this is a name will be brought up soon just like Oasis. Rick Krim actually has powers)

My guess of performer Inductees from my list: Coldplay, Outkast, Phil Collins, Luther Vandross, Cyndi Lauper, Mariah Carey, Bryan Adams, Devo (If 8)
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 21:46pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees?.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 21:20pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, power wrote:
  Nominating Committee member Alan Light says he was told that the 6th, 7th, and 8th place finishers were all within a few votes of each other so the Rock Hall put them all in. He also heard there was more distance between 8th and 9th place than between 1st and 8th.

The new voting rules this year might have led to more ties and smaller vote margins between the inductees. For example, it's possible that many voters cast their votes for almost all nominees such as Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, and Peter Frampton, resulting in a similar number of votes for those who were finally inducted.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 21:13pm
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About Conway Twitty, Delbert Cole Jr. wrote:
  No Word As Of Yet About Conway Twitty Getting Selected For 2024 The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame But I Do Think It's Certain He Will Eventually Get There. The Facts Remain That His Rock And Roll
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 21:07pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, Mat r wrote:
  Shocking twist for 2025

Sufjan Stevens fans are stoked that he's eligible
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 21:01pm
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About the 2024 Inductees, richie wrote:
  Power,

What are your early predictions for the 2025 nominees and Out of your early predictions for the 2025 nominees, Which ones do you see being inducted (If 8 inductees again)?.
Friday, 04/26/2024 @ 20:19pm
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