Taylor Swift, Obama lead tributes in star-studded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony
Taylor Swift serenaded Carole King, former Usa President Barack Obama praised rapper JAY-Z, and Paul McCartney paid tribute to the Foo Fighters on Sat (October xxx) at a Stone & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony that as well honoured Tina Turner and The Become-Gos.
Obama, speaking via video, called 23-time Grammy winner JAY-Z "the embodiment of the American Dream" for his rising from a poor New York neighborhood to a billionaire songwriter, record executive and businessman.
JAY-Z, 51, seemed overwhelmed by the tributes, which included one from comedian Dave Chappelle.
"That'due south a lot. Trying to brand me cry in front of all these white people!" he joked. "Growing up we didn't think we could be inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. We were told that hip-hop was a fad."
Swift opened the evidence with a popular version of Will You Beloved Me Tomorrow while Jennifer Hudson sang A Natural Woman in honour of the singer-songwriter King, 79, who led the audience in a singalong of her striking You lot've Got a Friend.
"I tin can't think a time when I didn't know Carole Male monarch's music," said Swift, calling her 1971 Tapestry album "a watershed moment for humans in the earth with feelings".
The ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, was packed with A-listers including Dr Dre, Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Lionel Richie and Keith Urban.
Christina Aguilera led a medley of Turner'due south biggest hits.
The Simply The Best vocalist, who now lives quietly in Switzerland, was unable to nourish Saturday's ceremony merely sent thank you by video.
"If they're notwithstanding giving me awards at 81, I must be doing something right," Turner said.
Turner was first given the honour in 1991 with her one-time husband Ike Turner only on Saturday she was celebrated for her even bigger solo career in the 1980s and 1990s.
King and Dave Grohl were as well ii time honourees. King had previously been inducted with her songwriting partner Gerry Goffin, while Foo Fighters frontman Grohl was a fellow member of grunge ring Nirvana which was inducted in 2014.McCartney said he and Grohl were both "ordinary kind of goofy" kids who had somehow fallen into rock and roll music.
Female 1980s rock ring The Become-Gos, rapper LL Cool J, German language electronic pioneers Kraftwerk and the late Billy Preston were also inducted.
American multi-instrumentalist Todd Rundgren, 73, was a no-show from his own induction ceremony. Rundgren had said he would not attend because he didn't consider music to be a contest.
The honours recognise artistes who have spent more than 25 years in the music industry. They are selected based on ballots sent by the Rock & Whorl Hall of Fame to more than 1,200 artistes, historians and members of the music industry. Members of the public also provided votes.
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