2021 Rock Hall inducts Foo Fighters, The Go Go’s, Jay-Z, Tina Turner, and more!

The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony took place on October 30th at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The Induction Ceremony will be broadcast on HBO and streamed on HBO Max on November 20th.

The ceremony honored this year’s Inductees: Tina Turner, Carole King, the Go-Go’s, Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, and Todd Rundgren in the Performer category.

The 2021 Musical Excellence Award was given to LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and guitarist Randy Rhoads. This year’s Early Influence Award inductees were Kraftwerk, Gil Scott Heron, and Charley Patton.

There were two conspicuous no-shows at the event, with Todd Rundgren — a longtime critic of the Rock Hall — skipping the induction and choosing to play in nearby Cincinnatti instead while good friend Patti Smith inducted him. Bryan Adams, who was supposed to perform his 1984 duet with Tina Turner at the show, was forced to beg out after testing positive for covid. Country star Keith Urban sat in for the Canadian rocker and duetted with H.E.R. on the Private Dancer favorite.

Paul McCartney inducted Foo Fighters; actress Angela Bassett inducted Tina Turner — who accepted the award via film from Switzerland, with performances by Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R., and Keith Urban; Taylor Swift inducted Carole King, with performances by Swift and Jennifer Hudson; Ringo Starr filmed a salute the Beatles and Rolling Stones sideman Billy Preston; Drew Barrymore inducted the Go-Go’s; Dave Chappelle inducted Jay-Z, with filmed comments from President Barack Obama; LL Cool J was inducted by Dr. Dre and performed with Eminem and Jennifer Lopez, Common paid tribute to the late Gil Scott-Heron; Tom Morrello appeared on film to salute Randy Rhodes; Pharell inducted Kraftwork; and Lionel Richie did the honors for Clarence Avant. Brandi Carlile performed the Everly Brothers‘ “All I Have To Do Is Dream” during the filmed “In Memoriam” section.

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According to sources, the proposed grand finale to the night was to be all the musicians performing the Rolling Stones‘ “Tumbling Dice” as a tribute to the late-Charlie Watts, but it was cut, according to some, due to time constraints.

2021 ROCK HALL INDUCTION PERFORMANCES
The Go-Go’s
“Vacation”
“Our Lips Are Sealed”
“We Got the Beat”

Carole King
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” – by Taylor Swift
“(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” – by Jennifer Hudson
“You’ve Got A Friend – by Carole King

Charlie Patton
“High Water Everywhere” – by Guy Clark Jr.

LL Cool J
“Go Cut Creator Go”
“Going Back To Cali”
“Rock The Bells” – with Eminem
“I’m Bad”
“All I Have” – with Jennifer Lopez
“Mama Said Knock You Out”

Tina Turner
“What’s Love Got To Do With It” – by Mickey Guyton
“It’s Only Love” – by H.E.R. & Keith Urban
“River Deep Mountain High” – by Christina Aguilera

Foo Fighters
“Best Of You”
“My Hero”
“Everlong”
“Get Back” – with Paul McCartney