The 2017 inductees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced Tuesday morning, and this year’s class includes artists from across the genre and generations. Folk legend Joan Baez, progressive rock prototypes Yes, ’70s classical crossovers Electric Light Orchestra, stadium fillers Journey, grunge gods Pearl Jam and rap poet Tupac Shakur all got tapped the join the prestigious order.
In addition, Chic mastermind and master producer Nile Rodgers will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.
The 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. HBO will broadcast...
In addition, Chic mastermind and master producer Nile Rodgers will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.
The 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. HBO will broadcast...
- 12/20/2016
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
â.My feet are tired from all this marching, but I won’t stop,â. Joan Baez told a packed house at Boston’s Wang Center earlier this month. She’s not lying. The music icon began her career in the midst of the countercultural and civil rights activism of the 1960s, and remains today a globally recognized artist who sings songs of peace and social justice.
Now 75, Baez continues to dedicate her life to nonviolent action and human rights. She has partnered with the Innocence Project for her current tour, acting as an ambassador for their tireless work combatting wrongful convictions.
Now 75, Baez continues to dedicate her life to nonviolent action and human rights. She has partnered with the Innocence Project for her current tour, acting as an ambassador for their tireless work combatting wrongful convictions.
- 10/18/2016
- by peoplecomproducer
- PEOPLE.com
Album and video of performances are available for pre-order now.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with Jem Aswad, Hillary Crosley, Maura Johnston, Gil Kaufman and Amy Wilkinson
<i>Hope For Haiti Now</i> album
Photo: Hope For Haiti Now
While earthquake relief in Haiti was the reason for and inspiration behind "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," there's no question that it featured some amazing, one-of-a-kind musical performances.
The songs chosen by most of the artists had a thematic connection to the occasion, and the soaring lyrics delivered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake underlined the hope for the country that's coming from around the world. The songs' unplugged, often gentle renditions underscored the seriousness of the situation.
George Clooney helped organize the event, and his hope is that the songs carry the event beyond the evening and into the following weeks, months and years.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with Jem Aswad, Hillary Crosley, Maura Johnston, Gil Kaufman and Amy Wilkinson
<i>Hope For Haiti Now</i> album
Photo: Hope For Haiti Now
While earthquake relief in Haiti was the reason for and inspiration behind "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief," there's no question that it featured some amazing, one-of-a-kind musical performances.
The songs chosen by most of the artists had a thematic connection to the occasion, and the soaring lyrics delivered by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake underlined the hope for the country that's coming from around the world. The songs' unplugged, often gentle renditions underscored the seriousness of the situation.
George Clooney helped organize the event, and his hope is that the songs carry the event beyond the evening and into the following weeks, months and years.
- 1/22/2010
- MTV Music News
Gospel-derived song is often associated with the 1960s civil-rights movement.
By Maura Johnston
Bruce Springsteen (file)
Photo: Greetsia Tent/WireImage
Bruce Springsteen contributed a minimalist performance of the iconic American folk song "We Shall Overcome" to the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon on Friday (January 22). The song's mix of steely resolve and hope for a better day — "We are not afraid," "We are not alone," it proclaims — resonated even more thanks to an arrangement that let the song's lyrics shine.
Springsteen, performing from the telethon's New York studio, preceded his performance by saying that he was offering up "a small prayer for Haiti." "We Shall Overcome" has its roots in early-20th-century gospel songs and spirituals of the Civil War era, and it was brought to prominence in the 1940s by American folk-music pioneer Pete Seeger. "Overcome" later became a major part of the soundtrack to the civil-rights movement of the 1960s,...
By Maura Johnston
Bruce Springsteen (file)
Photo: Greetsia Tent/WireImage
Bruce Springsteen contributed a minimalist performance of the iconic American folk song "We Shall Overcome" to the "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon on Friday (January 22). The song's mix of steely resolve and hope for a better day — "We are not afraid," "We are not alone," it proclaims — resonated even more thanks to an arrangement that let the song's lyrics shine.
Springsteen, performing from the telethon's New York studio, preceded his performance by saying that he was offering up "a small prayer for Haiti." "We Shall Overcome" has its roots in early-20th-century gospel songs and spirituals of the Civil War era, and it was brought to prominence in the 1940s by American folk-music pioneer Pete Seeger. "Overcome" later became a major part of the soundtrack to the civil-rights movement of the 1960s,...
- 1/22/2010
- MTV Music News
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