Missy Elliott and Kate Bush will likely be inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame later this yr.
The Get Ur Freak On rapper and Operating Up That Hill singer have been voted for induction into the famed music establishment alongside George Michael, Rage Towards the Machine, Sheryl Crow, and The Spinners.
Missy, who was voted for the Class of 2023 in her first yr of eligibility, will make historical past by turning into the primary feminine rapper to be inducted into the Corridor of Fame.
Reacting on Twitter, Missy wrote, “I wish to say that is HUGE not for simply me however all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the arduous work & what many people contribute to MUSIC. I’ve cried all morning as a result of I’m GRATEFUL thanks
@rockhall & all on the committee & Supafriends (sic).”
Bush, who had been nominated for induction 3 times earlier than, stated in an announcement to Rolling Stone, “I’ve to confess I am fully shocked on the information of being inducted into the Corridor of Fame! It is one thing I simply by no means thought would occur. Thanks a lot to everybody who voted for me. It means an amazing deal that you’d consider me. It is such an enormous honour. Now, as a part of the initiation ceremony, I get to search out out in regards to the secret handshake… there may be one, proper?”
The Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony will happen on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn on 3 November.
Along with the Class of 2023 inductees, singer Chaka Khan, instrumentalist-producer Al Kooper and lyricist Bernie Taupin will obtain the Musical Excellence Award, pioneering rock guitarist Hyperlink Wray and DJ Kool Herc will likely be honoured with the Musical Affect Award, and Soul Practice creator Don Cornelius will posthumously obtain the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
