Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees for 2023

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2023 class of inductees.

In the performer category,  Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and The Spinners have all been selected.

DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray will receive the Musical Influence Award. While Chaka Khan, Al Kooper, and Bernie Taupin have been selected to receive the Musical Excellence Award.

This year’s Ahmet Ertegun Award recipient is Don Cornelius.

For a performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they have “created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock & roll,” according to the organization.

The Musical Influence Award goes to “artists whose music and performance style have directly influenced, inspired, and evolved rock & roll and music impacting youth culture” while the Musical Excellence Award is “given to artists, musicians, songwriters, and producers whose originality and influence creating music have had a dramatic impact on music.”

The Ahmet Ertegun Award goes to “non-performing industry professionals who have had a major influence on the creative development and growth of rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture.”

The 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Friday, November 3, 2023, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.