The speakers for the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. They include Janelle Monáe, who will introduce GRAMMY-winning pop icon Janet Jackson, Harry Styles will introduce Stevie Nicks, and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor will introduce the Cure, among others.
The 34th induction ceremony will happen on March 29 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The announcement also noted that GRAMMY-winning producer David Byrne will introduce Radiohead, Duran Duran's John Taylor and Simon Le Bon will introduce Roxy Music, the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs will introduce the Zombies and Queen's Brian May will introduce Def Leppard.
"Thrilled to announce our friend @DrBrianMay will be inducting us into the @rockhall on March 29 in Brooklyn," Def Leppard tweeted. The Zombies and Duran Duran also tweeted out their excitement for the announcement.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's officially official! Simon and John will be inducting Roxy Music into the <a href="https://twitter.com/rockhall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rockhall</a> on March 29th at the <a href="https://twitter.com/barclayscenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@barclayscenter</a>, Brooklyn, NY. <br><br>Read the press release on <a href="https://t.co/dNyWW8V8xc">https://t.co/dNyWW8V8xc</a> <a href="https://t.co/wcEchtQkCo">pic.twitter.com/wcEchtQkCo</a></p>— Duran Duran (@duranduran) <a href="https://twitter.com/duranduran/status/1105756650374418432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2019</a></blockquote>
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The Cure, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Roxy Music, and the Zombies will all join the band as inductees.
The inductees' exhibit at the Rock Hall museum will be unveiled the same night in Cleveland. Fans who will not attend the ceremony can watch or listen at home via HBO on April 27.
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