The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has revealed this year's initial list of presenters and performers for the 36th annual Induction Ceremony scheduled for October 30th at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
Paul McCartney will induct good friend Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters. This marks the fourth time of McCartney is doing the honors for another artist. The other three were John Lennon in 1994, James Taylor in 2000 and Ringo Starr in 2015.
Actress Angela Bassett will induct Tina Turner along with performances by Christina Aguilera, Mickey Guyton, H.E.R. and Bryan Adams. However, Tina will not be in attendance at the ceremony. Angela played Tina in the 1993 bio-pic, What's Love Got to Do With It.
Taylor Swift will induct Carole King and perform several of her songs with Jennifer Hudson.
Actress Drew Barrymore will induct The Go-Go’s and Lionel Richie will present the Ahmet Ertegun Award to music executive, entrepreneur and film producer Clarence Avant, who's often called "The Black Godfather."
In the initial announcement, there was no word on who would induct Jay-Z, Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk and the late Charley Patton, Gil Scott-Heron, Billy Preston and Randy Rhoads.
The ceremony will air on HBO and HBO Max coming up on November 20th.
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