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Janet Jackson and Radiohead Lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-fame-inductees-janet-jackson.html)
Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard and Stevie Nicks will join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year at its 34th annual induction ceremony, along with the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies, the organization announced on Thursday.
The class of 2019, which will formally enter the pantheon on March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, represents a varied cross-section of the last half-century of pop music, with giants of classic and alternative rock, as well as a couple of acts from zones that the hall still glances at only occasionally: dance music and crowd-pleasing 1980s pop-metal.
The seven inductees ? the biggest class since 2004 ? are mostly uncontroversial choices, which may help the hall duck the criticism it has often received because of its opaque internal politics. Three acts ? Def Leppard, Roxy Music and Nicks ? were accepted the first time they appeared on the ballot, while Radiohead and the Cure made it in the second time around.
The artists who didn?t make the cut, including LL Cool J, Kraftwerk and the funk band Rufus, say as much about the makeup of the hall as those that did. Here are some of the themes and inevitable squabbles of the latest Rock Hall class.
:gorlonfire:
This was the only honour left on her achievements list
:gorlonfire:
:stressed:
This decade long campaign
:gorlonfire:
Finally she won
Fucking legend
Well deserved. Long overdue.
https://mobile.twitter.com/JanetJackson/status/1073203041447350275?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
So proud of her rn
ACK!
GODIOHEAD
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Baph, get tf in hea and BOW, bitch
Omg, congrats Jan!
She's received every icon/legend award there is. now she's solidified.
Imagine getting the MTV vanguard at the beginning of your career to end with being inducted into the HOF
:gorlonfire:
QuoteThe inclusion of Radiohead and Jackson should please some of the hall?s detractors. Radiohead?s snub last year mystified many observers who saw other 1990s alternative heroes like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Green Day enter the hall the instant they became eligible. And the absence of Jackson, who had been rejected twice before, was seen as symbolic of the underrepresentation of women and people of color.
:gorlonfire:
That?s nice or whatever
she deserved it a while ago
I?m over the Hall of Crackers
Yes Quee
Quote from: Lazarus on December 13, 2018, 08:05:21 AM
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Janet Jackson and Radiohead Lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-fame-inductees-janet-jackson.html)
Janet Jackson, Radiohead, Def Leppard and Stevie Nicks will join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year at its 34th annual induction ceremony, along with the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies, the organization announced on Thursday.
The class of 2019, which will formally enter the pantheon on March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, represents a varied cross-section of the last half-century of pop music, with giants of classic and alternative rock, as well as a couple of acts from zones that the hall still glances at only occasionally: dance music and crowd-pleasing 1980s pop-metal.
The seven inductees ? the biggest class since 2004 ? are mostly uncontroversial choices, which may help the hall duck the criticism it has often received because of its opaque internal politics. Three acts ? Def Leppard, Roxy Music and Nicks ? were accepted the first time they appeared on the ballot, while Radiohead and the Cure made it in the second time around.
The artists who didn?t make the cut, including LL Cool J, Kraftwerk and the funk band Rufus, say as much about the makeup of the hall as those that did. Here are some of the themes and inevitable squabbles of the latest Rock Hall class.
This fucking Queen!!
:gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire:
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 08:07:49 AM
This was the only honour left on her achievements list
:gorlonfire:
:stressed:
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 08:11:41 AM
https://mobile.twitter.com/JanetJackson/status/1073203041447350275?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
So proud of her rn
I knew she?d get in when SHE wanted to.
:stressed:
Quote from: Vonc2002 on December 13, 2018, 08:20:29 AM
Baph, get tf in hea and BOW, bitch
I didn?t even care much about this but I?m just realizing how epic this is.
:ack:
Ommmmmf
This fucking QUEEEEEEEN
I hope Rufus & Chaka Khan gets inducted next year. I was rooting for them.
just know mya ain't EVER gettin in
Quote from: TROLLISA mess on December 13, 2018, 08:51:53 AM
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/f3/4d/61f34d09d6e0003956126ea789dc55b6.jpg)
:ohwow:
:stressed: I love this damn legend
And Stevie Knicks booked as well
ackkkkk
Quote from: TROLLISA mess on December 13, 2018, 08:51:53 AM
just know mya ain't EVER gettin in
you wont see ci in the list of honorees either, bro
Quote from: Freeruu on December 13, 2018, 09:00:05 AM
:stressed: I love this damn legend
And Stevie Knicks booked as well
ackkkkk
!!!
:stressed:
:dead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GxQl61CkNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAMvMvblB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XlDiosp4M
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVDFgflQCy/
Now I need new music and videos stat
Feb' better come quick
Quote from: Freeruu on December 13, 2018, 09:07:33 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVDFgflQCy/
:gorlonfire:
Quote from: Freeruu on December 13, 2018, 09:05:11 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GxQl61CkNw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZAMvMvblB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XlDiosp4M
receipts dammit
When u think of a legend and icon
You think of Janet.
Period.
She epitomizes both
Quote from: Glock on December 13, 2018, 09:15:35 AM
When u think of a legend and icon
You think of Janet.
Period.
She epitomizes both
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 09:14:09 AM
Now I need new music and videos stat
Feb' better come quick
I get the feeling this is what she was waiting for to release and she didn?t want to get in until she was committed.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuTGCaxXQAAcN1k?format=jpg&name=medium)
I?m tearing up a bit just looking at this picture. :'(
Quote from: BowDown on December 13, 2018, 09:23:25 AM
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 09:14:09 AM
Now I need new music and videos stat
Feb' better come quick
I get the feeling this is what she was waiting for to release and she didn?t want to get in until she was committed.
you think she knew she was going in?
I had a feeling she would, she's been celebrated all year this would've been a slap in the damn face
Trend WW Queen
MTV Vanguard Award
Billboard Icon Award
Billboard Artist Achievement Award (won twice)
MTV Icon Award
BET Icon Award
MTV EMA Legend Award
American Music Awards Merit Award
World Music Awards Legend Award
Soul Train Music Award for Quincy Jones Award ? Career Achievement Award
Lady of Soul Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievememy award
Radio Disney Icon Award
Radio Legend Award
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Legend Award
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Bonus:
One of the only few black acts to have a AOTY Grammy nomination
Academy and Golden Globe nominated
Guiness World record for Most searched person in internet history ever
10 number one singles
19 consecutive Top 10 hits
160 million records sold worldwide
:gorlonfire:
Throughout her iconic career
Quote from: Xavier on December 13, 2018, 10:14:39 AM
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 10:08:36 AM
MTV Vanguard Award
Billboard Icon Award
Billboard Artist Achievement Award (won twice)
MTV Icon Award
BET Icon Award
MTV EMA Legend Award
American Music Awards Merit Award
World Music Awards Legend Award
Soul Train Music Award for Quincy Jones Award ? Career Achievement Award
Lady of Soul Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievememy award
Radio Disney Icon Award
Radio Legend Award
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Legend Award
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
:gorlonfire:
Were these all awarded to her in 2018??
g
U be actin slow at times
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 09:51:05 AM
Quote from: BowDown on December 13, 2018, 09:23:25 AM
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 09:14:09 AM
Now I need new music and videos stat
Feb' better come quick
I get the feeling this is what she was waiting for to release and she didn?t want to get in until she was committed.
you think she knew she was going in?
I had a feeling she would, she's been celebrated all year this would've been a slap in the damn face
I do. I believe there?s stuff the artists/their people have to do beforehand to show their interest/availability. Janet was still in hiding when she first became elligible so it didn?t surprise me that she wasn?t inducted. Plus, she?s still young so I feel the Hall wanted to honor some of the older legends first. I don?t think she necessarily turned it down before but I do believe she didn?t want it to happen until the timing was right.
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 10:08:36 AM
MTV Vanguard Award
Billboard Icon Award
Billboard Artist Achievement Award (won twice)
MTV Icon Award
BET Icon Award
MTV EMA Legend Award
American Music Awards Merit Award
World Music Awards Legend Award
Soul Train Music Award for Quincy Jones Award ? Career Achievement Award
Lady of Soul Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievememy award
Radio Disney Icon Award
Radio Legend Award
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Legend Award
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Bonus:
One of the only few black acts to have a AOTY Grammy nomination
Academy and Golden Globe nominated
Guiness World record for Most searched person in internet history ever
10 number one singles
19 consecutive Top 10 hits
160 million records sold worldwide
:gorlonfire:
This decorated ass bitch!
:stressed:
Good for Jans
MORNIN!
(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/JealousScornfulCranefly-size_restricted.gif)
This LEGEND!
This was long overdue & well deserved. So happy to see Queen get her flowers.
Quote from: Glock on December 13, 2018, 09:15:35 AM
When u think of a legend and icon
You think of Janet.
Period.
She epitomizes both
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 10:08:36 AM
MTV Vanguard Award
Billboard Icon Award
Billboard Artist Achievement Award (won twice)
MTV Icon Award
BET Icon Award
MTV EMA Legend Award
American Music Awards Merit Award
World Music Awards Legend Award
Soul Train Music Award for Quincy Jones Award ? Career Achievement Award
Lady of Soul Lena Horne Award for Outstanding Career Achievememy award
Radio Disney Icon Award
Radio Legend Award
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Legend Award
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Bonus:
One of the only few black acts to have a AOTY Grammy nomination
Academy and Golden Globe nominated
Guiness World record for Most searched person in internet history ever
10 number one singles
19 consecutive Top 10 hits
160 million records sold worldwide
:gorlonfire:
:stressed:
oof RADIOHEAD!!
:flamebroiled: :flamebroiled: :stressed: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :loose2when: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :blessed: :oof:
so deserved
She deserves this
Well deserved and about time
Quote from: pCj on December 13, 2018, 12:58:08 PM
oof RADIOHEAD!!
:flamebroiled: :flamebroiled: :stressed: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :loose2when: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :blessed: :oof:
so deserved
:ohwow: :ohwow: :ohwow: :ohwow:
YEAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbBMnGLaGo
GO AWF RAVEN!
GIMME A BEAT-AH!
:fuming:
I hate Que so fckn much :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: Kalifornia on December 13, 2018, 06:55:42 PM
GIMME A BEAT-AH!
:fuming:
I hate Que so fckn much :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
cgdhjklf,mvnjcleurilcvmcvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Quote from: ANIMMAI on December 13, 2018, 07:13:57 PM
Quote from: Kalifornia on December 13, 2018, 06:55:42 PM
GIMME A BEAT-AH!
:fuming:
I hate Que so fckn much :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
cgdhjklf,mvnjcleurilcvmcvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
nndndjdcjcchcccccccccccccccccccc
billbawd!
Yesss, Ci
Gag Janet.
she literally sucked dicks for this because she definitely doesn?t deserve it. No shade.
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 14, 2018, 12:27:22 AM
she literally sucked dicks for this because she definitely doesn?t deserve it. No shade.
d
Bitter Betty!
Wooo! Queen Jan still collecting major awards & accolades.
Meanwhile, Bert over in Ethiopia tryna kidnap one of Iman?s cousins.
Quote from: Kalifornia on December 14, 2018, 02:32:57 AM
Wooo! Queen Jan still collecting major awards & accolades.
Meanwhile, Bert over in Ethiopia tryna kidnap one of Iman?s cousins.
:guys:
Well deserved. Congrats Jan
Y?all some fuckin JOKES man. Whoever says she?s undeserving is either stupid or trolling
Quote from: Kalifornia on December 14, 2018, 02:32:57 AM
Wooo! Queen Jan still collecting major awards & accolades.
Meanwhile, Bert over in Ethiopia tryna kidnap one of Iman?s cousins.
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: L0NZ. on December 14, 2018, 01:40:23 PM
Y?all some fuckin JOKES man. Whoever says she?s undeserving is either stupid or trolling
!!!!!!!
She's paid her due, she's the blueprint for female entertainers
Let the bitch get her flowers :dead:
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 14, 2018, 02:00:26 PM
Quote from: L0NZ. on December 14, 2018, 01:40:23 PM
Y?all some fuckin JOKES man. Whoever says she?s undeserving is either stupid or trolling
!!!!!!!
She's paid her due, she's the blueprint for female entertainers
Let the bitch get her flowers :dead:
i agree
n
I don?t care what you OLD fags say. She only got this because of MJ.
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 14, 2018, 12:27:22 AM
she literally sucked dicks for this because she definitely doesn?t deserve it. No shade.
you?re a hater :dead: :uhh:
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:02:34 AM
n
I don?t care what you OLD fags say. She only got this because of MJ.
u be hating DOWN :plzstop:
this takes way too much creativity to hate on a iconic legend like Janet
Go to bed
Good morning, You?re literally the bigger hater on here. NIGGER.
HATER!
Quote from: Glock on December 15, 2018, 03:05:02 AM
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:02:34 AM
n
I don?t care what you OLD fags say. She only got this because of MJ.
u be hating DOWN :plzstop:
this takes way too much creativity to hate on a iconic legend like Janet
Go to bed
Too much creativity? Seriously stfu :plzstop: when did you get morals?
Woooo book Jan! Legend self, LOLZ!
Quote from: Kalifornia on December 15, 2018, 03:09:06 AM
Woooo book Jan! Legend self, LOLZ!
jjjj
Not everyone is able
:blessed:
What's happening
Janet getting multiple honours this year whilst Kellz is getting rape movies made on him
:letsmessfag:
Love seeing TRAN get dragged :blessed:
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 08:09:56 AM
This decade long campaign
:gorlonfire:
Finally she won
I didn?t want to have to choke them out. :cmerefag:
Nepotism. It pays to be the sister of MJ, I guess. Nothing to really brag about lolz :tittehbeendry:
Then why isn't Latoya or Rebbie inducted
:guys:
The way whites are fuming at this. "Janet is not a rock and roll band"
Like, shut up crackers.
Quote from: BARD? on December 15, 2018, 03:19:07 AM
Love seeing TRAN get dragged :blessed:
into the Rock & Roll HOF?
Me too!
:blessed:
God Hates DUMB Fags*
Neither of them have really took their music serious. We KNOW MJ is the reason for this. Just like her other ugly brothers got inducted because of MJ.
They said it would never happen
Kii
With Les Moonves OUT and Janet is IN, this year of redemption
:blessed:
Wait her brothers are in?
Why
Quote from: tontonton on December 15, 2018, 03:25:57 AM
Wait her brothers are in?
Why
Jackson 5 was a bit revolutionary
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 15, 2018, 03:23:19 AM
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:22:29 AM
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 13, 2018, 08:09:56 AM
This decade long campaign
TEARS :tittehbeendry:
Has R.Kelly even been nominated?
TEARS!
He just got eligible this year. Unlike Tran he actually debuted in 1992, not the fucking 80?s! :plzstop:
I?m gagging at Radiohead getting inducted in their first eligibility year. Legends.
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:24:17 AM
God Hates DUMB Fags*
Neither of them have really took their music serious. We KNOW MJ is the reason for this. Just like her other ugly brothers got inducted because of MJ.
So what you're saying is Janet took her music seriously enough to be inducted?
:blessed:
She's IN and all you're rambling, steaming and fumes aint getting her out!
Focus on planning the next shootout for kellz next expos? premiere
:blessed:
Whitney, Mariah, Diana(solo), Tina(solo) Carol King and so many more haven?t even been nominated yet. This Janet induction might kick down those doors in a big way.
:stressed:
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 04:04:34 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
i agree with ALL of this
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 04:04:34 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
Madonna got in on her 1st try. White self.
:blessed:
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 04:04:34 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
wrong self :blessed:
Lolz ROBERT is never getting inducted
Kii
She definitely deserve this honor.
Her contributions to pop culture>
Quote from: Lazarus on December 15, 2018, 11:30:14 AM
She definitely deserve this honor.
Her contributions to pop culture>
Endless
Quote from: MelMel on December 15, 2018, 10:51:19 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 04:04:34 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
wrong self :blessed:
:plzstop:
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 15, 2018, 03:50:52 AM
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:24:17 AM
God Hates DUMB Fags*
Neither of them have really took their music serious. We KNOW MJ is the reason for this. Just like her other ugly brothers got inducted because of MJ.
So what you're saying is Janet took her music seriously enough to be inducted?
:blessed:
Nope. She?s the only one who did it consistently.
Quote from: Glock on December 15, 2018, 10:53:18 AM
Lolz ROBERT is never getting inducted
Kii
That?s not true. They already listed one of his albums as one of the most definitive albums of all time. Just know Monigger will NEVER get in. Like EVER. :plzstop:
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: Glock on December 15, 2018, 10:53:18 AM
Lolz ROBERT is never getting inducted
Kii
That?s not true. They already listed one of his albums as one of the most definitive albums of all time. Just know Monigger will NEVER get in. Like EVER. :plzstop:
kii
He ain?t getting in HOUSE NIGGER GIRL..
:plzstop:
Whatever u do don?t hold ur fucking breath
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 12:20:23 PM
Quote from: God Hates Fags on December 15, 2018, 03:50:52 AM
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:24:17 AM
God Hates DUMB Fags*
Neither of them have really took their music serious. We KNOW MJ is the reason for this. Just like her other ugly brothers got inducted because of MJ.
So what you're saying is Janet took her music seriously enough to be inducted?
:blessed:
She?s the only one who did it consistently.
and got rewarded for it?
Over and over and over and over again?
:blessed:
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: Glock on December 15, 2018, 10:53:18 AM
Lolz ROBERT is never getting inducted
Kii
That?s not true. They already listed one of his albums as one of the most definitive albums of all time.
and they placed Janet twice on that list, or did she suck dicks to get them placed on there too? :plzstop:
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Janet Jackson's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction is years overdue. And now we all know why. (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/janet-jackson-s-rock-roll-hall-fame-induction-years-overdue-ncna948101)
There?s something about Janet Jackson finally being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than a decade after eligibility that manages to both be exciting and enraging.
Earlier this year ? when the pop icon was nominated for a third time ? Questlove said her long-time exclusion was ?highly criminal.? The Roots band member cited her breakout album, "Control," which he said spawned New Jack Swing. ?Not to take away from her peers in the RRHOF that made marks in the 80s. But half of them can NOT claim they changed music,? he wrote on Instagram.
You could say the same about its hugely influential and highly successful follow up, "Rhythm Nation 1814." Among its bevy of hit singles include ?Black Cat,? which netted Jackson a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
(And, for those foolish enough to argue against her inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the basis of genre, Janet Jackson has Grammy Award nominations spanning no less than five different genres: Pop, Rock, Dance, Rap and R&B.)
After that came the innovative "janet.," which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, and "The Velvet Rope."
Very few artists can claim to have four albums arguably considered classics, and anyone who can remember the days in which Janet Jackson at the peak of her career, it should be understandable why even a fan and fellow artist like Questlove might still feel a way about a legend of her stature needing three attempts to receive an honor that is so long overdue.
Though I understand the sentiment, I want everyone to stop categorizing Janet Jackson as ?underrated.? An artist who can boast of ? twice ? being the recipient of the biggest recording contract in history at the time during an era in which Michael Jackson and Madonna were her contemporaries, no less, was given her due, and suggesting that she's underrated takes away from that accomplishment.
This issue today is not whether her influence on music and pop culture was recognized at the time of her most prolific period, but why her star declined so precipitously following the ?Nipplegate? controversy at her 2004 Super Bowl performance with the essentially unaffected Justin Timberlake. And the answer, as we know in 2018, is that, no matter how impactful you might be as a woman and a person of color, if a powerful white man finds you distasteful, he will do his damndest to diminish you and your legacy.
The Huffington Post reported in September that disgraced former CEO and chairman of CBS Les Moonves developed a ?fixation? on the singer after the Superbowl, believing both that Jackson?s ?wardrobe malfunction? was an intentional move by her and Timberlake and that Jackson did not sufficiently abase herself in her personal apology to him.
So, he allegedly barred her from performing at the 2004 Grammys; he ordered VH1 and MTV to stop playing her videos; he forbade Viacom-owned radio stations from playing her music. His vendetta was so unwavering that, seven years later, when Jackson signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster ? owned by Viacom ? to publish "True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself," he refused to let go of his beef,reportedly saying ?heads with roll? over the release of the book.
There can be no overstating the level of damage Moonves did to Jackson?s career after 2004, nor the way the music industry treated her as a result of his vindictiveness. Janet Jackson has been enjoying a resurgence this year by way of various award show honors, a return to late night television, a successful tour, anniversaries of her landmark projects, and now finally, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ? since Moonves' influence has waned in the wake of his exposure as an alleged serial sexual harasser. However, Jackson became eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, but wasn't even nominated until 2016 and (again) her induction required three attempts despite being one of the most influential artists ever. (By contrast, Madonna was inducted in 2008.)
Snubs happen, but this always felt too intentional for comfort.
So yes, I am glad Janet Jackson is getting her due, but I remain pissed all the same that the artist who played Justice in 1993's "Poetic Justice" couldn?t get any of it until 2018. Pissed because a credible accused predator was able to wield so much power over her and our culture despite what we all know is his inability to do the butterfly, rock dookie braids or deliver hit after hit after hit. Pissed because one has to wonder if any female music icon could be similarly disposed of in fits of white male pique, especially if they are Black.
And just like we now know the answer to why it took so long to recognize Janet Jackson's role in our culture, I suspect we all know that, even in 2018, the answer to the larger question is? probably.
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Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
Madonna got in on her 1st try. White self.
:blessed:
Girl you know good and well I?m talking about Donna fucking Summer.
The thirst to bring up Madonna in here. Pipe down.
noooo
Quote from: 4 fucking k on December 15, 2018, 03:30:49 AM
I?m gagging at Radiohead getting inducted in their first eligibility year. Legends.
:ohwow:
R Kelly has made himself untouchable
Quotehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-rock-hall-of-fame-interview-769572/?fbclid=IwAR2E5rILSWFljxq04GoFZwHt58cL0E6XvDCGVSWZHv8QfYDWdBpmyPBZmL4
Nicks managed to avoid crying during our 20-minute conversation, but she did explain why this honor is so meaningful to her, why she?ll miss Tom Petty and Prince that night along with her parents, how she hopes this will inspire younger women in the industry, how the other members of Fleetwood Mac reacted, what she told the members of Haim after a recent show and how she hopes to finally meet Janet Jackson at the ceremony.
?I?m a huge fan of Janet Jackson. She?s also all over all my tapes. I listen to Janet almost every single night.?
:dead: :dead: :dead:
Quote from: BowDown on December 18, 2018, 11:39:28 AM
Quotehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stevie-nicks-rock-hall-of-fame-interview-769572/?fbclid=IwAR2E5rILSWFljxq04GoFZwHt58cL0E6XvDCGVSWZHv8QfYDWdBpmyPBZmL4
Nicks managed to avoid crying during our 20-minute conversation, but she did explain why this honor is so meaningful to her, why she?ll miss Tom Petty and Prince that night along with her parents, how she hopes this will inspire younger women in the industry, how the other members of Fleetwood Mac reacted, what she told the members of Haim after a recent show and how she hopes to finally meet Janet Jackson at the ceremony.
?I?m a huge fan of Janet Jackson. She?s also all over all my tapes. I listen to Janet almost every single night.?
:dead: :dead: :dead:
:scrumptious:
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Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 10:29:08 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 04:34:57 AM
Quote from: Tonkaman on December 15, 2018, 04:04:34 AM
Quote from: this sounds like Sl? to the stage on December 15, 2018, 03:35:29 AM
Great for Janet.
I don?t think she?s the best thing ever...but she deserves it for her contributions to visual media alone.
Hopefully Whitney and Donna are next.
And fuck Stevie nicks for ruining beys chances for being the first female to get inducted twice.
And I?m gagging that Diana isn?t in there solo. Wtf.
What donna? :uhh:
Because Madonna and Donna Summers are already in.
Gag. I didn?t know donna actually got in the last time she was nominated. :blessed:
Madonna got in on her 1st try. White self.
:blessed:
Girl you know good and well I?m talking about Donna fucking Summer.
The thirst to bring up Madonna in here. Pipe down.
Not really, idiot. You should've cleared that shit up the first time I addressed it.
& I hope she doesn't perform a single BEAT or note and Rihanna inducts her.
Deserved..
bet.
you understand I just said she deserved this honour? That was my Janet praise :ummwhat:
Quote from: Naomi Hit Me, And I Liked It on December 18, 2018, 11:49:52 AM
& I hope she doesn't perform a single BEAT or note and Rihanna inducts her.
You don?t think she should perform?
nope
Why not King
Fuck off gal