Last night, Disney+ streamed the annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame awards show, during which Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott, Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, The Spinners, and Rage Against The Machine were inducted into the prestigious Cleveland-based institution.
Nobody at the Rock Hall show seemed willing to acknowledge Wenner, at least until Elton John came out to induct his longtime friend and lyricist Bernie Taupin several hours in, when Taupin had this to say: “I’m honored to be in the class of 2023 alongside a group of such profoundly ‘articulate’ women and outstanding ‘articulate’ Black artists,” an obvious dig at Wenner. Elsewhere at the event , Tom Morello appeared to accept Rage Against The Machine’s induction on the rest of the band’s behalf .