Courtney Love Blasts Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Exclusions In Scathing Op-Ed
deadline.comUnless the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can find a way to be more inclusive, it can “go to hell in a handbag,” according to rocker Courtney Love.
While there’s an annual debate over nominees and inductions, who is nominated and inducted is far from a silly matter. The Hall has a real economic impact on its chosen artists, Love claimed in a blistering op-ed in The Guardian.
Love said the Hall’s voting process hasn’t done enough to honor some important figures in music. “So few women are being inducted into the Rock Hall, then the nominating committee is broken.
If so few Black artists, so few women of colour, are being inducted, then the voting process needs to be overhauled.” She added, “Shame on HBO for propping up this farce.” While Love acknowledged that this year included more women nominees than ever before, the Hall still made such icons as Kate Bush cool their heels, waiting for a chance.
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