Final evening’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, kicked off with a star-studded tribute to Sly Stone, who died earlier this yr on the age of 82. Stevie Wonder, Questlove, Jennifer Hudson, Maxwell, Beck, Flea, and Leon Thomas—who was just lately nominated for Best New Artist on the 2026 Grammy Awards—took the stage to carry out a medley of Sly and the Family Stone songs. Surprise and Beck traded off lead vocal duties on “Dance to the Music,” “Maxwell” took over for “On a regular basis Individuals,” and, following a jam on “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),” Hudson got here out to steer the group by means of “Larger.” Watch it go down under.
This yr’s Rock Hall inductees are OutKast, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, the White Stripes, Dangerous Firm, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker, with Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa receiving the Musical Affect Award.
Revisit Ben Greenman’s Afterword essay “Sly Stone’s Funky Revolution.”
