Most of the presenters have been announced for the 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 33rd annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class will induct the Moody Blues, the Cars, Dire Straits, Nina Simone, and early influence gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The event will take place on April 14th at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium with an edited version of the events airing on May 5th on HBO.
Rolling Stone posted most of the inductees to this year’s class:
- The Moody Blues – Heart‘s Ann Wilson
- Bon Jovi – Howard Stern
- The Cars – The Killers‘ Brandon Flowers
- Dire Straits – TBA
- Nina Simone – Mary J. Blige
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Alabama Shakes‘ Brittany Howard
- Special appearance by Steve Van Zandt
Ann Wilson told Rolling Stone that she’s over the moon inducting her heroes, the Moody Blues, saying” “The Moody Blues have meant a lot in my soul over the years. They are an original — the real thing. It is my honor to pay tribute to them at this year’s RRHOF induction ceremony.”
