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Music News: Inside this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees

Stevie Nicks performs at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, 2016.
Stevie Nicks performs at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, 2016.Bridget Bennett for MPR
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by Jay Gabler

December 13, 2018

Above, listen to an episode of The Current's daily Music News podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also sign up for a daily Music News e-mail and join our Facebook group.


This year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced: the Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music, and the Zombies. The Current's program director Jim McGuinn, a Rock Hall voter, joins Jay and Jade to talk about this year's honorees...and who didn't make the cut.


Songs sampled in podcast
Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0)
BoxCat Games: "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0)
Janet Jackson: "Escapade"
The Cure: "Just Like Heaven"
Radiohead: "Creep"
Def Leppard: "Photograph"
Stevie Nicks: "Edge of Seventeen"
Roxy Music: "Love is the Drug"
The Zombies: "She's Not There"
LL Cool J: "Radio"