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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voter on Cyndi Lauper's lack of induction: 'When you look at the ’80s in terms of big icons who are in and not in the Rock Hall, she’s the last one not there'

Two voters reveal their dream ballots, including a group that “never gets as much credit as they should.”

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voters were asking themselves that very question ahead of last year’s supersize ceremony, which featured the largest-ever number of inductees and a run time that rivaled The Beatles: Get Back. As the organization has demonstrated since it revamped its mission statement in 2023, there’s been a concerted effort to nominate more women and embrace music that in the past would’ve perhaps been derided or ignored if it wasn’t strictly considered classic rock. If people have seen Questlove’s Summer of Soul, one of the absolute highlights is the 5th Dimension’s performance and the incredible gospel voices they matched with these pop arrangements.

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