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The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Rock Hall Ceremony


A bloated evening of duets and doppelgängers.

Despite the bloated runtime, the Rock Hall has historically shown a penchant for pageantry and locks in unbelievable guests; this year’s induction segments included Dave Chappelle honoring A Tribe Called Quest and Jack Black paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. After microphone issues temporarily made her go off-script to gripe about poor sound quality, Dionne Warwick accepted her Musical Excellence Award with a signature flair that her loyal Twitter followers are accustomed to. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart.” Osbourne opted out of performing — recent health issues have made it difficult to do so — choosing instead to watch from his throne as an Addams Family-style group of artists (including Billy Idol, Zakk Wylde, Maynard James Keenan, and Jelly Roll) paid tribute.

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