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Jay-Z Set To Be Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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On May 12 , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced which of this year’s nominees will be inducted at the 2021 ceremony on Oct. 30 in Cleveland, Ohio. Alt-rock veterans Foo Fighters, new wave pioneers The Go-Go’s, East Coast hip-hop icon Jay-Z, singer-songwriter north star Carole King, mercurial rock savant Todd Rundgren and Queen of Rock n’ Roll Tina Turner make up the Class of 2021. Of the 2021 performer inductees, Turner, King and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl are already in the Rock Hall: King as part of the songwriting duo Goffin/King, making her the first person in the Rock Hall as a performer and non-performer; Turner for her incendiary work in the R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner; and Grohl as drummer of grunge legends Nirvana.

But that’s not all. Early rap pioneer LL Cool J, keyboard master Billy Preston and hard rock guitar ace Randy Rhoads are also joining the Rock Hall with the “award for musical excellence” (which was originally titled the “sidemen” category when it debuted). And under the “early influence award” category, electronic trailblazers Kraftwerk, spoken-word poet Gil Scott-Heron and Father of the Delta Blues Charley Patton are joining the RRHOF. Music impresario Clarence Avant is the recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun award.

The Rock Hall hailed the Class of 2021 as “the most diverse list of Inductees in the history of the organization.” This is the first year in the Hall’s 36-year history that three female acts will be inducted in the performers category at the same time.

Artists are eligible for Rock Hall nomination 25 years after their first commercial recording came out. Of this class, Jay-Z, The Go-Go’s and Foo Fighters see induction after appearing on the ballot just once. Rundgren enters the Rock Hall on his third nomination, while LL Cool J and Kraftwerk have appeared on the ballot six times.

Tickets for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony go on sale in July. The ceremony takes place Oct. 30 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, with a radio simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame radio channel. The 36th annual RRHOF induction ceremony will broadcast on HBO and stream on HBO Max at a later date.

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Bruno Mars Allegedly Has $50 Million Gambling Debt With MGM Casino

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Bruno Mars might be in some hot water with MGM.

The “24K Magic” singer announced a multi-year residency with MGM Resorts International in 2016, performing at the hospitality giant’s Park MGM resort in Las Vegas.

However, the relationship between the 38-year-old and the hospitality giant may have gone sour as the singer’s gambling has allegedly racked up large debts at the poker tables in Las Vegas, according to NewsNation.

“He owed millions to the MGM,” a Vegas insider told the outlet.

Another source added that the debt is as high as $50 million.

“[MGM] basically own him. He makes $90 million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to pay back his debt,” added the insider, claiming that the singer only makes $1.5 million per night after taxes.

Part of Mars’ MGM contract reportedly included the creation of The Pinky Ring, a cocktail lounge inside the Bellagio Resort. NewsNation reports that another project is in the works as well.

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Method Man Reveals The Secret To His Acting Success: ‘I Slept On My Manager’s Couch’

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Method Man is one of Wu-Tang Clan‘s most recognizable MCs, yet he’s revealed he’s not watched a single episode of Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga series.

The New York rapper joined Kevin Hart for a recent episode of his Golden Minds Podcast where Meth explained he’s never watched an episode because he wanted to allow the show to take creative liberties with its story and not feel a way about it.

“So to see this come to fruition on screen, it was a no-brainer for me knowing how RZA works,” he said. “In the beginning, it was like, ‘Wow, they’re taking a lot of liberties here with the story.’ In hindsight, knowing how some of these things work, and embellishments and sometimes dudes still be having open cases and shit so I could understand.

“I haven’t watched an episode, personally, but I get the scripts ahead of time. Everything ain’t for everybody, that’s all I could say.”

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Inside Jay-Z’s ‘Book of HOV’ Exhibit & Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE World Tour | Rap Life Review

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The group breaks down the Book of HOV event, where Ebro and Lowkey were able to help surprise Jay-Z at the Brooklyn Public Library for the opening of the retrospective. Nadeska shares her experiences catching up with Lil Uzi Vert at Jay-Z’s charity auction over the weekend, too. The team also discusses Beyoncé’s strong start to the second leg of her RENAISSANCE World Tour, before giving flowers to Apple Music for recent Emmy nominations and congratulating Cordae and Naomi Osaka on welcoming their first child.

Listen to Rap Life on Apple Music: https://apple.co/-RapLifeYT

00:00 – Intro

1:09 – New Music

5:02 – Jay-Z’s ‘Book of HOV’ Exhibit

16:01 – Beyoncé RENAISSANCE World Tour

18:45 – Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show Emmy Nominations

19:46 – Apple Music Live with Burna Boy

21:26 – Cordae & Naomi Osaka Baby News

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