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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the initial list of presenters and performers for this year's Induction Ceremony on November 8th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and they are:
- Beck
- Brandi Carlile
- David Letterman
- Doja Cat
- Elton John
- Flea
- Iggy Pop
- J.I.D
- Killer Mike
- Maxwell
- Missy Elliott
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Questlove
- RAYE
- Sleepy Brown
- Taylor Momsen
- Teddy Swims
- Twenty One Pilots
The Rock Hall's Class of 2025 is as follows:
- Bad Company
- Chubby Checker
- Joe Cocker
- Cyndi Lauper
- Outkast
- Soundgarden
- The White Stripes
- Salt-N-Pepa
- Warren Zevon
- Thom Bell
- Nicky Hopkins
- Carol Kaye
- Lenny Waronker - Ahmet Ertegun Award recipient
The Rock Hall has not announced who will present who or perform in tribute to, but here are a few possibilities:
- David Letterman - Warren Zevon (this is definite)
- Doja Cat - Cyndi Lauper
- Flea - Soundgarden
- Iggy Pop - The White Stripes
The Induction Ceremony will stream live coast to coast on Disney+ starting at 5 p.m. ET, and will also be available to stream afterwards. ABC will also air a condensed version on January 1st at 8 p.m. ET.
Additionally, the 2025 Inductee Exhibit is set to open to the public on October 31st and will feature artifacts such as the handwritten lyrics to “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper, the outfits worn by Meg White and Jack White on the cover of The White Stripes’ Icky Thump, a 1979 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar played by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, and much more.
Dolly Parton posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday reassuring fans she is doing "okay" amid concern for her health. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/ain-t-dead-yet-dolly-173523433.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVwcGx1cy5mdXR1cmltZWRpYS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANazakzLidHfptxmdBkBVLjW4fsP2XdiQ6DZuJ96FPBbVxo4PPDvE7HOlP3uTjXfWmW2gceKAhcifR0SaoGMUaHCF2VoWx9iauTbPPRy6ozLash-tYCKEayCTztdXxm--49lBzkGesCdml2s-ZQcyuunx17UlT_zz1ORI3_TcHBr
TV
Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson go head-to-head in Ryan Murphy‘s upcoming legal drama All’s Fair.
Questlove's documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire will air on HBO in 2026. https://www.thewrap.com/questlove-earth-wind-fire-documentary-hbo/
Guy Fieri recently revealed that criminals carried out a complex shipping scheme to steal $1 million worth of tequila he co-owns with Sammy Hagar. https://nypost.com/2025/10/07/us-news/guy-fieri-reveals-new-details-into-the-criminals-who-stole-1m-of-his-tequila/
MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:
Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan has been cast to play Paul McCartney's late wife Linda McCartney in the upcoming four-part Beatles biopic https://deadline.com/2025/10/saoirse-ronan-joins-beatles-movies-linda-mccartney-1236573285/
Casting also includes
· 'Gladiator II' star Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney
· 'Baby Girl' actor Harris Dickinson as John Lennon
· 'Saltburn' star Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr
· Joseph Quinn, who played metal-head hero Eddie Munson on 'Stranger Things', as George Harrison
All four films will hit theaters in April 2028.
George Clooney has confirmed that Ocean's 14 is likely to be filmed next year, with the original stars, including Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Don Cheadle, returning. https://deadline.com/2025/10/george-clooney-oceans-14-warner-bros-update-1236573384/
AND FINALLY
BuzzFeed asked readers about their experience waiting on celebrities and how much they got tipped. https://www.buzzfeed.com/laurengarafano/restaurant-servers-are-revealing-which-celebrities-are-the
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