Rock legend Tina Turner and r&b icon Mary J. Blige have been nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021.
Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan have also been nominated.
Turner is already a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer — but the accolade is shared with her late ex-husband, Ike Turner.
“This remarkable ballot reflects the diversity and depth of the artists and music the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates,” John Sykes, the new chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement. “These nominees have left an indelible impact on the sonic landscape of the world and influenced countless artists that have followed them.”
The top Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote-getters will be announced in May. The induction ceremony will take place in Cleveland this Fall. Fans can vote now on the Rock Hall’s website.
In other news, a brand new documentary about Tina Turner, “Tina,” will premiere on HBO on March 27th at 8 p.m. ET.
“Tina is a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, charting her improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s,” the press release reads.
The documentary includes interviews with Angela Bassett, who played Turner in the 1993 movie, “What’s Love Got To Do With It.” Journalist Kurt Loder who co-authored “I, Tina,” which inspired the feature film; playwright Katori Hall, who scribed “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical” and Oprah Winfrey, also contribute as well as Turner’s husband and former record executive Erwin Bach.
