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Here Are the 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

By Fortune Video
April 7, 2017, 5:40 PM ET

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is holding its 32nd annual induction ceremony tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The 2017 inductees are:

  • Electric Light Orchestra, who have sold more than 50 million records
  • Joan Baez, who has released more than 30 albums throughout her 55-year career
  • Journey
  • Pearl Jam
  • Tupac Shakur, who, together with Journey and Pearl Jam, has sold 116 million albums in the U.S.
  • Yes, which has 19 members, but only eight will be inducted
  • Nile Rodgers, frontman of the band Chic, who has a net worth of $70 million

The ceremony will air on HBO on April 29th.

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