Biggest letdown with Rock Hall noms: Just 5 planned inductees

My biggest disappointment with the announcement of the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2020 wasn’t the selections themselves. All 16 have merit. It was the revelation that the hall plans to induct just five of them.
That’s at the low end of recent inductions, which have tended to honor five to seven acts.
In an interview with Q-FM 96 in Columbus, Ohio, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chief Executive Greg Harris said only five of the 16 nominees will be inducted. That reinforces what the Rock Hall website says about the induction process.
However, Future Rock Legends notes “that has been subject to change.” I certainly hope so.
The Rock Hall is never going to be able to deal with its growing backlog of deserving artists if it inducts just five artists every year.
The hall broadened the definition of “rock and roll” to include pop, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop without increasing the number of inductees.
I think the hall should hark back to the 1990s when it inducted seven or eight acts a year.
I’ve said before that I like that the Rock Hall is very selective. But they’re being too limiting with just five inductees.
It seems obvious they’re keeping the induction list tight to accommodate a live broadcast on HBO of the induction ceremony next year. The honorees will be announced in January.

Photo: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland.
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