Hold onto your drumsticks, Weekly Top 40 fans, because last night in Los Angeles, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame packed 18 legends into one room... and then somebody hit that famous fill!
On Saturday, November 14, at the Peacock Theater, Phil Collins was inducted for his solo career. He's already in the Hall as a member of Genesis. He walked onstage with a pair of canes, and the ovation was so big, he got emotional. "I grew up just wanting to play the drums," he told the crowd. "Everything else has been a really happy accident." Then he promised, "You haven't heard the last of me."
Blink-182's Travis Barker inducted him, calling the famous fill in "In the Air Tonight" "arguably the most badass drum fill of all time." Minutes later, Barker played that fill himself, as Cynthia Erivo sang a slowed-down, epic "In the Air Tonight" that brought the house to its feet. (Associated Press via ABC News, Boston Globe)
And that was just the beginning. Oprah Winfrey inducted the late Luther Vandross, calling him "the maestro of the love song," and Usher sang "Here and Now" and "So Amazing." Chris Rock inducted Wu-Tang Clan, who filled the stage and tore through a medley that included "C.R.E.A.M." and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," with a big jazz band behind them. Megan Thee Stallion inducted Queen Latifah, who then performed "U.N.I.T.Y." with fellow inductee MC Lyte. And Billy Idol, inducted with his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, had the crowd shouting along with "White Wedding," then declared, "And now, I'm gonna party with the Wu-Tang Clan!" Gwen Stefani, who inducted Billy alongside No Doubt's Tony Kanal, even joined him for a duet of "Eyes Without a Face."
U2 even popped in as a surprise opener, and Run-DMC and Aerosmith closed the night with “Walk This Way.”
How to watch: An edited version of the ceremony airs Tuesday, December 8, from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, then streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
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