In what is possibly the most motley crew — but not, you know, Mötley Crüe — they could have assembled, voters for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have picked a group of inductees for 2022 that leans heavily on pop hitmakers of the 1980s, including Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie and Pat Benatar, plus Eminem, Carly Simon and, despite the fact that she initially tried to reject the Hall's nomination, Dolly Parton.
In March, Parton wrote on her social media accounts that while she was grateful for the nomination, she didn't think she'd "earned that right," and didn't want to split the vote for other artists, requesting to respectfully bow out of the competition. Soon after, the Rock Hall revealed that Parton's name was already on ballots that had been sent to its voters and would stay there. But in an interview with Morning Edition just last week, the country singer-songwriter — as much an influence on rock music as any of the rap or pop artists to whom the Rock Hall has also recently inducted — said she'd "accept gracefully."
