Janelle Monáe to induct Janet Jackson into Rock Hall of Fame

Other speakers at the New York ceremony include Harry Styles and Trent Reznor.

March 13, 2019
Janelle Monáe to induct Janet Jackson into Rock Hall of Fame Janelle Monae attends the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party at the NoMad Hotel on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.   Erik Voake/Getty

Details of the artists who will speak before the latest round of inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame have been revealed. Janelle Monáe will speak about Janet Jackson's induction, news of which was announced last year.

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Other speakers at the 2019 ceremony will include David Byrne (for Radiohead), Trent Reznor (for The Cure), Harry Styles (for Stevie Nicks), Duran Duran’s John Taylor and Simon Le Bon (for Roxy Music), Queen’s Brian May (for Def Leppard), and the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs (for the Zombies).

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on March 29.

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Last month Janet Jackson announced details of "Metamorphorsis," her first Las Vegas residency. The run of live shows will celebrate 30 years of her 1989 album Rhythm Nation and begin in May.

Janelle Monáe to induct Janet Jackson into Rock Hall of Fame