{"id":294005,"date":"2026-02-12T10:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/294005\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:17:17","slug":"2pac-janet-jackson-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/294005\/","title":{"rendered":"2Pac, Janet Jackson & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe 14 recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year are wide-ranging in every way. Two of the inducted albums \u2013 2Pac<\/a>\u2019s All Eyez on Me and Janet Jackson<\/a>\u2019s Janet Jackson\u2019s Rhythm Nation 1814 \u2013 topped the Billboard 200. Others didn\u2019t chart at all.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo of the inducted recordings were awarded Grammys when they were current. Radiohead<\/a>\u2019s OK Computer won best alternative music performance; Lucinda Williams<\/a>\u2019 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road won best contemporary folk music album. Janet Jackson\u2019s Rhythm Nation 1814 didn\u2019t win as an album, but the accompanying music video won best music video \u2013 longform. Others weren\u2019t even nominated.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe oldest recording to be honored this year is Bertha \u201cChippie\u201d Hill\u2019s \u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d from 1926. Four of the inducted recordings were released in the 1990s: Selena<\/a>\u2019s Amor Prohibido, 2Pac\u2019s All Eyez on Me, Radiohead\u2019s OK Computer and Williams\u2019 Car Wheels.<\/p>\n

\n\tThree of the artists being honored this year died before reaching 30. Selena and 2Pac were both shot to death, at 23 and 25, respectively. Nick Drake <\/a>died at age of 26 due to an overdose of antidepressants. At the other extreme, children\u2019s music great Ella Jenkins<\/a> made it to 100.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Grammy Hall of Fame was established by the Recording Academy\u2019s national trustees in 1973. The original idea was to honor recordings that were released before the Grammys were first presented in 1959. It is now open to any recording that is at least 25 years old. (This year, only three of the 14 inducted recordings were released prior to the inception of the Grammy Awards.)\u00a0The inducted recordings are selected annually by a special member committee, with final ratification by the Recording Academy\u2019s national board of trustees. Counting the 14 new titles, the Grammy Hall of Fame totals 1,179 inducted recordings.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis year\u2019s additions include nine albums and five songs that exhibit \u201cqualitative or historical significance.\u201d The inducted recordings will be honored at the Grammy Museum and Recording Academy\u2019s Grammy Hall of Fame Gala on May 8 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Eligible recipients will receive a certificate from the Recording Academy.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to recognize these influential recordings as the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame inductees,\u201d Harvey Mason jr.<\/a>, CEO of the Recording Academy, said in a statement. \u201cEach selection reflects the creativity, craft and cultural impact that recorded music can carry across decades. We\u2019re honored to help preserve these works and celebrate the artists and communities behind them, so their legacies continue to inspire generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMichael Sticka, president\/CEO of the Grammy Museum, added: \u201cThe Grammy Hall of Fame is a vital bridge between music\u2019s past and present\u2014honoring recordings that changed the way we listen, create and connect.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s the complete list of 2026 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame, listed alphabetically by artist:<\/p>\n

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\tAlice Coltrane, Journey in Satchidananda<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: February 1971<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Impulse!<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Alice Coltrane, Ed Michel<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: Didn\u2019t chart<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Journey in Satchidananda was the fourth studio album by American jazz pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane. Coltrane was joined on the album by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, bassists Cecil McBee and Charlie Haden and drummer Rashied Ali. Coltrane was married to jazz saxophonist and composer John Coltrane from 1965 until his death in 1967. (John Coltrane has 11 recordings in the Grammy Hall of Fame.) Alice Coltrane died in 2007 at age 69.<\/p>\n

\tNick Drake, Pink Moon<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: Feb. 25, 1972<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Island<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: John Wood<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: Didn\u2019t chart<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Pink Moon was the English musician\u2019s third and final studio album. It was the only one of Drake\u2019s studio albums to be released in North America during his lifetime. Pink Moon differs from Drake\u2019s previous albums in that it was recorded without a backing band. Drake was found dead in November 1974 at the age of 26 due to an overdose of antidepressants.<\/p>\n

\tEric B. & Rakim, \u201cPaid in Full\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: 1987<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: 4th and B\u2019way<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Eric B. & Rakim<\/p>\n

\n\tHot 100 peak: Didn\u2019t chart. Reached No. 65 on Hot Black Singles, as the chart was then called.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Written and produced by duo members Eric Barrier and Rakim Allah, the song was released as the fifth single from the duo\u2019s debut studio album of the same name, following \u201cEric B. Is President,\u201d \u201cI Ain\u2019t No Joke,\u201d \u201cI Know You Got Soul\u201d and \u201cMove the Crowd.\u201d The song was boosted by a popular remix by English electronic dance music duo Coldcut.<\/p>\n

\tFunkadelic, Maggot Brain<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: July 12, 1971<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Westbound<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: George Clinton<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 108<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Maggot Brain was the funk rock band\u2019s third studio album. This was the last album recorded by the original Funkadelic lineup. The album spawned the singles \u201cYou and Your Folks, Me and My Folks,\u201d \u201cCan You Get to That\u201d and \u201cHit It and Quit It.\u201d George Clinton and Parliament\/Funkadelic received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2019. Parliament\u2019s \u201cFlashlight\u201d was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018.<\/p>\n

\tHeart, Dreamboat Annie<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: Feb. 14, 1976<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Mushroom<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Mike Flicker<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 7<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Dreamboat Annie was Heart\u2019s debut studio album. At the time, the band was based in Vancouver, British Columbia; the album was recorded in Vancouver and first released in Canada by the local label Mushroom Records in September 1975. It was released in the U.S. five months later, through the U.S. subsidiary of Mushroom Records in Los Angeles. The album spawned the singles \u201cHow Deep It Goes,\u201d \u201cMagic Man,\u201d \u201cCrazy on You\u201d and \u201cDreamboat Annie.\u201d Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart received lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy in 2023.<\/p>\n

\tBertha \u201cChippie\u201d Hill, \u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: 1926<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Okeh<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Richard M. Jones<\/p>\n

\n\tHot 100 peak: Didn\u2019t chart on pre-Hot 100 pop and R&B charts.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: \u00a0Hill was a blues and vaudeville singer and dancer. She first recorded in November 1925 for Okeh Records, backed by cornet player Louis Armstrong and pianist Richard M. Jones. She died in 1950 at age 45, hit by a car in Harlem. \u201cTrouble in Mind\u201d has also been recorded by Georgia White, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone and team of Leon Helm and Mavis Staples.<\/p>\n

\tJanet Jackson, Rhythm Nation 1814<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: Sept. 19, 1989<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: A&M<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson, Jellybean Johnson<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 1 (four weeks)<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: This was Jackson\u2019s fourth studio album. Although A&M executives wanted material similar to that on her previous album, Control (1986), Jackson insisted on creating a concept album addressing social issues. The accompanying video won a Grammy for best music video, long form, but the album and its many hit singles won no Grammys, despite receiving six nominations across two years. In what must have been a huge disappointment for all involved, the album was passed over for a nod for album of the year, a nod that Control had garnered.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe album spawned seven top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 \u2013 \u201cMiss You Much,\u201d \u201cRhythm Nation,\u201d \u201cEscapade,\u201d \u201cAlright,\u201d \u201cCome Back to Me,\u201d \u201cBlack Cat\u201d and \u201cLove Will Never Do (Without You).\u201d With this induction, Jackson is upholding a family tradition. Brother Michael has two albums in the Grammy Hall of Fame (Off the Wall and Thriller). The Jackson 5 have three singles in the Grammy Hall (\u201cI Want You Back,\u201d \u201c ABC,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll Be There\u201d).<\/p>\n

\tElla Jenkins, \u201cYou\u2019ll Sing a Song and I\u2019ll Sing a Song\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: 1966<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Folkways<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Ella Jenkins, Bernadette Richter<\/p>\n

\n\tHot 100 peak: Didn\u2019t chart<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: This was the title song and opening track of Jenkins\u2019 1966 album. Ella Jenkins sang and played harmonica, ukulele and guitar on the album, which also featured the Urban Gateways Children\u2019s Chorus. Jenkins received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2004. She died in 2024 at age 100.<\/p>\n

\tRadiohead, OK Computer<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: May 21, 1997<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Capitol<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Nigel Godrich, Radiohead<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 21<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: OK Computer was the English rock band\u2019s third studio album. The album\u2019s abstract lyrics, densely layered sound and eclectic influences laid the groundwork for Radiohead\u2019s later work. OK Computer won a Grammy for best alternative music performance and was nominated for album of the year. It spawned the singles \u201cParanoid Android,\u201d \u201cKarma Police\u201d and \u201cNo Surprises.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe Rouse Brothers, \u201cOrange Blossom Special\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: 1939<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Bluebird<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: unknown<\/p>\n

\n\tHot 100 peak: Didn\u2019t chart on pre-Hot 100 pop or country charts.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Ervin T. Rouse\u00a0wrote this future bluegrass standard in 1938 and recorded it with his brother Gordon in 1939.\u00a0(Ervin played fiddle and sang; Gordon played guitar.) Johnny Cash had the highest-charting version of this song (No. 3 on Hot Country Songs in 1965). Charlie McCoy in 1973 and Johnny Darrell in 1974 also had chart hits with it on Hot Country Songs. Ervin T. Rouse died in 1981 at age 63.<\/p>\n

\tSelena, Amor Prohibido<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: March 22, 1994<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: EMI Latin<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: A.B. Quintanilla (Selena\u2019s brother)<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 29<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: Amor Prohibido was Selena\u2019s fourth studio album. The album blends diverse musical styles from ranchera to hip-hop. It spawned the singles \u201cAmor Prohibido,\u201d \u201cBidi Bidi Bom Bom,\u201d \u201cNo Me Queda M\u00e1s\u201d and \u201cFotos y Recuerdos.\u201d The album received a Grammy nod for best Mexican-American performance. Selena was shot to death at age 23 in 1995. She received a posthumous lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 2021.<\/p>\n

\tThe Soul Stirrers, \u201cJesus Gave Me Water\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: 1950<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Specialty<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Art Rupe<\/p>\n

\n\tHot 100 peak: Didn\u2019t chart on pre-Hot 100 pop or R&B charts.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: \u201cJesus Gave Me Water\u201d came from the first studio session of a young Chicago gospel singer named Sam Cook, seven years before he added an \u201ce\u201d to his last name and became a crossover pop\/R&B star and enduring music legend. Four of Cooke\u2019s solo hits are in the Grammy Hall of Fame \u2013 \u201cYou Send Me,\u201d \u201cWonderful World,\u201d \u201cBring It on Home to Me\u201d and the posthumous hit \u201cA Change Is Gonna Come.\u201d Cooke was shot to death in 1964 at age 33 and received a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy in 1999.<\/p>\n

\t2Pac, All Eyez on Me<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: Feb. 13, 1996<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Death Row\/Interscope<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: 2Pac, Bobcat, Dat Nigga Daz, DeVante Swing, DJ Pooh, DJ Quik, Doug Rasheed, Dr. Dre, Johnny \u201cJ,\u201d Mike Mosley, QDIII, Rick Rock<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 1 (two weeks)<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: All Eyez on Me was 2Pac\u2019s fourth studio album and the last one to be released during his lifetime. The album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz, among others. The album received a Grammy nod for best rap album, while two of its tracks \u2013 \u201cCalifornia Love\u201d (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) and \u201cHow Do U Want It\u201d (featuring KC and JoJo) were nominated for best rap performance by a duo or group. Other singles from the album were \u201c2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted\u201d and \u201cI Ain\u2019t Mad at Cha.\u201d 2 Pac was shot to death in 1996 at age 25.<\/p>\n

\tLucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road<\/p>\n

\n\tRelease Date: June 30, 1998<\/p>\n

\n\tLabel: Mercury<\/p>\n

\n\tProducers: Roy Bittan, Steve Earle, Ray Kennedy, Lucinda Williams<\/p>\n

\n\tBillboard 200 peak: No. 65<\/p>\n

\n\tNotes: This was Williams\u2019 fifth studio album. The album, which features guest appearances by Steve Earle and Emmylou Harris, won a Grammy for best contemporary folk album. It spawned the singles \u201cRight in Time\u201d and \u201cCan\u2019t Let Go.\u201d The latter track was nominated for a Grammy for best female rock vocal performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 14 recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame this year are wide-ranging in every way. Two…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[6971,93,61,60,278,61542,140267],"class_list":{"0":"post-294005","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-recording-academy","14":"tag-the-grammy-museum"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}