{"id":559675,"date":"2026-05-01T00:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/559675\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:36:08","slug":"janet-jackson-to-appear-at-grammy-hall-of-fame-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/559675\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Jackson to Appear at Grammy Hall of Fame Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/artist\/janet-jackson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Janet Jackson<\/a> will appear at the Grammy Museum and Recording Academy\u2019s Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala to celebrate the induction of her prolific 1989 album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/stories\/janet-jackson-rhythm-nation-1814-album\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Janet Jackson\u2019s Rhythm Nation 1814<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The LP, featuring writing and production from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, is Jackson\u2019s second consecutive album to top the Billboard 200 albums chart and also became the best-selling album of 1990 in the United States. It\u2019s packed with seven Top 5 hits: \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<\/p>\n<p>The Recording Academy also announced the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/stories\/best-erykah-badu-songs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Erykah Badu<\/a> to the Gala\u2019s performance lineup. The neo-soul legend will join George Clinton and Funkadelic guitarist Blackbyrd McKnight in a tribute to Funkadelic\u2019s \u201cMaggot Brain,\u201d which is among this year\u2019s inductees.\n<\/p>\n<p>Other performers include Fy\u00fctch &amp; Aura V covering Ella Jenkins\u2019 \u201cYou\u2019ll Sing a Song and I\u2019ll Sing a Song,\u201d Heart\u2019s Ann and Nancy Wilson performing tunes from Dreamboat Annie, Lucinda Williams revisiting songs from Car Wheels on a Gravel Road; Take 6 covering the Soul Stirrers\u2019 \u201cJesus Gave Me Water,\u201d and Taylor Hanson tributing Nick Drake\u2019s Pink Moon.\n<\/p>\n<p>Along with Rhythm Nation, other 2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame honorees include Lucinda Williams\u2019s Cars Wheels on a Gravel Road, Heart\u2019s Dreamboat Annie, Alice Coltrane\u2019s Journey in Satchidananda,, Nick Drake\u2019s Pink Moon, 2Pac\u2019s All Eyez On Me, Radiohead\u2019s OK Computer, Selena\u2019s Amor Prohibido, Funkadelic\u2019s Maggot Brain, Eric B &amp; Rakim\u2019s \u201cPaid In Full,\u201d Bertha \u201cChippie\u201d Hill\u2019s \u201cTrouble In Mind,\u201d Ella Jenkins\u2019 \u201cYou\u2019ll Sing A Song And I\u2019ll Sing A Song,\u201d The Rouse Brothers\u2019 \u201cOrange Blossom Special,\u201d and The Soul Stirrers\u2019 \u201cJesus Gave Me Water.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege to recognize these eclectic recordings as the 2026 Grammy Hall Of Fame inductees,\u201d said Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. \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\n<\/p>\n<p>The gala, hosted by Anthony Mason, will take place on May 8, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.udiscovermusic.com\/collections\/rhythm-blues?utm_campaign=products&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=udiscovermusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Shop R&amp;B, soul, and funk classics on vinyl here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Janet Jackson will appear at the Grammy Museum and Recording Academy\u2019s Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala to celebrate&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[150280,192160,96,192161,9778,72177,67711,192162,128,1581,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-559675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-2026-grammys","tag-alice-coltrane","tag-entertainment","tag-erykah-badu","tag-heart","tag-homepage-featured","tag-janet-jackson","tag-lucinda-williams","tag-music","tag-pop","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}