Kendrick Lamar will induct N.W.A at the 31st annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Kid Rock will deliver a speech for Cheap Trick at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on 4/8.
Lamar and Rock join The Black Keys, Rob Thomas and Lars Ulrich of Metallica as presenters. This year’s ceremony will honor Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller as well as Bert Berns, who is receiving the Ahmet Ertegun Award for Lifetime Achievement. The induction ceremony TV show will premiere on HBO on 4/30.
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