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John Sykes, the Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, chatted at the press room prior to the induction ceremony, which was held on November 3rd at the Barclays Center in New York.
John Sykes, who has been chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation since Jan. 1, 2020, has an answer to the naysayers: “I really didn’t change the rules. I went back and followed ...
For John Sykes, who took over as Chairman of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame three years ago it is a much bigger question, one he deals with every year as music purists debate who belongs in the ...
To hear John Sykes tell it, the meeting each year where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee gathers to vote on that year’s induction class is nearly as entertaining as the ...
Chairman John Sykes spoke about the organization's name after comments from Dolly Parton, Jay-Z and more about not feeling aligned with its genre distinction The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame isn't ...
John Sykes, a top executive with iHeart Media and a co-founder of MTV, takes over from Jann Wenner as head of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.
Incoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman John Sykes said he always thought the establishment was about more than just rock ’n’ roll, and stated his care for its continued diversification ...
Schenectady’s music scene spurred the channel that defined a generation. “If it hadn’t been for the incredible music that surrounded me growing up in Schenectady, I would never have had the ...
In a 2024 interview, Rock Hall chairman John Sykes noted that while Yankovic is on the Hall’s radar, currently, it seems unlikely he’ll make it onto the ballot: “‘Weird Al’ has come up ...
John Sykes on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s expanded definition of rock & roll.