Tina Turner
Photo Credit: Mary E. Nichols
Tina Turner is one of the nominees for the 2021 Class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Turner was previously inducted in 1991 with her late husband Ike Turner, but she enjoyed solo success with her comeback classic Private Dancer.
Other nominees for the 2021 class include Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Chaka Khan, Fela Kuti, LL Cool J, and Dionne Warwick.
It appears the Hall of Fame is finally addressing its criticism of an apparent bias toward white male classic rock acts with this year’s class. Seven of the 16 acts up for induction are female or female-fronted, while nine of them feature artists of color. Both are records for the Hall of Fame.