The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the presenters and performers for the impending Class of 2021 Ceremony and as expected, it will be a loaded affair.

Taking place on October 30, we know the following people will be involved.

Tina Turner will be inducted by Angela Bassett, who portrayed her in the 1993 biopic, “What’s Love Got to Do With It” with performances by Bryan Adams, Christina Aguilera, H.E.R. and Mickey Guyton.

Carole King will be inducted by Taylor Swift, who will also be performing with King and Jennifer Hudson.

The Go-Go’s will be inducted by Drew Barrymore.

The Foo Fighters will be inducted by Paul McCartney.

Ahmet Ertugun Award recipient, Clarence Avant, will be inducted by Lionel Richie.

It has not been announced who will induct Todd Rundgren, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Charley Patton, Gil Scott-Heron and Randy Rhoads.

We look forward to seeing who else will be named as presenters and performers.

Although these days Lionel Richie might be best known for being Nicole Richie’s father, it can not be underestimated just how much Lionel Richie dominated the FM dial in the 1980’s. Lionel’s career had a meteoric rise upon leaving the Commodores and his R&B flavored Soft Rock was a favorite among the vinyl buying public. Richie however may not have had enough of a Rock edge about him and frankly anyone who is overshadowed this much by his no talent daughter can easily be overshadowed by other Hall candidates.

Talking about Motown was certainly nothing new during the NIHOF Rock and Roll discussions. However, the topic generally came up when discussing forgotten and neglected 60’s artists from the legendary label, and rarely for the achievements of the decade that followed. Yet one of the Detroit label’s biggest successes was a 70’s group that originated from the American Deep South where the Commodores emerged as a major player in the R&B scene.