KISS bassist Gene Simmons restated his opposition to hip-hop’s inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a recent LegendsNLeaders podcast interview, underscoring an ongoing genre-definition ...

KISS legend Gene Simmons has shot down the idea that rappers could be recognised in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame insisting "hip hop does not belong". The 76-year-old musician - who was inducted ...

Hill, Vandross, Carey, and Sade are among 17 nominees for the 2026 class. The official inductees will be revealed sometime ...

The core of Simmons’ argument rests on a perceived injustice regarding who gets in and who stays out. He points to the fact that heavy metal titans Iron Maiden – a band that fills stadiums globally ...

The post is the latest in a series of comments Gene Simmons has made speaking out against the inclusion of rap artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During an appearance on the Legends N Leaders ...

Genre labels are generally innocuous until a person sets out to reposition the signposts. Gene Simmons has come back to an old complaint concerning the “Rock & Roll” Hall of Fame: that the ...

Gene Simmons is doubling down on his disapproval of hip-hop acts being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS is sharing his perspective on why he doesn’t think ...