\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div> \t\t\t\t\tChappell Roan<\/a> speaks onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Kane\/Getty Images for RRHOF<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tRoan, who seemed to struggle with seeing the teleprompter, playfully interrupted herself and joked, \u201cI messed up so bad by refusing to get contacts!\u201d before continuing on about how much Lauper changed pop music. \u201cIt\u2019s that courage that not only creates incredible art that gives everyone who experiences it the permission to be themselves \u2014 it opens their hearts, it changes their mind, and that is its power. Tonight, we honor a woman who redefined what a pop star could look like, sound like, and be.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tRaye and inductee Cyndi Lauper perform onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWireImage<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFollowing the speech, Lauper appeared onstage and sang \u201cTrue Colors,\u201d throwing her fist in the air at the end. She continued the performance with the 1984 classic \u201cTime After Time,\u201d accompanied by British singer Raye. The two of them switched off each line, coming together for the chorus. Lauper ended her medley with tons of energy, bringing Avril Lavigne onstage for \u201cGirls Just Wanna Have Fun.\u201d Salt-n-Pepa also joined in, and the group of artists concluded the set with a call-and-response moment alongside the crowd, encouraging everyone to scream along.<\/p>\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tInductee Cyndi Lauper performs onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWireImage<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tLauper delivered her speech next, kicking it off with the comedy she\u2019s known for. \u201cSee what happens when you let the riff-raff in?\u201d she joked. However, she grew more serious as she thanked legends of the past and present. \u201cI just want to say that I stand on the shoulders of the women who came before me, and my shoulders are broad enough to have the women who came after me stand on mine.\u201d She evoked the power of music before closing out. \u201cThe little kid in me still believes that rock & roll can save the world,\u201d she said. \u201cI just want to say now of all time, let\u2019s come together again and do good in the world because it needs us.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tAvril Lavigne, Cyndi Lauper, and Salt-N-Pepa onstage during the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKevin Kane\/Getty Images for RRHOF<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tLauper first heard about her induction from her manager, she told Rolling Stone<\/a> <\/em>earlier this year. Her first thought wasn\u2019t what the honor represents for herself, but what it means to join the legion of women who paved the way for her and those who will follow. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to be part of that legacy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \n\tAfter waiting more than a decade and a half, Lauper\u2019s induction fell right into place. She joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 alongside OutKast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Soundgarden, and the White Stripes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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