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Last night\u2019s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony<\/a> in Cleveland, Ohio, kicked off with a star-studded tribute to Sly Stone<\/a>, who died<\/a> earlier this year at the age of 82. Stevie Wonder<\/a>, Questlove<\/a>, Jennifer Hudson<\/a>, Maxwell<\/a>, Beck<\/a>, Flea<\/a>, and Leon Thomas\u2014who was recently nominated for Best New Artist<\/a> at the 2026 Grammy Awards<\/a>\u2014took the stage to perform a medley of Sly and the Family Stone<\/a> songs. Wonder and Beck traded off lead vocal duties on \u201cDance to the Music,\u201d \u201cMaxwell\u201d took over for \u201cEveryday People,\u201d and, following a jam on \u201cThank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin),\u201d Hudson came out to lead the group through \u201cHigher.\u201d Watch it go down below.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s Rock Hall inductees<\/a> are OutKast<\/a>, Cyndi Lauper<\/a>, Soundgarden<\/a>, the White Stripes<\/a>, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker, with Warren Zevon<\/a> and Salt-N-Pepa receiving the Musical Influence Award.<\/p>\n Revisit Ben Greenman\u2019s Afterword essay \u201cSly Stone\u2019s Funky Revolution<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n