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Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, the Cure among 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

The latest batch of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced Thursday morning. The class of 2019 is a straight-A lineup, featuring #JanetJackson #The Cure #DefLeppard #Radiohead #Roxy Music #TheZombies #StevieNicks Janet Jackson’s inclusion is especially exciting. In the #MeToo era, it seems like all the world has been rallying around Miss Jackson — whose career stalled after the “Nipplegate” scandal at Super Bowl LII (reportedly due to the dastardly scheming of disgraced CBS executive Les Moonves ), while her equally responsible halftime duet partner, Justin Timberlake, walked away unscathed. Jackson’s recent politically charged “State of the World” tour was a massive success; she recently received the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards ; and she’s finally being rightfully heralded as the forerunner to triple-threat divas like Beyoncé and Rihanna. Her Hall induction is the perfect way for the three-time Rock Hall nominee to complete her comeback story arc. Anothe...