Kabir Bhatia

This crisis is in the administration's hands.

Salt and Peppa tore up the stage at the inductions in Los Angeles, playing a medley of their 90s hip-hop hits.

During their acceptance speech, rapper Salt alluded to the ongoing battle to retain ownership of their master tapes.

The evening began with Stevie Wonder and an all-star group paying tribute to Sly Stone.

Then, 70s rockers Bad Company were inducted, represented by drummer Simon Kirk.

The only other surviving member, singer Paul Rogers, said this week he was not well enough to attend.

For NPR News, I'm Kabir Bhatia.

This crisis is in the administration's hands.

Salt and Peppa tore up the stage at the inductions in Los Angeles, playing a medley of their 90s hip-hop hits.

During their acceptance speech, rapper Salt alluded to the ongoing battle to retain ownership of their master tapes.

The evening began with Stevie Wonder and an all-star group paying tribute to Sly Stone.

Then, 70s rockers Bad Company were inducted, represented by drummer Simon Kirk.

The only other surviving member, singer Paul Rogers, said this week he was not well enough to attend.

For NPR News, I'm Kabir Bhatia.

He played keyboards with the Triple Crown of the British Invasion, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Who.

Now the late Nicky Hopkins is being inducted into the Rock Hall.

The ceremony in Los Angeles also honors Joe Cocker, with whom Hopkins recorded many times.

performers are eligible 25 years after the release of their first record.

Two of the longest-waiting acts this year are Chubby Checker, singer of The Twist, and Carol Kay, who played bass guitar on thousands of records for everyone from the Beach Boys to Sam Cooke.

More recent groups in this year's class include Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Outkast, and Salt-N-Pepa.