The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was inducted into the group this previous Saturday (Oct. 19), and a few artists threw shade at the corridor throughout the ceremony.

This yr’s inductees included Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest in the performer class. Jimmy Buffet, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield acquired the Musical Excellence Award, and Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton had been granted the Musical Influence Award.

The Rock Hall is nearly as controversial a subject inside the rock and metallic group as the Grammy Awards are, with many followers turning into annoyed yr after yr when their favourite artists are snubbed from the honor.

This yr, it appears a few of the artists themselves had been even a bit irritated by the Hall, as a few them made some snarky feedback throughout their speeches. Keep scrolling to see what was stated.

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar inducted Foreigner into the Rock Hall, and likewise carried out a bit throughout the night. While presenting Foreigner with the honor, he made a few remarks that seemingly insinuated he felt the band ought to have been inducted a very long time in the past.

“So we all have asked ourselves, all us musicians out there… What’s the criteria? How do you get into the Hall of Fame?” the singer questioned [via Van Halen News Desk]. “One big hit song, right? Well Foreigner has had nine mega hits in the Top 100 in Billboard. Not one — nine, okay? Boom. Qualified.”

“Number two, you should have a gold record, a platinum record,” he continued. “Well here comes Foreigner with 80 million records sold, six Top 10 albums, including Foreigner 4… which spent 10 weeks at No. 1, okay? Qualified, right?”

The singer then carried out the monitor “Hot Blooded” with Slash, Demi Lovato, Chad Smith and a few of Foreigner’s touring band.

Cher

Cher’s debut album All I Really Want to Do got here out in 1965, which means the singer has been eligible for induction into the Rock Hall since 1990. Thus, she made positive to acknowledged how lengthy it took for her profession to be acknowledged by the corridor throughout her induction speech.

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“It was easier getting divorced from two men than it was to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” she stated [via Ultimate Classic Rock]. “I want to thank my guardian David Geffen, because yeah, he wrote a letter and sent it to the directors and so… ha ha here I am. So anyway thank you David, thank you for caring so much about me.”

Earlier that evening, Cher carried out her hit track “Believe” with pop star Dua Lipa.

Dionne Warwick

Similar to Cher, Dionne Warwick has additionally been eligible to be inducted into the Hall for over three many years. Her debut document, Presenting Dionne Warwick, was launched in 1963, making her certified for induction since ’88. During her speech for the Musical Excellence Award, she shared that she had been nominated thrice.

“In any ballgame, three strikes and you’re considered to be out. Well, this is the third time that I’ve been told I’ve been nominated for this particular award and they finally got it right,” she stated, in response to Vulture. “I got to the point where I said, ‘You know, y’all can keep this award.’ But I’m so pleased to be here.”

Warwick sang her 1979 hit “I’ll Never Love This Way Again” with Jennifer Hudson throughout the night.