Foreigner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday evening. Present to simply accept the award was authentic singer Lou Gramm, keyboardist Al Greenwood, and bassist Rick Wills.

Mick Jones and Dennis Elliott weren’t in attendance, whereas Ian McDonald and Ed Gagliardi, died in 2022 and 2014, respectively.

“I’m really sad [Jones] is not here tonight,” Sammy Hagar, who inducted the band, stated from the stage. “Mick, we love and miss you and congratulations.”

Hagar additionally spoke about his personal experiences listening to Foreigner’s music, significantly songs like “Jukebox Hero,” when he himself was developing as a rock singer.

“The first time you heard that song you know you were jealous,” he stated. “To me that’s one of the greatest rock vocal performances ever.”

Following Hagar’s speech, an all-star efficiency of their music passed off, that includes Hagar, Slash, Chad Smith, Demi Lovato and Kelly Clarkson.

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Lovato took on the lead vocal for “Feels Like the First Time,” adopted by “Hot Blooded” that includes Hagar singing lead, with some help from present Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen. Then Clarkson got here on for “I Want to Know What Love Is,” who was joined by Gramm himself.

Clarkson has coated Foreigner beforehand, posting a video of her singing “I Want to Know What Love Is” in 2016, devoted to the victims of the Orlando nightclub capturing.

In February, Slash and Smith appeared in a video posted by the producer Mark Ronson, the son-in-law of Mick Jones, advocating for Foreigner to be inducted. “I can’t believe they’re not in already — oh my God,” Smith stated. Other artists in the video included Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and Jack Black.

Jones’ daughter, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, was available to assist settle for the award.

“He’s in New York and he’s watching from home,” she stated. “I’m going to speak his words. … Thanks to my brothers in song and rock and roll who helped build this legacy from the very first single. .. I want to thank the fans, the listeners, the dreamers who made this journey possible. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this incredible odyssey. Rock and roll is forever.”

“We didn’t always agree about Foreigner’s musical direction,” Gramm added, “but all told we were very fortunate to be in Foreigner together and our music continues to stand the test of time.”

‘Justice Has Been Done’

“We’ve waited basically 21 years for this to happen,” Wills stated in June. “So when it did happen, it was a surprise in a sense. But it was also a relief that we finally could join our peers in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because I think we’ve definitely earned our place with the singles and the songs we’ve written and performed over the years. You know, what did we do wrong? I don’t know.”

Though it took many years for Foreigner to be nominated and finally inducted into the Rock Hall, singer Lou Gramm is content material. “It gives the ultimate credibility to all the creativity and work that myself and Mick and the whole Foreigner band has been doing for decades,” he advised Rolling Stone in April. “Justice has been done.”