Cher on her ‘love-hate relationship’ with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Peter Frampton on being ‘afraid’ to come, and other highlights from the Cleveland ceremony

Backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, Cher confirmed that he had once declared that “I didn’t give a damn if he got in.” But if the pop superstar (pictured above in an opening duet of “Believe” with Dua Lipa) found his way to being completely overjoyed by the occasion on Saturday night, who else was going to be in anything less than Thanksgiving mode?

Every Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony has its own distinctive vibe. And during the 2024 event, a marathon five-and-a-half-hour concert at Cleveland’s sold-out Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, gratitude was the predominant theme among presenters,…