madonna.jpgMadonna will not perform at tonight’s Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony–airing at 8:30 on VH1 Classic–making her the first living inductee who’ll attend the ceremony, but not hop on stage to bust out a song or two on the night she’s being honored. (Ah, that’ll teach me to fall victim to Roger Friedman’s anti-Jann Wenner propaganda. Man do I hate Mondays!) Which only makes the possibility of a Ciccone Youth torch-passing that much more likely. [Fox 411]

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  1. by crackbabyjesus at 6:24 am

    I would die of joy if Sonic Youth and Madonna collaborated on “Into the Groovey”. The first mash-up ever, I think. I wore that damn tape out.

  2. by extracrispy at 9:54 am

    I’d just like to point out that the headline for that Friedman Madonna piece is “Mama Won’t Screech.”

    Opens mouth, inserts gun, pulls trigger.

  3. by Ned Raggett at 9:55 am

    I could be wrong but I thought Bowie blew off the ceremony and everything else when we was inducted. Or do you mean first in attendance not to otherwise perform?

  4. by extracrispy at 10:43 am

    Oh, wait… Sex Pistols didn’t perform either.

  5. by Chris Molanphy at 11:10 am

    @extracrispy: Notwithstanding Maura’s correction above, and despite the fact that I very very very much want Friedman to be wrong, I’m afraid he might be right: neither Bowie nor the Pistols showed up. Hasn’t every act that’s ever shown up at the ceremony to receive their award also performed at least a little?

    Plus, I have to imagine the people producing the show, including VH1, will all but beg Madge to warble a tune or two. I mean, there goes the show’s ratings if they can’t get the biggest inductee to perform.

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