USA Today Music — Bon Jovi and Nina Simone's inductions were among the night's highlights.             more info

Guardian Music — Bass player John Illsley says lead singer’s absence a ‘personal thing’Bon Jovi and Nina Simone also inducted on the nightBritish rockers Dire Straits have been inducted into the rock’n’roll hall of fame, but the occa... more info

Topix — Tonight's the big night! Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, Nina Simone, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe will all take their place as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. WKYC will bring you full coverage from Saturday's festivities in ... more info

Time — Bon Jovi, the Cars, Nina Simone, and others make up the 2018 class more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Bon Jovi, the Cars and four first-time nominees, including Nina Simone, will be inducted Saturday night as the 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In one haunting moment from Liongate's upcoming thriller "Traffik," a young woman is drugged and loaded into a waiting truck by sex traffickers after having spent much of the night running for her life. Nina Simone's stirring "Strange Fruit" punctuat... more info

Chicago Tribune — The transcendent moment in “Songs of Freedom,” drummer Ulysses Owens Jr.’s reflection on music of the turbulent 1960s, sneaked up on listeners. For after hearing inspired but straightforward readings of music identified with Nina Simone, Abbey ... more info

Soul Sides — Nina Simone: To Love Somebody (RCA Victor, 1968) This song absolutely slays. It’s a radical remake of The Bee-Gee’s original, taking a pleasant ballad and having Nina utterly flip into a high energy, uptempo jam. Every time I hear this, I ju... more info

Core News — “MC, producer and guitarist Slowthai joins Gilles for words and music. They discuss his debut EP and being influenced by Nina Simone, horror films and growing up in Northampton.” Check out other Gilles Peterson shows here and subscribe to the fee... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Critic Mark Swed looks to the season ahead and the concerts and productions that hold the most promise, including a radical staging of "Song of the Earth," new work from rising conductor Ellen Reid and Matthew Aucoin's much-anticipated "The Crossing.... more info