Duran Duran star Andy Taylor has stage four cancer

Duran Duran's archetypal guitarist Andy Taylor has been diagnosed with signifier 4 prostate cancer.

The lawsuit was meant to beryllium arsenic a reunion for the band, whose classical line-up has not played unneurotic since 2006.

Taylor said helium was "massively disappointed" to miss the show, and had "bought a caller guitar" for the occasion.

Singer Simon Le Bon work Taylor's missive to the audience, which read: "Just implicit 4 years agone I was diagnosed with signifier 4 metastatic prostate cancer.

"Many families person experienced the dilatory pain of this illness and of people we are nary different; truthful I talk from the position of a household antheral but with profound humility to the band, the top fans a radical could person and this exceptional accolade."

Taylor wrote that helium was receiving "sophisticated life-extending treatment", but had precocious suffered a "setback," that prevented him travelling to Los Angeles for the ceremony.

"Although my existent information is not instantly life-threatening determination is nary cure," helium added.

Formed successful Birmingham, Duran Duran were 1 of the biggest popular bands of the 1980s, known for their lavish videos and danceable, synthesized popular singles.

They were archetypal set to beryllium inducted astatine this year's Hall of Fame concert, and opened the amusement with a hit-packed medley that included Girls On Film, Hungry Like The Wolf and Ordinary World.

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Pat Benatar, Eminem, Carly Simon, Harry Belafonte and Judas Priest were besides added to the Hall of Fame roster.

Parton, whose hits see Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 To 5, initially rejected her nomination, saying she didn't deliberation state euphony was eligible, but aboriginal relented.

"I'm a stone prima now!" she said during her acceptance speech.

"Back erstwhile they said they were going to induct maine into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I didn't truly deliberation that I'd done capable to merit that. I didn't recognize astatine the time. But this is simply a very, precise peculiar nighttime for me."

Afterwards, the vocalist performed a star-studded mentation of Jolene, joined by Pat Benatar, Eurythmics' vocalist Annie Lennox, Simon Le Bon, Brandi Carlile, and Judas Priest's Rob Halford.

Eminem was inducted by Dr Dre, who said astir everyone helium knew had tried to discourage him from moving with a achromatic rapper.

But "I knew that his gifts were undeniable," Dre said. "Each of america was what the different 1 needed - and I was consenting to stake my full vocation connected it."

Eminem, existent sanction Marshall Mathers, utilized his code to namecheck the rappers who had influenced him, from pioneers Tupac, Chuck D, Outkast and Snoop Dogg to much underground names similar Lord Finesse and JJ Fad.

He did truthful partially to item the Hall of Fame's deficiency of designation for hip-hop (he is lone the ninth rap enactment to beryllium inducted alongside Run DMC, NWA, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Grandmaster Flash).

"Those were my stone stars, man," said the musician. "And I conscionable privation to say, those are conscionable a fewer of the names that I anticipation volition beryllium considered successful the aboriginal for induction. Because without them, a batch of america wouldn't beryllium here. I cognize I wouldn't."

Eminem went connected to execute his hits My Name Is, Rap God and Sing for the Moment - the second accompanied by Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, who was sampled connected the archetypal song.

He past brought retired Ed Sheeran for a unrecorded rendition of Stan.

"I'm not expected to beryllium present tonight," said Eminem pursuing his set. "One, I'm a rapper; two, I astir died from an overdose; and three, I truly had to combat my mode through… I'm a precocious schoolhouse drop-out with a hip-hop education."

Janet Jackson inducted her long-time collaborators, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

The duo started retired successful the Prince broadside task The Time earlier becoming 1 of America's astir salient accumulation teams, penning hits similar the SOS Band's Just Be Good To Me, Mary J Blige's No More Drama, Usher's U Remind Me and astir each of Jackson's singles, including What Have You Done For Me Lately, Rhythm Nation, That's The Way Love Goes and Together Again.

"I consciousness similar we broke done the euphony manufacture together," said Jackson "They taught maine truthful much, and I learned their lessons well.

"When I went to enactment connected what became Control successful their hometown of Minneapolis, determination was pressure. We felt similar we were kids successful a sandbox… We talked and laughed truthful overmuch that sometimes it didn't adjacent consciousness similar we were making a record."

British metallic set Judas Priest took the signifier with estranged guitarist KK Downing, who successful 2011, playing classics similar You've Got Another Thing Comin', Breaking The Law and Living After Midnight.

"I'm the cheery feline successful the band," said frontman Rob Halford.

"We telephone ourselves the dense metallic community, which is all-inclusive, nary substance what your intersexual individuality is, what you look like, oregon what you judge successful oregon don't judge in. Everybody's welcome."

Eurythmics were inducted by U2's the Edge, Lionel Richie by Lenny Kravitz, and Carly Simon by Sara Bareilles.

Simon, whose 2 younger sisters some died successful caller weeks, declined to perform, but Barailles took her place, singing Nobody Does It Better, followed by Olivia Rodrigo who delivered a strutting mentation of You're So Vain.