Who is getting inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame this year?

The 27th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Saturday, April 14, 2012. It will air on May 5, 2012 on HBO.

Performers inducted:

Guns N' Roses
Red Hot
Chili Peppers
Donovan Laura Nyro
The Small Faces/Faces
Beastie Boys
The Crickets
The Famous Flames
The Midnighters
The Comets
The Blue Caps
The Miracles

Early Influenced inducted:

Freddie King

Sidemen inducted:

Tom Dowd
Don Kirshner
Cosimo Matassa
Glyn Johns

Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose refused to attend the ceremony claiming that it “doesn’t appear to be somewhere I’m actually wanted or respected.”

Updated on Monday, April 16 2012 at 01:00AM EDT