Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Inductee Gene Simmons of KISS speaks onstage at the 29th Annual Rock And Roll ...

Melissa Etheridge took on Gene Simmons in the continuing debate over hip-hop and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2026.

Gene Simmons is once again sparking a debate within the music industry, firmly asserting that hip-hop and rap artists have no business being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The KISS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KISS rocker Gene Simmons is defending himself for using the word “ghetto” while saying rap “does not belong” in the Rock & Roll ...

Gene Simmons is doubling down after a recent podcast appearance that reignited criticism over his longstanding stance on hip-hop’s place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The KISS bassist, 76, sparked ...

For years now — and probably since the genre's inception — Gene Simmons has been happily going on the record to proclaim his dislike of hip-hop and his frustration over the fact that rappers are ...

It’s more like the Hall of Hard Feelings for the Demon. Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most ...