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But you just proved everyone's point. If you consider Rosetta Tharpe the Mother of Rock and Roll and Nina Simone a legend that needs no introduction, then why are they just now getting their FIRST nominations? The problem is that these actual pioneers are just now getting nominated as opposed to artists like Madonna who were inducted in their first eligible year. This is very problematic and makes it even worst for modern day legends and pioneers like Tina, Whitney, and Janet to ever get inducted. And anyone who truly knows their music history knows that the music industry has been problematic since Elvis "Christopher Columbus"-ed his way into Rock and Roll, but that's another story for another day.