With artists from Soundgarden and Outkast to the White Stripes and Salt-n-Pepa , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame got both younger and more diverse as its 2025 induction ceremonies returned to Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 8

Sure, the hall still had room for classic icons such as Bad Company , Joe Cocker and Chubby Checker, and it also found room for Warren Zevon, too.

Then there was Cyndi Lauper , the last of this year’s nine acts inducted either as performers or for their musical influence, whose performance crossed as many lines as she had colors in her hair.

She opened her three-song performance on Saturday with “True Colors,” a song that’s become an anthem for the LGBTQ+ community, pausing it near the end for a moment of silence and a raised fist in front of the Progres

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