Dozens of music’s biggest stars gathered for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, but Alanis Morissette wasn’t one of them. The singer explained how it was done via Instagram. “an overarching anti-woman sentiment”She was forced to abandon her performance.
Alanis Morissette Dropped Out Of Olivia Rodrigo Duet
This year, Carly Simon was one of the stars being honored with a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Olivia Rodrigo took the stage to belt out Simon’s hit song “You’re So Vain,”Morissette says that she was also supposed take part in this performance.
According to Variety, Morissette pulled the plug at the very last minute. The singer showed up to rehearsals. There are conflicting stories about why she dropped out of the show, but Morissette appeared to blame the show’s production team.
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Morissette shared a lengthy Instagram story on her absence. She began by thanking Rodrigo and Simon for their support.
Morissette: ‘Hollywood Has Been Notorious For Its Disrespect Of The Feminine’
Morrissette quickly revealed her reasons for refusing to perform in the planned performance. “I have spent decades in an industry that is rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, reduction, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and more) throughout my career,”She wrote.
The singer said that she “tolerated it” because she wanted to connect with audiences.”I sucked it up on more occasions than I can count in order to do so,” Morissette wrote. “It’s hard not to be affected in any industry around the world, but Hollywood has been notorious for its disrespect of the feminine in all of us.”
Others Claim Morissette ‘Struggled’To Sing Carly Simon Song and Walked Out
“Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women,”Morissette ended. While her message seems like a pretty pointed jab at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s production crew, Others claim Morissette “struggled with the song”And finally, he walked out.
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Representatives for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have not responded to Morissette’s comments, but as the singer said, the music industry is “rife”With the behavior she describes in her Instagram story.