The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has added five industry leaders to its Board of Directors: UMG EVP Michele Anthony, UMPG Chairman/CEO Jody Gerson, ViacomCBS President Pam Kaufman, Sony/ATV Chairman/CEO Jon Platt and Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/artist Pharrell Williams.

“We’re both fortunate and honored to welcome these creative leaders in music and entertainment to our Board,” said RRHOF Board Chairman John Sykes. “Each brings to our Board deep experience and extensive knowledge of music that will help us continue to grow the Foundation as a true cultural institution.”

The R&RHOF Board of Directors support the Foundation's mission to engage, teach and inspire through the power of rock & roll. Each year, the Foundation selects the inductees into the Hall of Fame and hosts the Induction Ceremony. The 2020 class includes The Doobie Brothers, Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, T. Rex, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G. and Ahmet Ertegun award recipients Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

The 2020 Induction Ceremony will be held 5/2, and will be aired live for the first time on HBO from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.