Pakistan, July 10 -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has cancelled plans for a live induction ceremony this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will instead honour the class of 2020 with an HBO special on November 7.

The honourees this year are Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., T-Rex and Ahmet Ertegun Award honourees Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

"To protect the health and safety of our Inductees, their families, crews and our attendees, we've made the decision that the scheduled live event is not possible," John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, says in a statement. "Together with HBO and executive producer Joel Gallen, we will still create an exci...