(Howard Stern) is the only presenter that has been confirmed by the Rock Hall for the April 14 ceremony, which will honor Bon Jovi, (Nina) Simone, The Moody Blues, Dire Straits, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and The Cars...Jon Bon Jovi asked Stern to induct Bon Jovi...(He) accepted, but he doesn't appear happy about coming to Cleveland.

"For some reason, they must have some [strange] deal that every once in a while they'll actually shoot the celebration in Cleveland...But it's the stupidest f****** thing," Stern said on his SiriusXM show..."It's already been explained to me, through the grapevine, that a lot of rock and roll people aren't going to be in the audience, because...(t)hey don't care about getting on a jet and going to Cleveland...You want to make good television. Do it where there are interesting people to look at...

"Paul [McCartney] ain't gonna be in Cleveland," Stern said...(But he) clearly hasn't done his homework...the ceremony held in Cleveland in 2015 featured...McCartney (and other) guests like Miley Cyrus, Fall Out Boy, Yoko Ono, Dave Grohl (and) John Mayer...

Stern continued to rub it in, before admitting he's the "wrong guy" to do a Rock Hall Induction speech...Stern also joked that the..(c)eremony should be held in New York and cut to Cleveland briefly, where they can have Nina Simone's casket or her family present...