CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Class of 2014 will enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight. The ceremony is taking place 7 p.m. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

A televised version of the ceremony won't air until May 31 on HBO. However, you can follow along with all the action right here at Cleveland.com.

Reporters Troy L. Smith (@troylsmith) and Chuck Yarborough (@mrteksun) are attending the ceremony and will be posting updates and tweeting using the hashtag #RockHall2014. Kristel Hartshorn will be posting video from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's simulcast.

This is your chance to be one of the first to know what the members of KISS said during their induction speeches, who performed with Nirvana and so much more.

Come back throughout the night for breaking news, photos, reviews, tweets and other social media fun. You can follow the action right here:

12:23 p.m.

Looks like they're kicking everyone out! That's it folks.

12:18 p.m.

Next up to bat for the final number is... Lorde, for "All Apologies." (Good performance, but the younger singers didn't have the same raw energy as Kim Gordon or Joan Jett).

12:12 p.m.

St. Vincent joins Nirvana on stage for "Lithium."





12:06 p.m.

Next up for Nirvana as singer is... Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth!

12:03 a.m.

Joan Jett joins Nirvana on stage to sing "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

12 a.m.

"I have a big speech, but I'm not going to say it. We all start bands when we're kids and this is my family I'm looking at right now." - Courtney Love

Dave and Courtney hugging was one of the most moving moments of the night.

11:50 p.m.

Dave Grohl giving credit to the previous drummers in Nirvana including Chad Channing, who is in attendance.

11:45 p.m.

"The band Nirvana were artists in every sense of the word." - Michael Stipe, while inducting NIrvana

11:40 p.m.

Nirvana time!

11:25 p.m.

Okay, this performance of "I Can't Go For That" is my favorite of the night. These guys had some energy building up over the course of four and a half hours of waiting.

11:18 p.m.

Hall and Oates halt their performance due to technical difficulties. A credit to them. These guys are eager to play.









11:15 p.m.

"Thankfully for you, there's only two of us." – John Oates, following the lengthy E Street Band induction (which lasted more than an hour)

11:10 p.m.

Questlove showing Hall and Oates some love.

11:05 p.m.

"Clarence [Clemons] would have a lot to say about tonight. He'd be having a real good time and an even better time when all this would be done. He's with us in spirit." - E Street Band (in the press room)





11 p.m.

On to Hall and Oates. Perfect way to cheer everyone up after the 'In Memoriam.'

10:55 p.m.

The E Street Band is wrapping up its performance (I think). The band's induction has occupied more than an hour of the ceremony at this point.

10:30 p.m.

Okay, now we're talking. Springsteen and the E Street Band hit the stage to perform, starting it off with the "E Street Shuffle."

10:10 p.m.

E Street Band still going, and going, and going with speeches. Really touching memories of the late Clarence Clemons.

9:50 p.m.

Springsteen inducting the E Street Band. He says, "I told a story with the E Street Band that I never could have told on my own.

9:30 p.m.

E Street Band's induction up next. This place is about to go nuts!

9:20 p.m.

The Linda Ronstadt tribute has begun.

9:15 p.m.

Peter Gabriel asked which is sweeter: Being inducted with a band or solo? Answer: "This time, because I'm here."

9:10 p.m.

Michael Stipe stops by the press room to talk about the first time he met Kurt Cobain:

"The first time I looked into his eyes I was like, 'I get it. He is all that.' He is a very special person."





9:05 p.m.

Glenn Frey on stage to induct Linda Ronstadt, who is not here.

9 p.m.

Ace Frehley in the press room and the only member of KISS to answer questions:

"It wasn't my choice (to not perform). I wanted to do it. But at the end of the day we're still brothers in rock and roll."

8:55 p.m.

Questlove visits the press room to answer questions about Hall and Oates, the act he is inducting:

"I think one of the hardest things to do is write a simple, three minute pop song." ~ Questlove

8:45 p.m.

Cat Stevens rifling off his influences during his speech, which in its totally is pretty odd. "I"m not going to hang around too long."

8:40 p.m.

Tom Morello on Rage Against the Machine's potential induction in a few years: "This is about KISS tonight. We'll worry about that when the time comes."

8:32 p.m.

Art Garfunkel inducting Cat Stevens!

8:30 p.m.

"The people pay for tickets, the people buy albums, the people who nominate do not. Let's not forget that these are the people who make it all possible. We just benefit from it." ~ Paul Stanley on KISS being kept out of the Rock Hall for so many years.

8:25 p.m.

KISS' original guitarist Ace Frehley on being 7 years sober:

"My sponsor used to have a saying when people told him try using willpower. He would say, "Try using willpower when you have diarrhea."

8:20 p.m.

"We wouldn't be here today without the original fantastic four." ~ Gene Simmons

8:15 p.m.

Tom Morello is going hard. There's no doubt he's a huge KISS fan.

8:10 p.m.

Tom Morello on stage to induct KISS: "KISS was never a critics' band. KISS was a people's band."

8 p.m.

Chris Martin and Peter Gabriel perform "Washing Of The Water" together. And now it is time for a little "In Your Eyes!"

7:45 p.m.

Peter Gabriel's moving speech (just a sample):

"If you're exploring making music and looking at us old timers getting our declarations, I'd say two things: Dream big and let your imagination guide you... and secondly, surround yourself with brilliance; the brilliance of those you love being around and the brilliance of their talent." ~ Peter Gabriel

7:40 p.m.

Chris Martin (of Coldplay) on stage to induct Peter Gabriel and absolutely slaying it with his speech of Bible references ("I shall read from the book of Genesis...").

7:30 p.m.

Peter Gabriel has hit the stage! And he's got the funk. He starts things off with "Digging In The Dirt."

7:20 p.m.

Peter Asher up first to induct groundbreaking and pioneering managers Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham.

7:10 p.m.

The show has begun! Some idiot booing chairman Jann Wenner as he does his introduction. Lots of Cleveland people in the crowd. Biggest applause goes to the announcement of the E Street Band, even more than Nirvana (but that was big too!)

7 p.m.

St. Vincent confirms she practiced with and is performing with Nirvana tonight. Looks like a medley of women including Joan Jett and others. Interestingly enough St. Vincent rescheduled her Cleveland show to be here at the inductions.

6:45 p.m.



Carrie Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks and Emmy Lou Harris at the podium. Says Raitt: "I think Linda took some of those R&B records and refashioned them. Then of course for her to go on and do opera... it was an incredible reach she had. It's an incredible honor to pay tribute to our sister."





6:35 p.m.



Mudhoney at the Rock Hall induction and they let former Nirvana drummer Chad Channing come too! That's cool.





6:20 p.m.

More from Perseman:

"With all the posturing back and forth I still think it's a great honor. I've always been a KISS fan and I was very happy they're being inducted."

6:15 p.m.

Joel Peresman, President of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, reiterated that the Rock Hall induction ceremony will be in Cleveland next year. When asked about next trip to New York City, he mentioned Madison Square Garden as a possibility depending on sports schedules. Lastly, when asked why his hair isn't grey after dealing with KISS in recent months, Peresman said: "Because I dye it like they do."

6:10 p.m.



The show order is as follows:



Peter Asher inductions of Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham

Peter Gabriel induction by Chris Martin (of Coldplay) followed by performance

KISS induction

Cat Stevens induction and performance (they won't let me say who's inducting him yet, but it's damn good!)

Linda Ronstadt induction and tribute

E Street Band induction and performance (with Bruce Springsteen)

Hall and Oates induction and performance

Nirvana induction and performance with "exciting guests" (closer!)

6 p.m.

And away we go. We're about an hour from showtime and here's what I know so far. (I don't know a lot about a lot, but I know a little about a little). Peter Gabriel was performing "In Your Eyes" during rehearsals and, in case there was any doubt, Joan Jett is definitely in the building. I overheard a security guard discussing her arrival. It's rumored that she will perform with Nirvana tonight. KISS is doing photos only, no interviews, in the press room. Everything surrounding Nirvana appears to be a mystery tonight.