Dave Stewart performs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Sept. 8, 2017 in London.
Imelda Michalczyk/RedfernsEurythmics‘ second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination “kinda came out of the blue,” according to the duo’s Dave Stewart.
Eligible since 2007, the synth-pop duo’s other appearance on the ballot was in 2018, prior to Stewart and Annie Lennox’s reunion for Sting’s 30th We’ll Be Together benefit concert in New York for his Rainforest Foundation Fund.
“We did quite a bit of sort of interviews with people, new photo sessions, which we hadn’t done for awhile, and little bits of film — I can’t remember everything, but we did quite a bit of stuff,” Stewart, who’s never attended a Rock Hall induction, tells Billboard. “And then we weren’t put in. So this nomination kinda came out of the blue because we haven’t actually been on tour or doing that much, Annie and I.
Speaking by phone from his studio in the Bahamas, where he’s working on a new solo album for Daryl Hall, the musician adds: “It’s one of those things where you just go, ‘Listen, it’s in the hands of the fans and the gods and the gods of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I suppose.'”
Eurythmics is not without honors, of course. The group was inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame in 2007 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020. The act won a Grammy Award, a Brit Award and an MTV Music Video Award during its 16 active years from 1980 through 2005, along with Four ASCAP Awards, three Ivor Novello Awards and a Silver Clef Award.
Lennox told Billboard separately that “it’s lovely to be nominated and to be seen as a contributor to the ever-changing cultural zeitgeist.”
For Stewart, meanwhile, any honor is down to the strength of the songs he and Lennox wrote, including hits such as “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” “Here Comes the Rain Again,” “Would I Lie to You?” and “Missionary Man.”
“People thought we were an electronic duo that came to America with this new way synth-pop, but actually we insisted when we were writing our songs that you could play them with just a guitar and voice, or piano and voice,” he explains. “I think the ’80s were seen as this kind of pop music, quite disposable, blah, blah, and yet it’s still heard all over the place, our music. But it was the same with Motown, wasn’t it? ‘Oh, this is a lot of throwaway pop music.’ But still, when you hear them they sound fantastic.”
He adds, “So I’m pleased that if we do get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It sort of puts a little spotlight on our songs once again, so that other generations hear them and pass them on.”
Stewart has quite a bit on his plate while the Rock Hall voting is being conducted into April. He’s always kept busy as an artist, with his own albums and with the all-star SuperHeavy. As a producer, he’s worked with Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Jon Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, Stevie Nicks, Bryan Ferry and others. He also co-produced the 1991 documentary Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads, and operated a couple of record labels, including the current Bay Street Records imprint.
In addition to the Hall album, Stewart will be releasing new music of his own, Ebony McQueen, a “voodoo blues” set that will be accompanied by a film. Stewart has been previewing the 24 songs each Tuesday on his Instagram, with performances filmed in his native Sunderland, England.
“I’m a music addict,” Stewart says. “This is a passion project … just like most everything I do now. I’m at a point where I just want to do the things that really speak to me and make me happy, you know?”
NEWS
It has been just over seven months since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce revealed their engagement through an Instagram post that quickly went viral.
Since that announcement, both stars have stayed extremely busy with their careers. Swift dropped her 15th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, The Life of a Showgirl, in October, selling an impressive 4 million equivalent album units. Around the same time, Kelce confirmed he would return to the Kansas City Chiefs for his 14th NFL season earlier this month.
Even though they have both expressed excitement about organizing their wedding, their current focus remains on their professional commitments.
“I’m just doing the album thing now,” Swift shared during an October interview on The Graham Norton Show after Norton asked whether wedding preparations had started. “And then I think the wedding is after that.”
After Swift and Kelce made their first joint awards show appearance at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26, curiosity about their wedding plans has started building again.
People close to the couple, often referred to as the Tayvis circle, have mostly stayed quiet about any confirmed plans. Kelce’s mother Donna Kelce declined to comment when approached by a photographer at LAX about whether she would help with the planning. “I’m just happy. I’m so happy for them,” she said.
At the same time, Swift’s future sister in law Kylie Kelce, who is married to Travis’ brother Jason, asked listeners on her Not Gonna Lie podcast on April 2 to stop asking for insider information. “Quit asking me and my mother in law [Donna] about upcoming nuptials,” she said directly to viewers. “Nobody’s f—ing telling you anything.” She continued by saying, “I don’t have any details. I have no details. I have none. Look at that. That’s how many details I have. None. None.”
While Donna and Kylie have chosen to stay private, a handful of people within the couple’s inner circle, including Taylor and Travis themselves, have occasionally shared small insights about the wedding.
Here is what has been revealed so far about the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding.
Swift is interested in having the ceremony in another location
During an interview on BBC Radio 1, host Greg James thanked Swift for supposedly inviting him to the celebration, joking that although he usually avoids destination weddings, he would gladly attend hers. When he asked where she might hold the event, Swift kept things mysterious, replying, “I’m going to let you know at a different time.”
The guest list could be very large
If you are hoping to receive an invitation to the Tayvis wedding, there might actually be a chance.
During an October 2025 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Swift joked that Norton would eventually find out when he asked whether the wedding might take place in 2026. She clarified that she plans to invite him along with practically everyone she has spent time with.
“I know it’s going to be fun to plan because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount, and people are on the bubble,” Swift said. “And you have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there. I’m not going to do that.”
She added, “Anyone I’ve ever talked to.”
Watch the full clip below.
A live band will probably provide the music
It appears the couple is leaning toward live performers rather than a DJ.
On a September episode of the Kelce brothers’ New Heights podcast, guest Jimmy Fallon asked Travis whether they had begun thinking about wedding details.
“Are you gonna do DJ or band? Are you thinking about all this stuff?” Fallon asked.
Kelce answered by sharing their preference, saying, “Yeah, I think we’re live music kind of people, you know?”
Although he likely would not be the only performer, Swift hinted in an October interview with Hits Radio that her close friend and collaborator Ed Sheeran could perform during the celebration.
“It’s like, ‘Ed, if there’s a stage, you know that you’ll be on it,” Swift said. “He knows what people want and he wants to give people what they want.”
The wedding could happen before summer ends
Fans hoping for an autumn themed ceremony might be disappointed, as the couple may be considering a summer timeframe.
During a January 2025 episode of New Heights, recorded months before the engagement, Kelce explained why fall weddings can be difficult due to the football season.
“I actually don’t know people who have gotten married in the fall,” he said. “All the weddings I’ve been to, and all my friends do it in the summer.”
If they do move forward with a wedding this year, it may happen before the end of the summer. Kelce recently confirmed he would return to the Chiefs for another season, partly inspired by Swift’s dedication to her work. ESPN reporter Nate Taylor also mentioned that Kelce “plans to marry [Swift] before training camp,” which begins July 22. If they want to avoid conflicts with football, the ceremony would likely need to happen before that date.
Invitations may not have been sent yet
Even with speculation pointing toward a summer ceremony, no confirmed date has been publicly shared, and even people close to them say they are unsure.
In a September interview on SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series, Ed Sheeran said he had not yet received a save the date. He also mentioned that he found out about their engagement through Instagram just like everyone else.
“You didn’t even get a DM in advance?” host Andy Cohen asked.
“No,” Sheeran responded.
More recently, Kylie Kelce said during a January appearance on Today with Savannah Guthrie that she had no idea whether the wedding would happen this year.
“I’m not gonna lie,” Kylie admitted when discussing how little she knows about the plans.
Kylie also repeated that she has no inside information during an appearance on the podcast Conversations With Cam. “I would love to give you all the details. I don’t have them,” she said after host Cam Rogers asked what fans should expect from the wedding.
