Madonna inducted into Hall of Fame
Updated on 11 March 2008
Madonna has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, The Dave Clark Five and The Ventures.
She said at the New York ceremony: "I felt like I had been possessed by some magic and luckily for me I have been miraculously and continuously possessed by some kind of magic.
"I have gone on to do so many things in my life, from writing children's books, to designing clothes, to directing a film. But for me it always does, and it always will, come back to the music, so thank you."
The 49-year-old was inducted by pop star Justin Timberlake, who has co-written and co-produced half the songs on her new album Hard Candy, which is released next month.
"Nobody has gotten into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame looking this damn fine," he said. "You're no old museum piece."
Madonna made her debut in 1982 and her first album Madonna helped her become one of the best-selling pop artists, with more then 200 million albums sold worldwide.
Artists become eligible for the Hall of Fame 25 years after the release of their first single or album and are represented in an exhibition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
The five artists selected for the 23rd annual induction were chosen by 600 music industry professionals, and beat out disco queen Donna Summer, New York-based funk group Chic, rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa and hip-hop group The Beastie Boys.
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