After a long year of waiting to honor its 2020 class of inductees, the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame will hold inductions for its 2020 and 2021 class on Thursday, October 21, 2021 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. The 2020 inductees, announced last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, included six nationally known and award-winning legends from North Carolina: The Briarhoppers, Jermaine Dupri, Donald Lawrence, Michael T. Mauldin, Charles Whitfield, and the Squirrel Nut Zippers. The annual ceremony--which normally takes place the third Thursday of every October--was postponed and ultimately canceled due to the pandemic. To this, the NCMHOF will host its first-ever double induction which will include the 2021 inductees Tony Rice and Robert Moog. The honors will be commemorated in a live event that will take place at the historic Gem Theatre in Kannapolis, NC. The event is open to the public and arrivals to the red carpet will begin at 6:00pm. The evening will include live performances as the inductees are installed into the Hall of Fame. Tickets are available for purchase now at: NorthCarolinaMusicHallofFame.og Full list of honorees: 2020 Inductees: The Briarhoppers Jermaine Dupri Michael Mauldin Charles Whitfield Donald Lawrence The Squirrel Nut Zippers 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients: Tony Brown Robert Flack 2021 Inductees: Tony Rice Robert Moog