Photo of Kendrick Lamar performing at Sweetlife Festival 2015, by Kaitlin Newman

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Kendrick Lamar, The Black Keys, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas will honor this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the organization confirmed Friday.

While additional artists will be participating, the aforementioned will be at the April 8 ceremony, which will see Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A. and Steve Miller inducted.

This year's ceremony will be held at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, airing later this spring on HBO.