This past weekend’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a star-studded affair featuring performances from Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Pat Benetar, the reunions of Eurythmics and Judas Priest, and more. One notable absence from the event, however, was singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, who was due to pay tribute to inductee Carly Simon with a duet of “You’re So Vain” with pop powerhouse Olivia Rodrigo.

Per Variety, Morissette was present at Friday’s rehearsals and was listed on the in-house schedules for the L.A. award show. Rodrigo ultimately performed the song solo, with Morissette later taking to Instagram where she attributed her absence to “an environment that reduces women.” The outlet also cited several sources who said that Morissette “struggled with the song” during rehearsals, a claim that those close to the Jagged Little Pill singer have refuted.

“I have spent decades in an industry that is rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, reduction, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and more) throughout my career,” Morissette wrote. “I tolerated it because nothing would stop me from connecting with those who I cared about and resonated with. I live to serve and connect with people and so over the years I sucked it up on more occasions than I can count in order to do so. It’s hard not to be affected in any industry around the world, but Hollywood has been notorious for its disrespect of the feminine in all of us.

“Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women,” she concluded. “I have had countless incredible experiences with production teams with all genders throughout my life. So many, and so fun. There is nothing better than a team of diverse people coming together with one mission. I’ll continue to show up in those environments with bells on.”

Saturday’s inductions came to a crescendo with a performance of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” where the newly minted rocker welcomed Brandi Carlile, P!nk, and Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) among others to close the show. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment on Morissette’s allegations.

The duet was poised to be the latest interaction between Morissette and Rodrigo, with the two engaging in Rolling Stone‘s “Musicians on Musicians” interview series last year. The 19-year-old three-time Grammy winner also inducted Morissette into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in September.

See below for the full note from Alanis Morissette regarding her absence from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

There are some misinformed rumblings about my not performing at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony this past weekend. Firstly, I have to say how much I adore Carly Simon and Olivia Rodrigo and Dolly Parton and Janet Jackson and Pat Benatar and Sheryl Crow and Pink and Brandi Carlile and Sara Bareilles — and all the amazing people and artists who were there.

I have spent decades in an industry that is rife with an overarching anti-woman sentiment and have tolerated a lot of condescension and disrespectfulness, reduction, dismissiveness, contract-breaching, unsupportiveness, exploitation and psychological violence (and more) throughout my career. I tolerated it because nothing would stop me from connecting with those who I cared about and resonated with. I live to serve and connect with people and so over the years I sucked it up on more occasions than I can count in order to do so. It’s hard not to be affected in any industry around the world, but Hollywood has been notorious for its disrespect of the feminine in all of us.

Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where there is no need for me to spend time in an environment that reduces women. I have had countless incredible experiences with production teams with all genders throughout my life. So many, and so fun. There is nothing better than a team of diverse people coming together with one mission. I’ll continue to show up in those environments with bells on.

Voting time! I love you,

alanis

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