Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced: See The List

This year’s nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced on Wednesday and included a mix of genres, from country to rock, pop, punk, and others. 

To become eligible, performers must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years ago. About half of the nominees will be inducted based on who gets the most votes. Ballots are sent to more than 1,000 “rock experts” who evaluate the candidates and decide which names on the list deserve to be added.

“These remarkable nominees have each created their own musical style and attitude impacting generations of music lovers and contributing to the ever-evolving sounds and continued growth of rock & roll,” said John Sykes, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation’s chairman, in a statement shared with NPR. 

Voting begins now and the finalists will be revealed in April, with a ceremony to follow in the fall. The full list of nominees is as follows: 

• Bad Company
• The Black Crowes
• Mariah Carey
• Chubby Checker
• Joe Cocker
• Billy Idol
• Joy Division/New Order
• Cyndi Lauper
• Maná
• Oasis
• OutKast
• Phish
• Soundgarden
• The White Stripes

BBC News noted that the British pop band Oasis was also nominated last year but ultimately didn’t get inducted. The band’s lead singer Liam Gallagher spoke harshly about the Hall of Fame at the time, telling potential voters, “Don’t waste your time… as much as it’s appreciated it’s all a load of bollox.”

“I don’t need some w**k award by some geriatric in a cowboy hat,” Gallagher added.

Mariah Carey was also nominated and not inducted last year and is on the ballot once again. “My thoughts are: I didn’t get in,” she said at the time. “My lawyer got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before I did,” the pop star quipped, referring to entertainment lawyer Alan Grubman, who was inducted in 2022.

Last year’s inductees included Cher, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Buffett, Dionne Warwick, A Tribe Called Quest, and Kool and the Gang.