Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a large web that features rap, steel, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop.
The corridor revealed the listing of 17 performer nominees Wednesday, an inventory that additionally contains Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition, Sade and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order return to the nominations after lacking induction final 12 months. The listing this time additionally repeats two units of musical brothers who’ve had public feuds and up to date reunions — The Black Crowes and Oasis.
Collins, who already is within the Hall as a member of Genesis and had such solo hits as “In the Air Tonight” and “One More Night,” has earned eight Grammys, together with album of the 12 months in 1985 for “No Jacket Required.” Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” made historical past as the primary hip-hop album to win the Grammy for album of the 12 months in 1999.
Carey, nominated in 2024 and 2025, has had 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, whereas soul-jazz vocalist Sade, additionally nominated in 2024, had such smooth rock hits as “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo.” The Wu-Tang Clan have been hailed as rap innovators since their game-changing 1993 debut album “Enter the Wu-Tang.”
INXS dominated the late Eighties charts with hits like “Need You Tonight,” “Devil Inside” and “New Sensation.” Two-time Grammy winner Etheridge is finest recognized for her songs “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One.” Iron Maiden helped energy the brand new wave of British heavy steel with iconic albums like “The Number of the Beast.”
New Edition had the hits “Cool It Now” and “Candy Girl,” whereas Shakira has been lauded for her skill to bridge Latin music with rock and pop. Pink has had 4 No. 1 songs and three No. 1 albums, together with “The Truth About Love.”
Ten of the 17 nominees are on the poll for the primary time: Buckley, Collins, Etheridge, Hill, INXS, New Edition, Pink, Shakira, Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
Vandross, who offered greater than 25 million albums and had the hits “Here and Now” and “Any Love,” died in 2005. Buckley, whose 1994 debut album “Grace” is broadly acclaimed, died in 1997.
“This diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of Rock & Roll and its continued impact on youth culture,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, mentioned in a press release.
The 2026 inductees might be revealed in April, together with inductees coming into the corridor underneath three particular committee classes: Musical affect, musical excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award.
Artists should have launched their first business recording not less than 25 years earlier than they’re eligible for induction. Nominees might be voted on by greater than 1,200 artists, historians and music business professionals.
Last 12 months, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Joe Cocker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Carol Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Lenny Waronker, Thom Bell and Warren Zevon all had been inducted.
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