Posted on 02/25/2026 6:12:30 PM PST by crusty old prospector
CLEVELAND — Here we go! As the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland gears up to welcome the class of 2026 later this year, we're getting a first look at who could soon join rock 'n' roll royalty as the list of performers nominated for induction were just announced. And the nominees are... 2026 ROCK HALL INDUCTION NOMINEES
This year's list features 17 nominees -- including 10 who have landed on the ballot for the first time! Check the list to see if your favorites made the cut...
The Black Crowes
Jeff Buckley (first-time nominee)
Mariah Carey
Phil Collins (first-time nominee as a solo artist, previously inducted as a member of Genesis in 2010)
Melissa Etheridge (first-time nominee)
Lauryn Hill (first-time nominee)
Billy Idol
INXS (first-time nominee)
Iron Maiden
Joy Division/New Order
New Edition (first-time nominee)
Oasis
P!NK (first-time nominee)
Sade
Shakira (first-time nominee)
Luther Vandross (first-time nominee)
Wu-Tang Clan (first-time nominee)
Oops., they are a yes from me. Mistyped.
Those were the days, right! Good music, and not a care in the word. Well, except, what we could get away with on Friday night.
Phil is criminally underrated.
Thank you! Good man!
He was the power behind a lot of stuff.
The “ roaring motorcycle “ in Bat Out Of Hell is Todd on guitar.
Jim Steinem also deserves a mention.
He wrote a lot of songs for people. Total Eclipse of the Heart being just one
Not by percussionists! Rightfully counted as one of the greatest ever, in those terms. But he was a genius all around, obviously. "Take Me Home" is amazing.
Cool it, now.
Stupid Bruuuuuuuce has been in since 1999.
Yeah. It’s basically every band with more than one Top 40 hits.
Both were great but different.
I’m a chick and I air drum for Something In The Air.
😁
This is the best example of Phil’s drumming IMHO, it’s just insane.
Riding The Scree (From The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XL8RXG-QeE
I’m a chick and I air drum for Something In The Air.
LOL, that’s Thunderclap Newman.
You’re thinking “In The Air Tonight”
Quite.
Liven opened for Alice Cooper and was I blessed to have Seven Antonopoulos throw me a brutalized drumstick after his insanely good solo.
People were trying to buy it off of me the rest of the night.
Nope.
That and a cane from Alice??
A good night!
I’m with you on this one.
Zackly.
Dolly had to break the glass ceiling.
Oh yes, loved that one too. They were so innovative, on keyboards too. It fascinated me at the time. Broke me out of my Zeppelin spell, if I remember.
Sorry.
I have to type everything on this stupid phone and it makes things hard.
Between fighting autocorrect, deleting weird extra stuff it inserts and keeping my train of thought from totally jumping the tracks, I make mistakes.
Mea culpa. ( tried 5 times to type that because autocorrect hates it apparently)
But you knew what I meant and I do it every time.
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