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)
Yeah, I just saw that it was in 2024. I stopped paying close attention when so many worthy bands got ignored.
Steve Lukather defintely deserves it.
Oops, bad link, sorry!
*Where Eagles Dare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGM6FfHYyM&list=RDDOGM6FfHYyM&start_radio=1
My favorite Lukather solo is “Talk To Ya Later” by The Tubes.
and still no Grand Funk Railroad. The place isn’t the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, it’s the Pop Music Hall of fame.
Thank God!
CC
Just scrolled to see your post after posting mine. GMTA
All of the nominees music is out there for anybody to listen and judge. No need for a committee anymore. In 20 years , half of the RRHOF will be forgotten, due to the deaths of their fans, and the brain dead new generation who use no brain cells to remember anything.
He can’t smile without you at the Copa Cabana, unless you are Mandy.
GMTA
Old Barely Manenough.
CC
Illegally, I may add.
I’d be OK with Billy Idol.
I’ve never heard of most of the others.
Toad-o should earn a lifetime ban from voting solely because they wrote and recorded Africa.
That said, Luke is just a one-man musical machine.
Yet again, Three Dog Night overlooked.
Hahaha, best skit, ever.
(You don’t scare me, I’ve got chunks of guys like you in my stool!)
I would say this qualifies as a good rock song, no? Or do the background singers ruin it?
The Black Crowes - Remedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYyRLTveFJQ&list=RDBYyRLTveFJQ&start_radio=1
With friends like that, who needs enemies?
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