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The 2026 Rock Hall of Fame nominees are in, featuring Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Pink, the Black Crowes, Melissa Etheridge, Billy Idol, INXS, and more.
The nominations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 have been revealed. The ballot includes the Black Crowes, Phil Collins, Jeff Buckley, Lauryn Hill, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol, INXS, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, New Edition, Sade, Shakira, Luther Vandross, Wu-Tang Clan, Oasis, Pink, and Melissa Etheridge.
The inductees will be announced in April, as well as the artists receiving the Musical Influence Award, the Musical Excellence Award, and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award. The ceremony is due to take place in the fall.
In order to qualify this year, each nominee’s first single or album had to have been released in 2001 or earlier.
This year will mark the third nomination for Iron Maiden, Mariah Carey, and Joy Division/New Order. It will also be the second year for Sade, Billy Idol, the Black Crowes, and Oasis. Meanwhile, it’s the first-time nomination for 10 of the 17 nominees—Buckley, Collins, Etheridge, Hill, INXS, New Edition, Pink, Shakira, Vandross, and Wu-Tang—all of whom have been eligible in prior years.
“This diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of rock and roll and its continued impact on youth culture,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is music’s highest honor, and we look forward to celebrating the Class of 2026 this fall.”
Some nominees, including Iron Maiden and Oasis, might not actually show up for the ceremony if they do get in. Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson previously called the Rock Hall of Fame “an utter and complete load of bollocks.” In 2024, Liam Gallagher of Oasis expressed similar feelings, also referring to it as a “load of bollocks.”
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