On Apr 28, 2025, at 5:07?PM, John Mesh via groups.io <ohnjaye@...> wrote:

I would like to see Kansas, Styx, Jethro Tull, The Runaways, The Traveling Wilburys, Edwin Starr and Junior Walker make the Hall of Fame next year ...

On Apr 28, 2025, at 5:01?PM, Mary Landers via groups.io <maryeland@...> wrote:

From:?Sharon Pohlman

I was surprised Mariah Carey didn't make the list?

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees are here. See who made the list.

USA TODAY

The boys club that comprises this year’s??class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence:?.

She's among the seven new inductees, whittled from a list of 14 announced earlier this year, who spotlight a more conventional rock lineup – excepting Atlanta hip-hop innovators Outkast – than the??of recent years.

The newest entrants, announced during the live broadcast of the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night”??on April 27, are:

• Chubby Checker


When does the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony air?

The full induction ceremony airs live Nov. 8 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Disney+ and arrives on Hulu the next day. A condensed version will air on ABC at a yet-to-be-announced date.

Those who didn’t make the cut this year include The Black Crowes, Billy Idol,?and Phish – all first-time nominees – along with??and Oasis (both nominated in 2024 for the first time) and Joy Division/New Order (nominated once before in 2023).

Who won the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fan vote?

Veteran jam band Phish??with almost 330,000 – about 50,000 more than the next highest, Bad Company – but contrary to popular belief, winning the fan vote does not guarantee induction.

Phish are only the second artist since the Dave Matthews Band in 2020 to earn fan kudos but not induction the same year (DMB?).

When voting closed April 21 after a two-month window, the top seven earners in the fan vote received??toward their final total.

The top fan vote earners in order were Phish, Bad Company, Idol, Lauper, Cocker, Soundgarden and Checker.

More:?

Who is being honored at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025?

In addition to the performer inductees, the Rock Hall presents several more awards.

?and Warren Zevon will be recognized with the Musical Influence Award. Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye will be honored for Musical Excellence. Lenny Waronker, noted producer and DreamWorks/Warner Bros. Records executive, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

How do you get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

To be eligible for induction into the Rock Hall, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years before the year of nomination.

Melissa Ruggieri is among the more than 1,200 voting members – composed of artists, historians and members of the music industry – of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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