Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Nominees

With a new year comes a new list of nominees for the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Among this year’s 14 nominees, eight are appearing on the ballot for the first time: Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Maná, Outkast, and Phish. 

The first-timers are joined by Soundgarden, Mariah Carey, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, The White Stripes, and Cyndi Lauper. Carey and Oasis were both nominated just last year but failed to make the final cut.

“These remarkable Nominees have each created their own musical style and attitude, impacting generations of music lovers and contributing to the ever-evolving sounds and continued growth of rock & roll,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement.

According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, artists or bands become eligible for nomination 25 years after releasing their first commercial recording. Nominee ballots will be distributed to an international voting panel composed of over 1,200 artists, historians, and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include an artist’s impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, as well as the scope and longevity of their career and body of work. 

The selected 2025 Performer Inductees will be revealed in late April, along with those Inductees entering the Hall under three special committee categories: Musical Influence, Musical Excellence, and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award. This year’s Induction Ceremony will take place in Los Angeles in the fall, with exact dates and ticket sale details following soon.   

Last year’s inductees were Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, A Tribe Called Quest, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, with posthumous recognition for Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Norman Whitfield and Big Mama Thornton.

Visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s website for more information.