The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced its nominees for the Class of 2025.
The 14 artists, in alphabetical order, are:
Bad Company - first nomination
The Black Crowes - first nomination
Mariah Carey - second nomination
Chubby Checker - first nomination
Joe Cocker - first nomination
Billy Idol - first nomination
Joy Division/New Order - second nomination
Cyndi Lauper - second nomination
Maná - first nomination (first ever Spanish-language rock band to be nominated)
Oasis - second nomination
OutKast - first nomination
Phish - first nomination
Soundgarden - third nomination
The White Stripes - second nomination
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years before the year of nomination.
Nominee ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 1200 artists, historians, and music industry members.
The selection criteria include an artist’s impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, and the scope and longevity of their career and body of work. And once again you can cast your ballot at Vote.RockHall.com.
The 2025 Performer inductees will be announced 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.
Commenting on this year's nominees, John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, says, “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.”