The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2025
First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This is a class that ialso includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, rock duo White Stripes, and the Soundgarden.
There are some nominees that did not get in this year. Some of those include Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, Joy Division/NewOrder, Maná, the Black Crowes and Oasis. To be eligible, artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they can qualify to be inducted.
Salt-N-Pepa, the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status, and the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon will get the Musical Influence Award. Thom Bell, a recording producer who also passed, Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award as well.
Cocker, who sang at Woodstock and was also most known for his cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” had the backing of Billy Joel, Billy Gobbins of ZZ Top and Pete Thomas, a member of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, who argued that Cocker is “about as rock and roll s it gets.”
The Ahmet Ertugen Award (which is given to nonperforming industry professionals who had a major influence on music) will go to Lenny Waronkerm a former head of Warner Bros. Records who had signed Prince and R.E.M.
Nominees were voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals. The selection criteria include “an artists impact on other musicians, the scope and longevity of their career and body of work, as well as their innovation and excellence in style and technique.”
Last year, Mary J Blidge, Foreigner, A triple Call Quest, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band and Peter Frampton were all included.
The induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall.