2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, in alphabetical order, starting with Bad Company. UPDATE: Awards for 6 others

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UPDATE: 6 more artists were added under categories fans weren't allowed to vote on. See reply 5.


Bad Company
Chubby Checker
Joe Cocker
Cyndi Lauper
Outkast
Soundgarden
The White Stripes


Bad Company was my favorite here. Free, Paul Rodgers' band before Bad Company, should also have been in the HoF long ago.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/04/27/rock-hall-of-fame-inductees-2025/83253417007/

The boys club that comprises this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class also contains a female solo musician who has always been a striking presence: Cyndi Lauper.

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 genre diverse classes of recent years.

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

Veteran jam band Phish won the fan vote 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.

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The induction ceremony will be November 8 and will air live on Disney+ and be on Hulu the next day, with a condensed version on ABC later.