ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME: CLASS OF 2024 INDUCTEES

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced its Class of 2024. To be eligible, artists are required to have released their first record 25 years prior to Induction.

Those elected for induction in the following categories are:

Performer Category: artists who have created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock & roll. Five first time nominees were elected, and the complete list, In alphabetical order, is as follows:

• Mary J. Blige - second nomination
• Cher - first nomination
• Dave Matthews Band - second nomination & winner of Fan Vote
• Foreigner - first nomination
• Peter Frampton - first nomination
• Kool & the Gang - first nomination
• Ozzy Osbourne - first nomination
• A Tribe Called Quest - third nomination

Musical Influence Award: artists whose music and performance style have directly influenced, inspired, and evolved rock & roll and music impacting youth culture.

• Alexis Korner - deceased
• John Mayall
• Big Mama Thornton - deceased

Musical Excellence Award: given to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence creating music have had a dramatic impact on music.

• Jimmy Buffett - deceased
• MC5 - nominated six times
• Dionne Warwick - nominated twice
• Norman Whitfield - deceased

Ahmet Ertegun Award: given to non-performing industry professionals who have had a major influence on the creative development and growth of rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture.

• Suzanne de Passe - Motown executive

John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, says, "Rock & Roll is an ever-evolving amalgam of sounds that impacts culture and moves generations. This diverse group of inductees each broke down musical barriers and influenced countless artists that followed in their footsteps.”

The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will be held on October 19th at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. It will stream live on Disney+ with an ABC special airing at a later date and available on Hulu the next day.

The seven artists who were nominated but failed to garner enough votes are:

• Lenny Kravitz - sixth in Fan Vote
• Mariah Carey - eighth
• Sinéad O'Connor - ninth
• Oasis - 10th
• Sade - 11th
• Jane's Addiction - 12th
• Eric B. & Rakim - 15th and last in Fan Vote

I'm thrilled that we have a decent number of Classic Rock artists inducted this year! I love that Ozzy, Foreigner and Peter Frampton will be inducted, and that Jimmy Buffett will be honored. (It would've been nice if he had been honored before he died.)

This is Ozzy's second election into the Hall, having been inducted with Black Sabbath in 2006. He becomes the 27th artist to achieve this honor along with Eric Clapton (3x), the four Beatles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Curtis Mayfield, Ronnie Wood, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Carole King, Jimmy Page, Dave Grohl, Michael Jackson, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny Carter, Gregg Rolie, and Sammy Strain.

Source: Entertainment Weekly and Premiere