2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction and Oasis lead the newest class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees, hoping for induction in 2024.

The Rock Hall revealed on Saturday (Feb. 10) their annual listing of 15 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that will probably be voted upon by the Rock Hall’s physique for induction.

First Timers

While Ozzy Osbourne is already a Rock Hall member for his time with Black Sabbath, the singer’s solo efforts may lastly be deemed price of induction. He’s one of 10 first-time nominees on the Rock Hall poll this yr.

Osbourne’s first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, was issued in 1980, making him eligible for induction since 2005, however that is is first time on the poll as a solo artist.

Another first-timer on the poll is ’70s and ’80s hitmakers Foreigner, whose authentic singer Lou Gramm had beforehand claimed {that a} “personal vendetta” by former Rock Hall chief Jann Wenner towards the band’s Mick Jones had beforehand stored them from even being nominated.

The group had a string of hit albums and rock radio singles by the late ’70s and ’80s that stored them a continuing on the radio airwaves. With their debut album arriving in 1977, they’ve been eligible for induction since 2002.

Alt-Rock Greats

The Rock Hall additionally nominated two of alt-rock’s most influential acts, with Jane’s Addiction returning to the poll and Oasis making their first look. Jane’s Addiction had been first nominated in 2016 for a possible 2017 Rock Hall induction, however ended up lacking out on their first strive. Their preliminary profession was temporary, however 1988’s Nothing’s Shocking and 1990’s Ritual de lo Habitual had been extremely influential in serving to to launch the alt-rock growth of ’90s.

Oasis, in the meantime, broke on the scene in 1994 with the Definitely Maybe album, changing into one of essentially the most profitable Brit-rock bands of all-time. They gained six BRIT Awards over the course of their profession and had been thrice nominated for Grammy Awards. They would have been first eligible for induction in 2019.

Others

Other first time nominees for the Rock Hall embrace Sinead O’Connor, Cher, Mariah Carey, Peter Frampton, Lenny Kravitz, Kool & the Gang and Sade. The listing additionally options the beforehand nominated Mary J. Blige, the Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim and A Tribe Called Quest. See the total listing beneath.

2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Cher
Dave Matthews Band
Eric B. & Rakim
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Jane’s Addiction
Kool & the Gang
Lenny Kravitz
Oasis
Sinead O’Connor
Ozzy Osbourne
Sade
A Tribe Called Quest

Rock Hall Nomination Regulations

To be eligible for nomination, a person artist or band will need to have launched its first business recording at the very least 25 years previous to the yr of nomination. None of the acts nominated for a possible 2024 induction have been added to the poll of their first yr of eligibility.

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Key Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Details

The 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will happen this fall at a still-to-be-determined date on the Rock Hall’s residence base of Cleveland, Ohio.

Nominee ballots will probably be despatched to a world voting physique of greater than 1,000 artists, historians and different members of the music trade. An artist’s musical impression and affect on different artists, size and depth of profession and physique of work in addition to innovation and superiority in type and approach are all considered by the voting physique.

The inductees will probably be introduced in late April after the voting physique has registered their votes for which of the 15 needs to be inducted this yr.

As for the ceremony itself, simply as final yr it’ll stream reside on Disney+ with a particular airing on ABC at a later date. It may even be obtainable on Hulu the following day.

“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” mentioned John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”