Who is in the class of 2025HOF list and who was left out?
Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Bad Company, Outkast, the White Stripes, Soundgarden and Cyndi Lauper will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this Fall.
Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa are receiving special awards for musical influence.
Nominees that didn’t get in this year include Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, the Black Crowes and Oasis.
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will take place Nov. 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and be streamed live on Disney+, with a special airing on ABC at a later date and available on Hulu the next day.
Artists become eligible for the Rock Hall 25 years after their first commercial release. Checker, Cocker, Bad Company and Outkast are all getting in on their first nominations. Cocker’s induction comes 11 years after the English singer died back in 2014, and eight years after Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell’s tragic death in 2017. Lauper and The White Stripes were both previously nominated in 2023, while this was Soundgarden’s third time on the ballot after nominations in 2020 and 2023.
Chubby Checker’s waited the longest, having released his first album back in 1960.
