The suspense is over and Ozzy Osbourne, Kool & the Gang, Peter Frampton, Cher and Foreigner will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hal of Fame after their first year of nomination, while Dave Matthews Band, A Tribe Called Quest, and Mary J. Blige have also earned induction on their second tries.
Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will be presented with the Musical Excellence Award; Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton will receive the Musical Influence Award; and Suzanne de Passe is getting the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Oasis, Sinéad O’Connor, Sade, Mariah Carey, and Eric B. and Rakim were the artists nominated for 2024 but did not earn the votes.
The induction ceremony will be held on October 19 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. It will air live on Disney+. An edited version will run on ABC at a later date, and will be available on Hulu the day after.
