People have said for years now that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should really change its name to the Music Hall of Fame. Not all the people in it or being nominated are Rock and or Roll. But they maintain this is the name for good.
Chubby Checker, who created the god damn TWIST is only just now being recognized. That’s a crime b/c that was the start of Rock and Roll.
And sure to ruffle feathers, the jam band Phish has made the list of noms.
The only female Class of 2025 nominees, among the list of 14 total artists, are Cyndi Lauper and Mariah Carey, who were respectively nominated and passed over in 2023 and 2024, and New Order‘s Gillian Gilbert and the White Stripes‘ Meg White.
In all, 14 nominees made the cut: Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Maná, Oasis, OutKast, Phish, Soundgarden and The White Stripes. Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Maná, OutKast, and Phish are first-time nominees.