NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinéad O’Connor and heavy steel’s so-called Prince of Darkness are some the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a large musical internet that additionally contains the pop-soul of Sade and Britpoppers Oasis.
Ozzy Osbourne, who led many mother and father within the Eighties to clutch their pearls along with his satan imagery and sludgy music, will get the nod as a solo artist, having already gone into the corridor with Black Sabbath. Nominations additionally have been handed to hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, delicate rockers Foreigner, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton, alt-rockers Jane’s Dependancy and Dave Matthews Band, and dance icons Kool & the Gang.
“Persevering with within the true spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, these artists have created their very own sounds which have impacted generations and influenced numerous others which have adopted of their footsteps,” stated John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Basis in a press release.
Ten of the 15 nominees are on the poll for the primary time, together with Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Kravitz, Oasis, O’Connor, Osbourne and Sade. Sade, whose Eighties delicate rock hits embrace “Clean Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo,” is having a second, having final yr been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Carey, with 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Scorching 100, Blige with eight multi-platinum albums and 9 Grammy Awards, and Cher — the one artist to have a No. 1 track in every of the previous six many years — would assist enhance the variety of ladies within the corridor.
Artists should have launched their first business recording at the very least 25 years earlier than they’re eligible for induction. The induction ceremony will happen in Cleveland this fall.
Nominees will probably be voted on by greater than 1,000 artists, historians and music business professionals. Followers can vote on-line or in particular person on the museum, with the highest 5 artists picked by the general public making up a “followers’ poll” that will probably be tallied with the opposite skilled ballots.
Final yr, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, “Soul Practice” creator Don Cornelius, Kate Bush and the late George Michael were some of the artists who got into the hall.
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