Rock and Roll Hall of Fame experts make their picks for 2023 class

The nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame meets next month to come up with a list of music artists it will present to hall voters to select the 2023 class of inductees.
The “nom com” has a hugely important role in deciding who makes it into the hall. Voters can only pick from the candidates selected for them. And as we learned from last year’s voting, the actual vote tends to be a popularity contest, with household names getting an edge. (See Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie in 2022.)
In a previous post, I suggested that the nom com course-correct and offer a list heavily weighted to rock artists next time. Save the country and easy-listening artists for another time.
Artists newly eligible for induction into the hall in 2023 include Destiny’s Child, Missy Elliott, Muse and Queens of the Stone Age. Nominees should be announced in early February.
What follows are some predictions and wishful thinking by notable hall watchers.

The “Rock in Retrospect” podcast, hosted by Nick Bambach, invited four guests to make their predictions for the 2023 Rock Hall nominations. The guests included Tom Lane, Mark Lempke, David Schnelwar and Greg Peurach. The episode posted on Dec. 16.

Mariah Carey
Kate Bush
Outkast
Missy Elliott
Sheryl Crow
Dionne Warwick
Cher
George Michael
Willie Nelson
Cyndi Lauper
The B-52s
The New York Dolls
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Kool & the Gang
Sinéad O’Connor
Mary J. Blige
Chaka Khan
Sade
Destiny’s Child
Tears for Fears
Peter Frampton
Jethro Tull
Iron Maiden
Beck

The Hall Watchers podcast announced its “23 for ’23” list of suggested artists for Rock Hall nomination on Dec. 12. The podcast is hosted by Eric Layton of E-Rockracy and his wife Mary.

Grace Jones
Suzi Quatro
Outkast
The Meters
Björk
Selena
Destiny’s Child
The Cramps
Jethro Tull
Queen Latifah
Joy Division/New Order
The Pointer Sisters
Living Colour
Black Flag
Los Lobos
Paula Abdul
Salt-N-Pepper
Motley Crue
Scorpions
Glen Campbell
Smashing Pumpkins
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Warren Zevon

Future Rock Legends made its predictions for the next Rock Hall nominations on Dec. 10.

Kate Bush
Mariah Carey
Destiny’s Child
Devo
Iron Maiden
Fela Kuti
Chaka Khan (with or without Rufus)
MC5
Missy Elliott
Outkast
Rage Against the Machine
Smashing Pumpkins
Sparks
TLC
A Tribe Called Quest
Dionne Warwick

Troy Smith, reporter for Axios Cleveland, announced his predictions for the Rock Hall nominations on Nov. 8 at Cleveland.com.

Kate Bush
Mariah Carey
Glen Campbell
Devo
The J.B.’s
Chaka Khan
Peggy Lee
MC5
George Michael
Alanis Morissette
Iron Maiden
New York Dolls
Salt-N-Pepa
Soundgarden
Sting
Tears for Fears
Dionne Warwick

Update: On Jan. 18, Smith posted an updated list to Axios.com. He scratched Glen Campbell, The J.B.’s, Peggy Lee, Alanis Morissette, Salt-N-Pepa, Sting and Tears for Fears. In their place he added these seven artists:

A Tribe Called Quest
Dr. Dre
King Crimson
Fela Kuti
Motorhead
Emmylou Harris
Thin Lizzy

Update 2: More predictions have come in from the Northumbrian Countdown and the Iconic Rock Talk Show. See also Tom Lane’s Music Blog.

Photo: Guitar artwork outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on Sept. 14, 2004. (Photo by Andrew Hitchcock via Creative Commons.)