The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame issued its annual slate of nominees on Feb. 12. This year’s ballot includes 14 artists, which I find ridiculous. To me, this seems like a reasonable number for an induction class.
Last year’s ballot included 15 artists. And the hall ended up inducting 16 people and groups, when including special categories. However, one of those was a music industry executive.
I get that the Rock Hall is stingy about inductions because it also has to think about producing an induction ceremony. But the hall also has an epic backlog of worthy artists to induct.
The recent Grammy Awards handed out prizes in 94 categories. The broadcast lasted for three-and-a-half hours, though most awards were presented off camera.
Everyone on the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot arguably deserves to be enshrined in the hall. The nominees include: 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.
Fans are able to provide their input by voting online and can choose up to seven artists. I chose Bad Company, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.
Those are my choices for the “performer” category of inductees. I think Chubby Checker should get in as a “musical influence” inductee and Joe Cocker is a cinch for the “musical excellence” category.
I think future Rock Hall ballots should have a minimum of 20 artists to consider. Let’s get some more names in the conversation.
Consider that the Baseball Hall of Fame nominee list this year included 28 players under consideration. But only three got enough votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to be inducted.
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