From Cher to Ozzy Osbourne, see the 2024 list of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
A mix of first-timers and longtime hopefuls made the cut as 2024 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The eight entrants in the performer category span rock, pop and hip-hop, and were announced during the live broadcast of the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night” episode of “American Idol" on April 21.
The newest Rock Hall inductees are:
- Mary J. Blige.
- Cher.
- Dave Matthews Band.
- Foreigner.
- Peter Frampton.
- Kool & The Gang.
- Ozzy Osbourne.
- A Tribe Called Quest.
In addition, the musical influence award will go to a trio of blues heroes – Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton.
Jimmy Buffett will be honored posthumously with the musical excellence award, along with MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield.
The annual Ahmet Ertegun award will go to screenwriter/TV producer Suzanne de Passe, who served as executive producer of “Showtime At the Apollo” from 2002-2008.
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The ceremony to honor the new class will take place Oct. 19 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland and stream live on Disney+ (Hulu the next day) with an airing on ABC at a later date. Ticket information for the show is forthcoming.
Five of the inductees landed on the ballot for the first time this year – Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & The Gang and Osbourne, who is already inducted as a member of Black Sabbath, which received its coronation in 2006.
Blige was previously nominated in 2021, A Tribe Called Quest learned that the third time is the charm – following nods in 2022 and 2023 – and Dave Matthews Band, previously the only fan vote winners (in 2020) to not land on the final list won this year’s fan vote again and this time, was chosen for entry. The fan vote counts as one vote with the general voting body.
In December, Cher told Kelly Clarkson on her talk show that she feels the Rock Hall snubbed her for many years.
"You know what, I wouldn't be in it now if they gave me a million dollars," she told Clarkson. "I'm never going to change my mind."
Other 2024 nominees who weren't chosen for this year's induction include Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Sade and Oasis.
To be eligible, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.
Melissa Ruggieri is among the more than 1,000 voting members – composed of artists, historians and members of the music industry – of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
