The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced its nominees for the Class of 2026. 10 of the 17 artists have been nominated for the first time, with three receiving their second, and four their third.

The 17 artists, in alphabetical order, are:

The Black Crowes - second nomination
Jeff Buckley - first nomination
Mariah Carey - third nomination
Phil Collins - first nomination
Melissa Etheridge - first nomination
Lauryn Hill - first nomination
Billy Idol - second nomination
INXS - first nomination
Iron Maiden - third nomination
Joy Division/New Order - third nomination
New Edition - first nomination
Oasis - third nomination
P!NK - first nomination
Sade - second nomination
Shakira - first nomination
Luther Vandross - first nomination
Wu-Tang Clan - first nomination

To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination.

Nominee ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 1200 artists, historians and members of the music industry.

The selection criteria includes an artist’s impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, as well as the scope and longevity of their career and body of work. And once again you can cast your ballot at Vote.RockHall.com. You can choose up to seven nominees per day.

The 2026 Performer inductees will be announced in April, along with those Inductees entering the Hall under three special committee categories: Musical Influence, Musical Excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun Non Performer Award.

This year’s Induction Ceremony will take place in the fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York with exact dates and ticket-sale details following soon.

Bret Saunders