With over eight-million votes cast, New Edition remains in first place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote as the voting heads into its final week.
Phil Collins, who sat atop the leaderboard for three weeks, remains in second, but some of his fellow rock acts -- INXS and Billy Idol -- took a few steps back as Shakira pole vaulted from ninth to fifth. With that, INXS goes from fifth to sixth and Wu Tang Clan ovetakes Idol who drops from seventh to ninth.
And, in ballot-related news, onetime Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley has been added after initially being left off. So, that brings the number of Maiden nominees to 10 following singer Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, drummer Nicko McBrain, and guitarists Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and Janick Gers, along with former guitarist Dennis Stratton, former singer Paul Di'Anno and former drummer Clive Burr. Maiden, who have been nominated twice before, currently sit at 12 in the Fan Vote.
Here is the list of this year's 17 nominees with the number of votes rounded up:
- New Edition - 883,500
- Phil Collins - 768,500
- Pink - 705,000
- Luther Vandross - 630,500
- Shakira - 559,500
- INXS - 546,000
- Sade - 537,500
- Wu-Tang Clan - 527,000
- Billy Idol - 508,500
- Mariah Carey - 438,000
- Lauryn Hill - 410,000
- Iron Maiden - 339,500
- Melissa Etheridge - 328,500
- The Black Crowes - 236,000
- Oasis - 225,000
- Joy Division + New Order - 199,000
- Jeff Buckley - 147,000
You can vote for up to seven artists once a day through this Friday, April 3rd, at RockHall.com.
The Top 5 artists selected by the public will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other 1200 ballots to determine the 2026 Inductees.
The Class of 2026 will be announced in mid-April with the ceremony set for the fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.