The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should be less about popularity and more about artistry. So, how to explain the 2025 fan vote so far?

"It's a moment where people open their ears as we did when we were kids and listened to the Rolling Stones and the Eagles."

Who will make up the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class? It all has to start somewhere and today (Feb. 12) the Rock Hall served up the acts that will be on this year's nomination ballot.

Mariah Carey and Outkast are this ( encloses index finger and thumb) much closer to being immortalized in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The coveted shrine released the list of nominees for 2025’s commemoration, stacked with icons who have been nominated in previous years and first-timers alike.

Rock Hall nominations are out, but not all music fans are happy with who was included on the list to be considered.

There are 14 nominees put forward as possible inductees to the institution this year, and eight of those are first-time nominees. Those are Bad Company, the Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol,

A good handful of those acts are nominated for the first time this year: Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Maná, Outkast, and Phish. The list of inductees is expected to be revealed in April.

The nominees for the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class is out. As usual it is an eclectic bunch that includes some surprises. See who did, and didn't, make the list.

Ask 100 people for their biggest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs and you're likely to get a ton of different answers. What we did: We previously offered our list of snubs and heard from you. So, we recently asked ChatGPT to name artists the Rock Hall has overlooked: Iron Maiden "One of the most influential metal bands ever,