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\n\tThe 2025 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were revealed early Wednesday (Feb. 12) morning. Of the 14 nominees who appear on this year\u2019s ballot, only some of them (likely about half) will be inducted into the institution later this year as the Rock Hall\u2019s Class of 2025.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe nominees for the Rock Hall this year are: English rock supergroup Bad Company; Southern blues-rockers The Black Crowes; powerhouse singer-songwriter Mariah Carey; early rock n\u2019 roll hitmaker Chubby Checker; late blues belter Joe Cocker; radio-friendly punk rocker Billy Idol; post-punk-turned-dance-rock pioneers Joy Division\/New Order; pop iconoclast Cyndi Lauper; Mexican rockers Man\u00e1; Britpop legends Oasis; critical and commercial hip-hop faves OutKast; jam band standard bearers Phish; grunge hitmakers Soundgarden; and garage rock minimalists The White Stripes.<\/p>\n
\n\tMore than half of the nominees (eight, to be exact) are first timers on the ballot: Bad Company, the Black Crowes, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Man\u00e1, OutKast and Phish. This is not the first year of eligibility for any of those artists, however, as an artist becomes eligible for nomination 25 years after the release of their first commercial recording.<\/p>\n
\n\tNominees are voted on by an international panel of more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry players. The Rock Hall includes a fan-voted element, which impacts the final tally.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Class of 2025 will be revealed in late April. That announcement typically details which artists are inducted as performers, which names are entering the Rock Hall in the musical influence or musical excellence categories and who the year\u2019s Ahmet Ertegun award recipient will be.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in Los Angeles this fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n