Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Inductees: Cher, Jimmy Buffett, Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and More

THE Rock And To roll Room of Fame has revealed THE names of 16 artists Or other musical The figures WHO will be inducted In 2024. It is A miscellaneous list that stretches Since R&B/rock pioneer Big Mom Thornton has popular superstars Dear And Dionne Warwick, And Since Rooted in the 70s seesaws as Rock Frampton, Stranger And Ozzy Osborne has 90s Icons THE Dave Matthew Band, Married J. Blige And A Tribe Called Quest.

Surprisingly, Jimmy Buffett pops up among THE inductees — unexpected because not only was THE late singer composer not on THE ballot This year, but he had Never even has been appointed Before. But THE Rock The room Committee was clearly In A sentimental mood After her the death Seven month There is, And took THE freedom of inaugurate Buffett In via A separated, not voted category, For "musical Excellency. »

That honorary category East Also THE side door through which THE Committee installed two other performers WHO had has been appointed Before without Never be selected by voters: Warwick And MC5. THE last band had has been appointed six times without Never be vote In (only Elegant had has been appointed more times And stayed close out); with THE "musical Excellency" classification, THE Rock Room Finally took imported In It is own hands In facility THE influential 1960s trio.

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For THE First of all time, THE inductees were announcement as part of A "American Idol" broadcast, during A Sunday night episode thematic around THE Rock And To roll Room of Fame.

Following East THE complete list of inductees For 2024:

Interpreter Category:

Married J. Blige Dear Dave Matthew Band Stranger Rock Frampton Cool & THE Gang Ozzy Osborne A Tribe Called Quest

Musical Influence Reward:

Alexis Korner John May all Big Mom Thornton

Musical Excellency Reward:

Jimmy Buffett MC5 Dionne Warwick Norman Whitfield

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THE eight "interpreter" inductees are THE those selected by A ballot sent out has THE The room voters After THE 15 nominees were announcement on Feb. 10.

That leaves Seven nominees Since This year WHO will to have has wait For another crack has get In: Mariah Carey, Jane Addiction, Sadistic, Sinéad O'Connor, Oasis, Lenny Kravitz And THE duo Eric b. And Rakim.

A question brand NOW East how Dear will react has her induction. Just last December, In A appearance on "THE Kelly Clarkson To show," She help, "You know What, I wouldn't it be be In he NOW if they gave Me A million dollars … I am Never going has change My spirit. They can just go you know what themselves." HAS that indicate, However, She had Never received SO a lot as A nomination, SO THE odds service her changing her adjust on that wish, NOW that She obtained vote In her First of all time In fact appearing on THE poll.

Five out of THE eight vote In This year were first time nominees: Osbourne, Dear, Frampton, Stranger And Cool & THE Gang.

A Tribe Called Quest obtained In on THE hip hop of the collective third time on THE ballot (And their third year In A row be...