The White Stripes, Soundgarden, and Cyndi Lauper are among the musicians that will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
During Sunday night’s (27.04.25) episode of the TV talent show “American Idol,” Ryan Seacrest revealed the class of 2025 inductees, which also include Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Outkast, and Bad Company.
“Each of these inductees created their own sound and attitude that had a profound impact on culture and helped to change the course of Rock and Roll forever,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in a statement.
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“Their music gave a voice to generations and influenced countless artists that followed in their footsteps.”
Soundgarden passed on their third try after being nominated in 2020 and 2023, while Cyndi Lauper and The White Stripes were also previously nominated for induction back in 2023.
The induction takes place eight years after Chris Cornell, the band’s vocalist, died in 2017.
On their first nomination, Chubby Checker, Outkast, Bad Company, and Joe Cocker—who passed away in 2014—all made it to induction.
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On November 8, the musicians will all be inducted in a lavish event at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa will accept the Musical Influence honor.
Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, and Carol Kaye will get the Musical Excellence Award, while Lenny Waronker, a producer and former Warner Records president, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
Oasis and Mariah Carey, who were both nominated for the first time in 2024, as well as The Black Crowes, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Maná, and Phish, were among the nominees who were not inducted this year.
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Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest were among the inductees from the previous year’s class.
It follows Hall of Fame chairman Sykes’ earlier insistence that, despite the increasing variety of musical genres being admitted, there are presently no intentions to rename the organization.
“Rock and roll is open to all,” he said to Vulture. I believe it’s because some people don’t know what rock & roll is.
“It was everything if you go back to the 1950s original sound. It was a gumbo, as Missy Elliot puts it. It was simply referred to as rock & roll.
“Therefore, when I hear people say, ‘You should just alter it to the Music Hall of Fame,’ rock and roll has essentially accomplished that.
“It’s doing a better job of explaining to people where rock and roll originated and what it’s really about, instead of just dumping the term. They comprehend once they hear it that way.
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