In a superlative-obsessed world, there are few, if any, larger honors in music than getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame. Even being nominated is a giant deal, and now a brand new crop of artists can add that to their resumes: Right now (February 25), the Rock Corridor introduced the listing of nominees for its 2026 induction class.
This yr, there are 17 nominees:
The Black Crowes
Jeff Buckley
Mariah Carey
Phil Collins
Melissa Etheridge
Lauryn Hill
Billy Idol
INXS
Iron Maiden
Pleasure Division/New Order
New Version
Oasis
Pink
Sade
Shakira
Luther Vandross
Wu-Tang Clan
Amongst these, showing on the poll for the primary time are Buckley, Collins, Etheridge, Hill, INXS, New Version, Pink, Shakira, Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan (as Selection notes). Of that group, Pink is the one one nominated in her first yr of eligibility, along with her debut album, Can’t Take Me Dwellinglaunched in 2000. Collins, in the meantime, is already within the Corridor, having beforehand been inducted as a member of Genesis.
5 of these artists had been nominated final yr, too: The Black Crowes, Carey, Idol, Pleasure Division/New Order, and Oasis. The Black Crowes, Idol, and Sade are nominated for the second time this yr, whereas the third-timers are Carey, Iron Maiden, Pleasure Division/New Order, and Oasis.