30-04-2025
Pacific Northwest-based band named Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductee. See the list
Soundgarden was recently announced as part of the next class of musicians to be inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.
The Seattle-based band will join six others named in the 2025 class including Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and The White Stripes.
Here's what to know and how to watch the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.
Soundgarden is an American rock band that got its start in Seattle's grunge scene in the mid-'80s.
Lead singer and drummer, Chris Cornell, formed the band with bassist Hiro Yamamoto, guitarist Kim Thayil, and later, Matt Cameron, who took over on drums. Bassist Ben Shepherd would later replace Yamamoto before the band's third album.
Soundgarden was active between 1984-1998. The band broke up in 1998 before getting back together in 2010.
They continued to release music together until 2017, when 52-year-old lead singer Cornell died by suicide shortly after completing a show on Soundgarden's "2017 North American Tour."
Soundgarden's full discography consists of six studio albums, two live albums, six compilation albums, eight extended plays, 24 singles and 23 music videos. They have received two Grammy Awards and eight nominations.
The 14 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 nominees include:
Bad Company (Chosen for the 2025 class)
Chubby Checker (Chosen for the 2025 class)
Joe Cocker (Chosen for the 2025 class)
Cyndi Lauper (Chosen for the 2025 class)
Outkast (Chosen for the 2025 class)
Soundgarden (Chosen for the 2025 class)
The White Stripes (Chosen for the 2025 class)
The Black Crowes
Billy Idol
Maná
Phish
Mariah Carey
Oasis
Joy Division/New Order
Of the 14 nominees, seven were chosen as the 2025 inductees and were announced at the live broadcast of the 'Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night' episode of 'American Idol" on April 27.
To be considered for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, artists or bands must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before the year of nomination.
The full induction ceremony will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 8.
The ceremony will air live on Disney+ and will appear on Hulu the following day. An exact start time has not yet been announced.
A shortened version of the ceremony will premiere on ABC at a later date.
Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval can be reached at GSandoval@ or on X at @GinnieSandoval.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Soundgarden named Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductee
