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NBC News
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveils 2025 inductees. See who made the list
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of inductees for 2025. Inductees were announced during the April 27 episode of 'American Idol,' with Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and Chubby Checker among the seven acts who will be enshrined in the performer category. Salt-N-Pepa will enter with the musical influence award, which recognized artists who have impacted culture through their music and performance style. The pair joins Outkast to make it the sixth consecutive year at least one rap act will be inducted. 2025 also marks the fourth straight year four or more women will be inducted. While the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame prepares to welcome a new class of talent, several notable nominees, which were announced in February, did not make the final list of inductees. Oasis and Mariah Carey both failed to get inducted for the second straight year. The Black Crowes, Billy Idol and Phish, which notably won the fan vote, also didn't make the cut. The inductees are determined by an international voting panel made up of more than 1,200 'artists, historians, and music industry professionals,' the Hall of Fame said in a press release announcing the 2025 nominees. 'The selection criteria include an artist's impact on music culture, influence on other musicians that have followed, as well as the scope and longevity of their career and body of work,' the release stated. But some fans on social media couldn't believe the high profile performers did not get inducted. 'I love you @MariahCarey and you don't need a Rock n Roll induction to validate what you've meant to the music industry over the last 35 years and the numerous lives you've impacted!' one fan wrote. 'You are ONE OF ONE and don't ever forget that!' 'Blows my mind that Billy Idol is not on this list,' one person commented. 'You're missing the winner of the fan vote. @phish. What's the point of having people vote if it doesn't mean anything?' asked another X user. Phish came in first in the fan vote, followed by Bad Company and Billy Idol, per Variety. 'The top five vote-getters in the public fan poll form one ballot, which is weighted the same as the rest of the submitted ballots,' according to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will stream live Nov. 8 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Disney+ and on Hulu the next day. An induction special will also air at a later date on ABC. Here's a look at all the inductees across the various categories: Performer category Bad Company Chubby Checker Joe Cocker Cyndi Lauper Outkast Soundgarden The White Stripes Musical influence award Salt-N-Pepa Warren Zevon Musical excellence award Thom Bell Nicky Hopkins Carol Kaye Ahmet Ertegun award Lenny Waronker
The Guardian
02-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Stop screaming about the Beatles biopic. Start whooping for Zendaya as Ronnie Spector and Lizzo as Sister Loretta Tharpe
Hollywood's musical biopic fever is, once again, in full swing. Buzz has never been louder for Sam Mendes's ambitious Fab Four biopic – a quartet of films from the perspective of each Beatle – even with the release date still being three years away. Meanwhile, although Timothée Chalamet might not have taken home the Oscar for his lauded performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, pundits are already tipping The Bear's Jeremy Allen White for next year's prize for his turn as Bruce Springsteen in the forthcoming Deliver Me From Nowhere. But amid the discourse around how much Paul Mescal may or may not look like McCartney and whether White can nail those gravelly vocals, two other recent biopic announcements – among the slate's most exciting yet – risk being drowned out despite their considerable cultural significance. Last week, it was confirmed that Zendaya will star as Ronnie Spector, the iconic lead singer of 60s girl group The Ronettes in the long-awaited biopic Be My Baby for A24, where she'll also take on a producer role. 'Ronnie, being able to know you is one of the greatest honors of my life' wrote Zendaya in an Instagram tribute after the singer's death in 2022. 'Thank you for sharing your life with me … I hope to make you proud.' Barry Jenkins will direct the film, based on Spector's 1990 memoir, in which her troubled relationship with the producer Phil Spector looms large. Also revealed is that Lizzo is set to play the trailblazing gospel and blues musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a biopic for Amazon – finally bringing to the screen a pioneer as cinematically unsung as she has been in history. Tharpe's innovative, electric guitar-strapped style was instrumental in defining the sound of American rock and influenced a generation of stars including Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Keith Richards and Johnny Cash. Lizzo will also produce the film which promises to give Tharpe's legacy as the 'godmother of Rock n Roll' its rightful due. 'There were no auditions for Sister Rosetta Tharpe,' wrote Lizzo in an impassioned Instagram post. 'Because this is a film I've been producing for years, fighting for her story to get told … This is my baby, my passion – because Rosetta deserves. The Godmother of Rock n Roll is in good hands.' Sure, these films finally getting the greenlight may be part of Hollywood's ongoing obsession with the stories of musical titans. But they could deliver an overdue celebration of groundbreaking Black female artists who changed music profoundly, something beyond what Hollywood has offered up recently. It heralds a powerful and much-needed turn amid a parade of biopics dominated by widely celebrated white male artists whose legacies continue to endure.
