NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinéad O’Connor and heavy metal's so-called Prince of Darkness are some the 2024 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide musical net that also includes the pop-soul of Sade and Britpoppers Oasis.
& Rakim, soft rockers Foreigner, singer-guitarist Peter Frampton, alt-rockers Jane’s Addiction and Dave Matthews Band, and dance icons Kool & the Gang.
Ten of the 15 nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Kravitz, Oasis, O’Connor, Osbourne and Sade.
Sade, whose 1980s soft rock hits include “Smooth Operator” and “The Sweetest Taboo,” is having a moment, having last year been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
1 song in each of the past six decades — would help boost the number of women in the hall.
Persons:
Mary J, Blige, Mariah Carey, Cher, Lenny Kravitz, Sade, Britpoppers, Ozzy Osbourne, Eric B, Peter Frampton, Dave Matthews, ”, John Sykes, Carey, Frampton, Kravitz, O’Connor, Osbourne, Cher —, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Don Cornelius, Kate Bush, George Michael, ___ Mark Kennedy
Organizations:
Roll Hall of Fame, Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, Kool, Songwriters Hall of Fame
Locations:
Cleveland