Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton and Mary J. Blige are part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, along with Dave Matthews Band, Kool & the Gang, Foreigner and A Tribe Called Quest, the hall announced on Sunday.
The latest crop of stars will officially join the pantheon in a ceremony on Oct. 19 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, where the hall’s affiliated museum is also located.
Of those artists, four were elevated to the hall on their first nomination: Cher, Foreigner, Frampton and Kool & the Gang.
Osbourne was nominated for the first time as a solo act, though he had joined the hall as part of Black Sabbath in 2006.
The Rock Hall has come under increasing pressure in recent years to diversify its ranks with more women and artists of color, and has made progress in that regard, though some critics say it is not enough.
Persons:
Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, Mary J, Blige, Dave Matthews, Osbourne, Frampton, Foreigner, X, Matthews
Organizations:
Roll, Rocket Mortgage, Kool
Locations:
Cleveland