Oasis, Phil Collins and Shakira are among the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net revealed Wednesday that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop.
The 17 performer nominees also include Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition, Sade and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Billy Idol and Joy Division/New Order return to the nominations after missing induction last year. The list this time also repeats two sets of musical brothers who have had public feuds and recent reunions — The Black Crowes and Oasis.
In 2025, brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher reunited for the first time since Oasis split in 2009, performing the same setlist comprising 23 of the band’s biggest hits each night on a widely successful world tour.
Phil Collins, with such hits as "In the Air Tonight" and "One More Night," has earned eight Grammys, including Album of the Year in 1985 for No Jacket Required. Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill made history as the first hip-hop album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1999.
Mariah Carey, nominated in 2024 and 2025, has had 19 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, while soul-jazz vocalist Sade, also nominated in 2024, had such soft rock hits as "Smooth Operator" and "The Sweetest Taboo."
The Wu-Tang Clan have been hailed as rap innovators since their game-changing 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang.
INXS ruled the late 1980s charts with hits like "Need You Tonight," "Devil Inside" and "New Sensation." Two-time Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge is best known for her songs "Come to My Window" and "I’m the Only One."
Iron Maiden helped power the new wave of British heavy metal with iconic albums like The Number of the Beast.
New Edition had the hits “Cool It Now” and “Candy Girl,” while Shakira has been lauded for her ability to bridge Latin music with rock and pop. Pink has had four No. 1 songs and three No. 1 albums, including The Truth About Love.
Ten of the 17 nominees are on the ballot for the first time: Buckley, Collins, Etheridge, Hill, INXS, New Edition, Pink, Shakira, Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
Vandross, who sold more than 25 million albums and had the hits “Here and Now” and “Any Love,” died in 2005. Buckley, whose 1994 debut album Grace is widely acclaimed, died in 1997.
“This diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of Rock & Roll and its continued impact on youth culture,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement.
The 2026 inductees will be revealed in April, along with inductees entering the hall under three special committee categories: Musical influence, musical excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award.
Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction. Nominees will be voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals.