The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will induct its class of 2026 on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.[1] The performer inductees are Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.[2] Several of them will not attend.[1]
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No live stream this year
The ceremony will not be shown live.[1] An edited version will air on ABC and Disney+ on Dec. 9.[1] The Hall of Fame streamed the event live in recent years.[1]
Organizers have released few details about the show in advance.[1] This is the second straight year the ceremony is in Los Angeles.[1] Organizers have said it will return to the city more often while still rotating to New York and Cleveland, home of the museum.[1]
Oasis, Sade and Iron Maiden will be absent
Oasis will not attend.[1] Guitarist Noel Gallagher is playing a concert in Britain.[1] Singer Liam Gallagher chose not to travel.[1] “It’s too far to be going for the night,” Liam Gallagher said in a post on X.[1]
Iron Maiden will be on tour in Australia.[1] Sade is also skipping the ceremony.[1] Collins is likely to appear but has declined to perform his songs for health reasons.[1] Key members of New Order will miss the event for health reasons.[1] Vandross died in 2005.[1]
Wu-Tang Clan, Queen Latifah and MC Lyte are all expected to appear and are likely to perform.[1] Idol is being inducted with his longtime guitarist, Steve Stevens, and is expected to perform.[1]
Firsts among the special honorees
Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Gram Parsons, Fela Kuti and Celia Cruz will receive the Early Influence Award.[3] Kuti will become the first African-born artist in the Hall.[1] Cruz will become the first member who sang primarily in Spanish.[1]
Parsons received a separate tribute on Wednesday at the Troubadour in West Hollywood.[1] Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow sang his songs.[1]
Producers and songwriters Rick Rubin, Linda Creed, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Miller will receive the Musical Excellence Award.[3] Television host Ed Sullivan will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which honors nonmusicians.[1]
How the class was chosen
The Hall announced the class on April 13.[2] The list was revealed during a special episode of “American Idol.”[3] A panel of more than 1,200 artists, historians and industry professionals narrowed 17 nominees to eight performers.[4]
Nominees left out included Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Pink, Jeff Buckley, the Black Crowes, Shakira and New Edition.[4] The class includes six British acts.[4] That broke the record of five, set in 2019 by Radiohead, the Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music and the Zombies.[4]
“Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is music’s highest honor,” Hall of Fame Chairman John Sykes said in a statement at the time.[3]
Artists become eligible 25 years after their first commercial recording.[2] The Hall also lists the full class of 2026 on its website.[5]
Long waits for several inductees
Collins entered the Hall in 2010 as a member of Genesis.[2] This is his first induction as a solo artist.[2] He won an Academy Award in 2000 for “You’ll Be in My Heart” from Disney’s “Tarzan.”[2]
Iron Maiden was elected on its third nomination, and Idol on his second.[2] Oasis was nominated for the third straight year.[4] Joy Division and New Order share a joint induction after three nominations.[2] Both bands featured Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.[2]
For more music and awards coverage, see The Boston Report’s Music and Entertainment sections.
Sources
- ABC News (The Associated Press): Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction set for Los Angeles, with many big names skipping the stage
- NPR (via KUNC): Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2026 includes Phil Collins, Oasis and Sade
- ABC7 Los Angeles: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 class with Phil Collins, Oasis and Wu-Tang Clan
- NME: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2026: Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, New Order, Joy Division among inductees
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Class of 2026
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