NEW YORK — Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that includes rap, metal, R&B, hip-hop, Britpop, blues rock and pop.
The hall revealed the list of 17 performer nominees Wednesday, a list that also includes Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition, Sade and the Wu-Tang Clan.
Billy Idol, 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.
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.'' 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.
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 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.
