Mariah literally has every other box checked except the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sounds like she’s motivated to get it this year…
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Mariah literally has every other box checked except the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sounds like she’s motivated to get it this year…
Mariah Carey also talked to Billboard:
“When asked why she deserves to be welcomed into the Hall of Fame, she answers with a laugh, ‘I would say they should check out the 19 [Billboard Hot 100] No. 1s… not everybody has those to their name.’” www.billboard.com/music/pop/ma...
It won’t happen. The CMHoF just doesn’t work like that.
Mark your calendars... The Country Music Hall of Fame will announce its 2026 class of inductees on Friday, March 20th at 10am Central on its YouTube channel. Tune in to see if Taylor Swift will become the only inductee to ever get in on their first ballot. www.youtube.com/live/VZjwg_c...
@troylsmith.bsky.social makes his Rock Hall class of 2026 predictions: "This year's ballot shapes up the best for three artists — Phil Collins, Melissa Etheridge and Luther Vandross." www.axios.com/local/clevel...
Devon Ivie once again talks to two anonymous Rock Hall voters about the 2026 ballot. Voter 2 is not a fan of how the Hall handles the side categories and how it creates uncertainty for voters. www.vulture.com/article/rock...
Mariah Carey acknowledges her Rock Hall nomination and does some campaigning via a new interview with Variety variety.com/2026/music/n...
Sometimes it takes a little bit for fanbases to get activated.
In a new interview, Shakira talks about being nominated for the Hall of Fame and she seems under the impression that she is only being recognized for her “rock” music. wgntv.com/entertainmen...
It is now highly likely that New Edition or Pink will win the fan vote. Phil Collins lead has been steadily dwindling since day 2 and is now projected to finish in 3rd place.
Luther, INXS, Billy Idol, and Sade should round out the top 7.
Voting continues for another 3 weeks.
Ah, thanks! It's been fixed.
Rock Hall voter Mark Kemp shares how he brought his family into the decision-making process to make his selections. kempm.substack.com/p/what-influ...
In the Rock Hall Fan Vote, the battle for first place is officially on. In just the last 24 hours, New Edition cut Phil Collins's lead from 35,000 down to 25,000. Pink fans have also made a strong push this week.
Towards the bottom of the standings, Shakira is gaining some momentum.
The vote hacking and botting are bad enough when it means next to nothing.
The People's Choice Awards exist if you want that.
As discussed in this post, the Nominating Committee is *finally* nearing gender parity (45% in 2025). Imposing term limits gives them a chance to have these lines intersect.
Good analogy. It is still just one vote out of 1200+
Last year, Phish ran away with the Fan Vote. With their performance from 2025, they would only be in *12th place* this year.
The Rock Hall's strategy of gamifying the Fan Vote appears to have worked. Daily votes are up more than 400% from what they were getting at this time last year. Multiple fan bases have been activated, with three different artists receiving the most votes in a single day.
Not enough people are talking about why the biggest band in the world has been ignored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for four straight ballots. [This is almost on par with Bill Belichick getting snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame] futurerocklegends.com/News/index_f...
New Edition's Bobby Brown on being a part of the 2026 Rock Hall nominees: "We’re fans of theirs, we listen to their music, and we follow their careers, and it’s just good to know that we’re in such a [powerful] class. We’re really happy to be a part of this."
[new post] Where is Coldplay? futurerocklegends.com/News/index_f...
The Jann Wenner and Jon Landau era, that had embedded so many Rolling Stone and Bruce Springsteen proxies onto the Nominating Committee, might be over.
Others with tenure over 10 years who would likely be removed in the future: Rick Krim (probably exempted), Cliff Burnstein, Holly George-Warren, Mike Kaufman, Questlove, Tom Morello, Meg Griffin, Greg Harris (probably exempted)
Review the group history here: futurerocklegends.com/Nominating_C...
Nominating Committee Members with as much tenure as Alan Light who *may* have been removed due to term limits:
- Steven Van Zandt
- Rob Light
- David Fricke
- Elysa Gardner
- Bill Flanagan
- John Sykes (probably exempted)
To meet reader demand, here’s who I voted for on my 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot last week, and related thoughts on the subject (including on everybody nominated, whether I voted for them or not. Do I have opinions, or what??) If I don’t agree with my votes, why should you?
Alan Light talks about how the Rock Hall’s new term limits have “graduated” him off the Nominating Committee.
Paul McCartney holds a grudge that John Lennon was inducted into the Rock Hall before him as a soloist. In a new interview, the Beatle admits the dealings of Jann Wenner pissed him off: ‘F- - -ing bastards’
[Patreon exclusive] Early Predictions and Thoughts on the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
