By Lauren Huff: 04/23/2024
Drum roll, please! This year's inductees into music's highest honor the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are officailly announced.
During Sunday's "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night" episode of American Idol, host Ryan Seacrest and judge Lionael Richie revealed that Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest are being inducted under the Performer Category, which honors "artist who have created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock & roll, according to a release.
To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Four out of the eight inductees in the Performer category were on the ballot for the first time, including Cher, Foreigner, Kool & The Gang, and Frampton.
