The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has revealed its class of 2024: Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Matthews Band, Cher, A Tribe Called Quest, Mary J. Blige, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, and Kool & The Gang will all be inducted during a ceremony held in Cleveland on October 19th.
In addition, Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick, and Norman Whitfield will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.
Other inductees include Alexis Korner, John Mayall, and Big Mama Thornton, all of who will be honored with the Musical Influence Award. Entertainment producer Suzanne de Passe will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The inductees were determined by an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians, and members of the music industry. In order to be eligible, a nominee’s first recording must have been released at least 25 years ago.
Osbourne was previously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006. Last year, his wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, ripped on the Hall of Fame for failing to induct Ozzy as a solo artist. “I will never beg. And I will never ask for favors I’ve never asked anyone for a favor,” she said. “So, my thing is fuck you if you don’t realize that somebody really deserves to be here. And you don’t recognize that? Then, see ya!”
Cher is finally being inducted after first becoming eligible in 1991. (Sonny and Cher have not been inducted into the Hall of Fame). She lamented about her snubbing in an interview late last year, saying she has she has no desire to be inducted and adding that the Hall of Fame “can just go you-know-what themselves.”
This year’s finalists who will have to wait until 2025 for another chance include Oasis, Mariah Carey, Sade, Sinead O’Connor, Jane’s Addiction, Eric B. & Rakim, and Lenny Kravitz.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2024 induction ceremony will take place at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, October 19th, and will stream live on Disney+. It will also be available on Hulu following its premiere, and will receive a special broadcast airing on ABC.
Editor’s Note: Read our recent cover story on Ozzy Osbourne and the making of his latest album, Patient Number 9.
