Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations

**Rock Hall of Fame** Phil Collins performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on March 9, 2018, left, Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025, center, and Shakira performs during the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo)

**Rock Hall of Fame** FILE - Luther Vandross accepts the award for favorite soul or R&B male artist at the 29th American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2002. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

**Rock Hall of Fame** FILE - British singer Sade Adu performs during her "Soldiers of Love" concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

**Rock Hall of Fame** FILE - Liam Gallagher, left, and Noel Gallagher of Oasis appear during their reunion tour in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

**Rock Hall of Fame** Members of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, from left, Dave Murray, Nicko McBrian, Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith hold up their hands after being inducted into Hollywood's Rockwalk in Los Angeles on Aug. 19, 2005. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

**Rock Hall of Fame** FILE - Members of the Australian rock group INXS, from left, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly and Tim Farriss appear at the 7th annual American MTV Video Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sept. 6, 1990. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

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NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the 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

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 鈥� and

Collins, who already is in the Hall as a member of Genesis and had such solo hits as 鈥淚n the Air Tonight鈥� and 鈥淥ne More Night,鈥� has earned eight Grammys, including album of the year in 1985 for 鈥淣o Jacket Required.鈥� Hill’s 鈥淭he Miseducation of Lauryn Hill鈥� 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 鈥淪mooth Operator鈥� and 鈥淭he Sweetest Taboo.鈥� The Wu-Tang Clan have been hailed as rap innovators since their game-changing 1993 debut album 鈥淓nter the Wu-Tang.鈥�

INXS ruled the late 1980s charts with hits like 鈥淣eed You Tonight,鈥� 鈥淒evil Inside鈥� and 鈥淣ew Sensation.鈥� Two-time Grammy winner Etheridge is best known for her songs 鈥淐ome to My Window鈥� and 鈥淚鈥檓 the Only One.鈥� Iron Maiden helped power the new wave of British heavy metal with iconic albums like 鈥淭he Number of the Beast.鈥�

New Edition had the hits 鈥淐ool It Now鈥� and 鈥淐andy Girl,鈥� 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 鈥淭he Truth About Love.鈥�

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.

Vandross, who sold more than 25 million albums and had the hits 鈥淗ere and Now鈥� and 鈥淎ny Love,鈥� died in 2005. Buckley, whose 1994 debut album 鈥淕race鈥� is widely acclaimed, died in 1997.

鈥淭his diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of Rock & Roll and its continued impact on youth culture,鈥� John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement.

The 2026 inductees will be revealed in April, along with inductees entering the hall under three special committee categories: Musical influence, musical excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun Non-Performer Award.

Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they鈥檙e eligible for induction. Nominees will be voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals.

Last year, Outkast, , Chubby Checker, Soundgarden, Joe Cocker, Salt-N-Pepa, The White Stripes, Carol Kaye, Nicky Hopkins, Lenny Waronker, Thom Bell and Warren Zevon all were inducted.

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