Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne and others inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in a category that also includes folk rocker Dave Matthews Band and lead singer and guitarist Peter Frampton.

Alexis Kohner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton received Music Influence Awards, while the late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will receive music Excellence Award. Pioneer music executive Suzanne de Passe wins Ahmet Ertegun Award.

“Rock and roll is an ever-evolving mixture of sounds that has influenced culture and touched generations,” John Sykes, president of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement. “This diverse group of inductees all break the Music disorders have influenced countless artists who have followed in their footsteps.”

The induction ceremony will be held on October 19 at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It will stream live on Disney+, later on ABC, and on Hulu the next day.

Musical artists who were nominated this year but did not make the cut include Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, the late Sinead O’Connor, soul-pop Singer Sade, Britpoppers Oasis, hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim and alternative rocker Jane’s Addiction.

Mark Ronson, Jack Black, Slash, Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney have all publicly backed the move to get Foreigner’s hits “Urgent” and “Hot Blood” into concert halls move. Ronson’s stepfather is Mick Jones. , founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist of Foreigner.

Osbourne, whose devilish persona and dirty music led many parents to clutch their pearls in the 1980s, entered the music scene as a solo artist, having previously entered music with metal masters Black Sabbath hall.

Four of the eight nominees – Cher, Foreigner, Frampton and Kool & the Gang – are on the ballot for the first time.

Cher is the only artist to have a No. 1 song every year for the past 60 years, while Blige, with eight multi-platinum albums and nine Grammy Awards, will help Increase the number of women in concert halls, which critics say is too low.

To be eligible, artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years ago.

Nominees are voted on by more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry professionals. Fans vote online or in person at the museum, and the top five artists chosen by the public make up the “Fan Ballot,” which is tallied along with other professional votes.

Last year, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Soul Train creator Don Cornelius, Kate Bush and the late George Michael were among the artists who entered the hall.