If the Rock Hall really wants to induct Latin acts, they probably need to create a separate genre category.
The institution suffers from deep Anglocentrism, the current voting pool is almost all British or American, so even if the Rock Hall adds 200–300 Latin voters, it still won't help much, as 1000+ other voters lack any background with Latin music, shaped entirely by Anglo-American rock standards.
I was just curious: did Maná receive 100 votes in 2025? They are biggest megastars among Latin audiences, but largely unknown to people in the US and UK.
I don't see how the Rock Hall can restructure under this Anglocentric bias to ensure the biggest Latin acts get through the main Performer ballot. There is almost no feasible path.
White Stripes have "Seven Nation Army", but really, they are niche. Jack White only has 15% of The White Stripes' monthly listener. His brand new songs barely have 1-2m plays each. The casual listening of "Seven Nation" isn't funneling people back to Jack White. Dead Weather have 230K monthly listeners. The Raconteurs have as many monthly listeners as Jack White. This time it is casual listening of "Steady, as she goes". He has very low sustained interest and honestly, his induction is questionable. He produces a lot of stuff, but really it is mostly crap. His legacy is "Seven Nation Army" and that's it.
Honestly, Linkin Park / Coldplay are beyond the HOF. They don't probably care at all. If anything, it could infere with their big money touring. Coldplay even gets a billion streams on crappy songs.
I feel Coldplay will be nominated before Linkin Park but we will see.
The White Stripes were first 00s rock act nominated and inducted, they had huge acclaim as their foundation and then a mega hit helped them to become legend. Jack White's huge connections in industry and respected new guitar god label also helped. Coldplay and Linkin Park sold a ton more than White Stripes though...
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