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    List of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers - including how many nominations it took them to get inducted.
    Future Inductees?
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    What are people talking about?

    About the 2026 Inductees, yukio wrote:
    Am I the only one hoping the Rock Hall could return to smaller induction classes?

    An 18-person class is insane, it makes the awards feel like they're being handed out cheaply to every inductee in 2026.

    13 would be a suitable number: 7 performer inductees, 2 for Musical Excellence, 2 Musical Influence recipients, 1 Non-Performer award, and 1 leftover spot open to any of the four categories.

    I think 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025 class sizes are suitable, 2024 and 2026 inducted too many guys. Also 13-men class looks best number for potential ceremony arrangement.
    Monday, 07/6/2026 @ 14:59pm

    About Rock Hall Projected, KING wrote:
    Good discussion and suggestions on the International Music Artists. Have this week to shape and tinker with it until it becomes letter perfect. Some possible questions put to a vote for the FRL Regular Voters and new voters to consider could be:

    1) Would you support eliminating 1 of the Influences, Non-Performers, Side Performers to add an International Music Artist category?
    A) YES
    B) NO

    2) Would you support adding an International Music Artist category instead of eliminating 1 of the Influences, Non-Performers, and Side Performers?
    A) YES
    B) NO

    3) How many International Music Artists should be inducted at the end of the year?
    A) 1
    B) 2
    C) 3

    4) How many International Music Artists Nominees should be voted on for induction each season?
    A) 8
    B) 10
    C) 12

    The World Music survived again voted in for the 2026 season. Would not have to address that again until October when the proposed changes occur.

    KING
    Monday, 07/6/2026 @ 11:55am

    About Rock Hall Projected, KING wrote:
    There does appear to be a love and respect for the World Music and for getting more International Music Artists inducted. A creative solution could be to keep the World Music in place and add a new International Artist HOF category similar to the Influences, Side Performers, Non-Performers, still in progress for this 2026 year. Still time to get this done with an expedited vote. It would guarantee 2 or 3 international artists inducted every year similar to the Influences, Non-Performers, and Side Performers. The Influence, Non-Performers, Side Performers are an institution here. Might be more prudent to add an International Artist Category. I believe there would still be enough voters 15-20+ to have a interesting ballot through the Nominations. That would give the International Artists 4 or 5 chances for induction each year through World Music Nominees and 2 or 3 guaranteed through the new International Category. Should then be no complaints about having some of the deservedly talented International Artists inducted.
    KING
    Monday, 07/6/2026 @ 10:00am

    About Rock Hall Projected, MichaelEU wrote:
    I would support Darren's idea of an international category with 1 inductee per year and eliminate the World Music Genre.

    Musical Excellence:
    It should definitely not be a sidedoor way for performers who won't get in the usual way, like it is the problem with Rock Hall at this point. It feels like the current Side Performers category is exactly this (The Roots is the latest example). I think a considered ME category should catch up artists with multiple contributions to Music History. I would keep the Non-Performers category the way it is, there are still very deserving industry people out there. It just seems that the same bunch of people get nominated over and over again, but there are definitely many more to think of.

    ME (or any other name, IDK) could be a combined category for actual side performers as well as artists with both, performing and background industry relevance. I think of people like Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tammi Tarrell, Peter Frampton, Sarah McLachlan, J.J. Cale, Lee Hazelwood, Arthur Baker, Neil Sedaka, Sonny Bono, Nico, Paul Anka, Steve Winwood, Linda Perry, Perry Farrell, Junior Wells, for instance. (Would have worked perferctly for Todd Rundgren, Brian Eno, Dr. Dre, Darlene Love, Pharell Williams, King Curtis, Little Walter, Nile Rodgers, Booker T & the MG's, Glen Campbell, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Ry Cooder, Chet Atkins,... to get an idea of how this could look like)

    Generally speaking, it's good to think about the Side Performers category and to brainstorm some ideas.
    Monday, 07/6/2026 @ 06:58am
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