Mariah Carey & OutKast On Shortlist As Inductees For 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees. The shortlist includes a hitmaker from the early rock era who has lobbied for consideration, a groundbreaking Southern rap duo and a rock group who would be the first ever inductees to have performed primarily in Spanish. All three of those acts, along with more than half of the full list of 14 nominees, are being considered for the first time. Mariah Carey, one of the most enduring pop stars to get her start in the 1990s, appears on the Hall of Fame shortlist for the second consecutive year. The unofficial “Queen of Christmas,” whose vocal range spans five octaves, still rules the Billboard charts every holiday season. OutKast the legendary rap group made up of Big Boi and André 3000, is nominated for the first time. The ATLiens’ inclusion on this year’s shortlist emphasizes the Rock Hall’s ongoing effort to expand its definition of rock by including country, pop and hip-hop stars.  Chubby Checker, who danced his way to the top of Billboard‘s Hot 100 with his 1960 cover of “The Twist,” is shortlisted for the first time. In 2001, Checker took out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine arguing that he is one of rock and roll’s most underappreciated figures. To be eligible for nomination, artists have to be at least 25 years out from the release of their first commercial recording.

Source: NPR