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    What are people talking about?

    About the 2026 Inductees, What else should I Say wrote:
    Smashing Pumpkins and Linkin Park got stars of hollywood walk of fame.
    Wondering that maybe both of them will be seen in 2027 rock hall nominated list
    if it happens,that will be fun.
    Thursday, 08/6/2026 @ 22:23pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
    For performer category:

    Classic rock 137
    Rock and roll pioneers 21, British Invasion 12, 60s American rock 14, Blues rock 9, Prog 7, Glam rock 3, Hard rock 10, Southern rock 3, Singer-songwriter 27, Soft rock 10, Heartland rock 4, Arena rock/AOR 10, Heavy metal 3 (Ozzy, Maiden and Sabbath), Latin rock 1, Punk 1 (Joan Jett), Classic rock revivalists 2

    Non-classic rock 35
    Proto punk 2, Punk 5 (Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Patti Smith, Green Day), Metal 1 (Metallica), New wave 11, Alternative 15, Indie 1

    Old school R&B / soul 37
    60s soul 19, 70s soul 9, Funk 7, Disco 2

    Modern black music 22
    Disco 2, Contemporary R&B 7, Rap 13
    Thursday, 08/6/2026 @ 22:18pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
    Backdoor induction genre without number:

    Rap (4)
    Rock and roll pioneers (3)
    Singer-songwriter (3)
    Blues (1)
    Early R&B / doo-wop (1)
    60s soul (1)
    Funk (1)
    Disco (1)
    Proto punk (1)
    Heavy metal (1)
    Soft rock (1)
    Electronic (1)
    World music (1)
    Former Beatles (1)
    Thursday, 08/6/2026 @ 21:56pm

    About the 2026 Inductees, omar wrote:
    Side-category inductees who could have been or were Performer candidates (true back door induction)

    Rap (4)
    LL Cool J (2021), Salt-N-Pepa (2025), Queen Latifah (2026), MC Lyte (2026)

    Rock and roll pioneers (3)
    Wanda Jackson (2009), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (2018), Link Wray (2023)

    Singer-songwriter (3)
    Leon Russell (2011), Warren Zevon (2025), Gram Parsons (2026)

    Blues (1)
    Freddie King (2012)

    Early R&B / doo-wop (1)
    The "5" Royales (2015)

    60s soul (1)
    Dionne Warwick (2024)

    Funk (1)
    Chaka Khan (2023)

    Disco (1)
    Nile Rodgers / Chic (2017)

    Proto punk (1)
    MC5 (2024)

    Heavy metal (1)
    Judas Priest (2022)

    Soft rock (1)
    Jimmy Buffett (2024)

    Electronic (1)
    Kraftwerk (2021)

    World music (1)
    Fela Kuti (2026)

    Former Beatles (1)
    Ringo Starr (2015)
    Thursday, 08/6/2026 @ 21:55pm
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