Rock Hall Class of 2022


Los Angeles | Microsoft Theater | November 5, 2022 | Public Event | HBO / HBO Max

The following artists were nominated and inducted in 2022. Click here for a list of artists who were first eligible in 2022 and haven't gotten in yet.

ArtistInducted ByCategory
Carly SimonSara BareillesPerformer
Dolly PartonPinkPerformer
Duran DuranRobert Downey, Jr.Performer
EminemDr. DrePerformer
EurythmicsThe EdgePerformer
Lionel RichieLenny KravitzPerformer
Pat BenatarSheryl CrowPerformer
Allen GrubmanJohn MellencampNon-Performer
Jimmy IovineBruce SpringsteenNon-Performer
Sylvia Robinson[no inductor]Non-Performer
Elizabeth Cotten[no inductor]Early Influence
Harry Belafonte[no inductor]Early Influence
Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisJanet JacksonMusical Excellence
Judas PriestAlice CooperMusical Excellence
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Nominees who didn't make the cut in 2022

These artists were officially nominated in the Performer category for induction in 2022, but didn't receive enough votes from the "international voting body of rock experts" to get in that year. Roughly 72% of nominated artists who don't get in eventually get inducted in a later year.

NomineeEventually Inducted
A Tribe Called Quest2024
BeckNot yet
DevoNot yet
Dionne Warwick2024
Fela Kuti2026
Judas Priest2022
Kate Bush2023
MC52024
New York DollsNot yet
Rage Against the Machine2023

Nominating Committee who determined the 2022 performer ballot

Jon Landau, ChairmanSandy AloueteJames Bernard
Nathan BrackettCliff BurnsteinAnthony DeCurtis
Reginald C. DennisBill FlanaganDavid Fricke
Elysa GardnerHolly George-WarrenJody Gerson
Karen GlauberMeg GriffinDave Grohl
Greg HarrisMike KaufmanLenny Kaye
Rick KrimAlan LightRob Light
Amy LindenDarryl McDanielsTom Morello
Linda PerryAmanda PetrusichQuestlove
Paul ShafferSeymour SteinJohn Sykes
Steven Van Zandt

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Induction Ceremony Performances

SegmentSong and Performer
All-Star JamHigh School Confidential / Great Balls of Fire - Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp
Jolene - Dolly Parton, Rob Halford, Simon Le Bon, Pat Benatar, Pink, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Dave Stewart, Neil Giraldo, Zac Brown Band
Carly SimonNobody Does It Better - Sara Bareilles
You're So Vain - Olivia Rodrigo
Dolly Parton9 to 5 - Sheryl Crow & Zac Brown Band
Coat of Many Colors - Pink & Brandi Carlile
Rockin' - Dolly Parton with Zac Brown Band
Duran DuranGirls On Film - Duran Duran
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
EminemForever - Eminem
My Name Is / Rap God (medley) - Eminem with Dr. Dre
Not Afraid - Eminem
Sing for the Moment - Eminem with Steven Tyler
Stan - Eminem with Ed Sheeran
EurythmicsMissionary Man - Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
Would I Lie to You? - Eurythmics
Judas PriestBreaking the Law - Judas Priest
Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
You've Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
Lionel RichieAll Night Long - Lionel Richie
Easy - Lionel Richie with Dave Grohl
Hello - Lionel Richie
Pat BenatarAll Fired Up - Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Love Is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo



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