Overview
- Seventeen nominees were announced for the Class of 2026, including Lauryn Hill, Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Oasis, Iron Maiden, and Wu-Tang Clan.
- Shakira qualifies under the Hall’s 25-year rule based on her 1991 debut album, Magia.
- Voting is underway with more than 1,200 industry voters participating and a public fan ballot counting as a single vote.
- Coverage highlights Shakira’s rock-rooted early catalog and instrumentation while revisiting debates over genre boundaries and Latin representation.
- The final inductees will be announced in April, with the induction ceremony slated for the fall, and nomination alone does not guarantee induction as shown by Maná’s 2025 outcome.