Sinéad O'Connor nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

This weekend, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominees for its Class of 2024 – with Sinéad O'Connor listed among a star-studded selection, as a first-time nominee.

In the announcement post on the organisation's website, Sinéad was said to have "left an indelible mark on the soul of popular music."

"Musically, she combined stylistic elements from alternative rock, hip-hop, reggae, and electronic pop to punctuate and enhance her sociopolitical messages," her description continues. "With a distinctive multifaceted voice and a striking presence that challenged traditional views of femininity, O’Connor was ahead of her time expressing her unrepentant rage and sorrow over then-taboo subjects like women’s rights, organised religion, child abuse, and oppression."

Other nominees include A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Frampton, and Sade.

“This remarkable list of nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honours and celebrates,” commented John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”

Nominee ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians, and members of the music industry. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's website "an artist’s musical impact and influence on other artists, length and depth of career and body of work as well as innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration."

Inductees will be announced in late April, with the Induction Ceremony taking place in Cleveland, Ohio this autumn – with the date to be announced.

The fan ballot is open now here.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2023, inducted last year, featured Kate Bush, missy Elliot, Willie Nelson, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against The Machine and the Spinners.

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— Rock Hall (@rockhall) February 10, 2024