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The 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announcement calls them Early Influence, but the bio pages for each of the inductees in that category says Musical Influence.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominating Committee
https://futurerocklegends.com/Nominating_Committee/

JOHN SYKES ON 2026 ROCK HALL INDUCTIONS, WHY VOTERS EMBRACED SO MANY ACTS FROM THE 1980S & THEIR CURIOUS SNUB OF MARIAH CAREY
His top focus is on the Hall remaining relevant: "The moment we stop dead, we become the Old Person's Hall of Fame."
https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ ... 236224505/

MARIAH CAREY
ROCK HALL IS NOT MY FANTASY
https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/20/mariah-c ... hall-snub/

“Do you think Donald Trump could make peace with New Order?
‘If Oasis Can Get Back Together, Then Anybody Can Do It’
https://www.vulture.com/article/new-ord ... -hall.html

The Rock Hall Ends One of Its Worst Habits
It took 17 years, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has decided to end their habit of treating its side categories like consolation prizes.
https://futurerocklegends.com/News/inde ... Habit.html

PETER HOOK WON’T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A NEW ORDER TRUCE AT ROCK HALL: ‘LIFE’S FULL OF SURPRISES’
The bass player says he’s unlikely to perform with his estranged bandmates at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, unless they “reach out and try and form some kind of relationship”
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235551291/

Peter Hook On New Order: “I would rather die than play with them three.”
https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto ... hem-three/

The Two-Timers Club
https://www.vulture.com/article/rock-ha ... -next.html

THE 100 GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME
Blues pioneers, hippie jammers, punk rockers, metal warriors, funkateers, and more By ROLLING STONE
MAY 4, 2026
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235520428/

Phil Collins says he's not "match fit" for Rock Hall performance
https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2 ... -hall-2026

The most egregious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snub is not open to debate- Jethro Tull
https://audiophix.com/most-egregious-ro ... pen-debate

RONALD LAPREAD, CO-FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER BASSIST OF THE COMMODORES, DEAD AT 75
The bassist died in Auckland, where he lived for four decades
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235570484/

RONALD LAPREAD, FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER BASSIST OF THE COMMODORES, DIES AT 75
The musician's daughter announced the sad news on May 30.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 236261058/