Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Jane’s Addiction, Oasis, Peter Frampton, and Lenny Kravitz are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024.
Other nominees include Mariah Carey, Sinéad O’Connor, Cher, Sade, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews Band, Eric B. & Rakim, and Kool & the Gang.
To be eligible for this year’s ballot, each nominee’s first single or album must have been released in 1999 or earlier.
According to Rolling Stone, ten of the fifteen nominees — Mariah Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinéad O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne, and Sade — are appearing on the ballot for the first time.
Ozzy Osbourne, who was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2006 as part of the original lineup of Black Sabbath, has yet to be recognized for his solo career.
In a statement, Ozzy said, “I’m deeply honored to receive this news from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. To be one of the few musicians considered for a second entry, now as a solo artist, is something I could never have imagined. After 44 years as a solo artist, the fact that I can continue to record music and receive this recognition is something I am incredibly proud of.”
