The vote hacking and botting are bad enough when it means next to nothing.
06.03.2026 22:03
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The vote hacking and botting are bad enough when it means next to nothing.
The People's Choice Awards exist if you want that.
As discussed in this post, the Nominating Committee is *finally* nearing gender parity (45% in 2025). Imposing term limits gives them a chance to have these lines intersect.
Good analogy. It is still just one vote out of 1200+
Last year, Phish ran away with the Fan Vote. With their performance from 2025, they would only be in *12th place* this year.
The Rock Hall's strategy of gamifying the Fan Vote appears to have worked. Daily votes are up more than 400% from what they were getting at this time last year. Multiple fan bases have been activated, with three different artists receiving the most votes in a single day.
Not enough people are talking about why the biggest band in the world has been ignored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for four straight ballots. [This is almost on par with Bill Belichick getting snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame] futurerocklegends.com/News/index_f...
New Edition's Bobby Brown on being a part of the 2026 Rock Hall nominees: "We’re fans of theirs, we listen to their music, and we follow their careers, and it’s just good to know that we’re in such a [powerful] class. We’re really happy to be a part of this."
[new post] Where is Coldplay? futurerocklegends.com/News/index_f...
The Jann Wenner and Jon Landau era, that had embedded so many Rolling Stone and Bruce Springsteen proxies onto the Nominating Committee, might be over.
Others with tenure over 10 years who would likely be removed in the future: Rick Krim (probably exempted), Cliff Burnstein, Holly George-Warren, Mike Kaufman, Questlove, Tom Morello, Meg Griffin, Greg Harris (probably exempted)
Review the group history here: futurerocklegends.com/Nominating_C...
Nominating Committee Members with as much tenure as Alan Light who *may* have been removed due to term limits:
- Steven Van Zandt
- Rob Light
- David Fricke
- Elysa Gardner
- Bill Flanagan
- John Sykes (probably exempted)
To meet reader demand, here’s who I voted for on my 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot last week, and related thoughts on the subject (including on everybody nominated, whether I voted for them or not. Do I have opinions, or what??) If I don’t agree with my votes, why should you?
Alan Light talks about how the Rock Hall’s new term limits have “graduated” him off the Nominating Committee.
Paul McCartney holds a grudge that John Lennon was inducted into the Rock Hall before him as a soloist. In a new interview, the Beatle admits the dealings of Jann Wenner pissed him off: ‘F- - -ing bastards’
[Patreon exclusive] Early Predictions and Thoughts on the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
Thoughts on the 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ballot: michellebourg669049.substack.com/p/yes-liam-a...
Needed to expand on the Rock Hall's new Term Limit implementation over on our Patreon. This one's free for everyone.
[Patreon exclusive] Early Predictions and Thoughts on the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ballot www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
NomCom member Sheryl Crow in 2023: "I would like to do a lot of work for Melissa Etheridge [to get inducted], because I think not only does she have a lot of hits... but she also opened the doors for a lot of not just women, but people in general. So I’m hoping that she gets recognized.”
The first 90 seconds of this could go straight into Billy Idol’s Hall of Fame induction package. youtu.be/eByNViJ8388?...
This is the second place we’ve seen that says the induction ceremony will be at a 1200 seat performing arts center at Belmont University. The *Musicians* Hall of Fame is doing their ceremony there, not the Rock Hall. Blame AI slop… www.bmi.com/news/entry/b...
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrian has mixed feelings about being nominated for the Rock Hall again. blabbermouth.net/news/nicko-m...
The Rock Hall Fan Vote is off to its hottest start since 2020. So far, nearly 1.2 million votes have been cast, with fan excitement around first time nominees Phil Collins, Pink, INXS, Luther Vandross, and New Edition leading the charge.
Latest Rock Hall museum kiosk results posted here: futurerocklegends.com/Museum_Fan_C...
Was the NomCom influenced by the Rock Hall kiosk results?
#2 Iron Maiden
#3 Pink
#11 New Edition
#17 Phil Collins
#19 Oasis
#28 J. Buckley
#37 Billy Idol
#45 Mariah
#49 INXS
#56 Luther
#58 Wu-Tang
#72 Sade
#83 Lauryn Hill
#94 Black Crowes
#96 New Order
Melissa Etheridge and Shakira were not top 100
In an Instagram video, Pink mistakenly asserts she was nominated for the Rock Hall in her first year of eligibility. Her first recordings were released in 2000.
Both Billy Idol and Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes have expressed super positive attitudes and gratitude towards the Rock Hall in the press this week. www.billboard.com/music/awards...
