Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Phil Collins, Oasis, Sade and Wu-Tang Clan among 2026 inductees

Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with first-time nominees Wu-Tang Clan and the late Luther Vandross.The list was revealed on Monday night in the US, during an airing of American Idol. To be eligible, artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior. Nominees were voted on by more than 1,200 artists, historians and music industry professionals.Soft rocker Collins, who already is in the hall as a member of Genesis, has released hits including In the Air Tonight and One More Night, and has earned eight Grammys, including album of the year in 1985 for No Jacket Required.Soul-jazz vocalist Sade, also nominated in 2024, is known for songs including Smooth Operator and The Sweetest Taboo. The Wu-Tang Clan have been hailed as rap innovators since their game-changing 1993 debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).Iron Maiden, nominated twice before, helped power the new wave of British heavy metal with albums such as The Number of the Beast. Vandross, who has sold more than 25m albums, and had the hits Here and Now and Any Love, died in 2005 and inspired Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s track Luther.This year, the hall is embracing the sound of Manchester, inducting post-punk pioneers Joy Division and New Order – which share most of the same members – as well as Britpop’s recently reunited Oasis. Idol, also English, has brought a punky sneer to pop with songs like White Wedding and Rebel Yell.The induction will be held on 14 November at the Peacock theater in Los Angeles.Nominees who missed out this year include Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, INXS, Melissa Etheridge, Jeff Buckley, Pink, New Edition and Shakira.In addition to the performer category, the Hall of Fame celebrates the contributions of inductees across three special categories: early influence, musical excellence and the Ahmet Ertegun non-performer award.The early influence category this year will honour Queen Latifah, Cuban singer Celia Cruz, Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, rapper MC Lyte and country rocker Gram Parsons. The musical excellence category will honour songwriter Linda Creed and producers Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin.More than 50 years after his death, Ed Sullivan, the legendary host of the eponymous TV show, will enter the Hall of Fame with the Ahmet Ertegun non-performer award: a recognition of the Sunday night show that became a launchpad for so many musical icons of the 1950s and 1960s, and helped break down racial barriers in American entertainment.