The ballots are in and tallied, and the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are:

Performer Category

  • Pat Benatar
  • Duran Duran
  • Eminem
  • Eurythmics
  • Dolly Parton
  • Lionel Richie
  • Carly Simon

Ahmet Ertegun Award (Given to non-performing industry professionals who, through their dedicated belief and support of artists and their music have had a major influence on the creative development and growth of rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture. 

  • Allen Grubman
  • Jimmy Iovine
  • Sylvia Robinson

Musical Excellence Award (Given to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence creating music have had a dramatic impact on music.)

  • Judas Priest
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Early Influence Award (Given to a performing artist or group whose music and performance style have directly influenced and helped inspire and evolve rock & roll and music that has impacted youth culture.)  

  • Harry Belafonte
  • Elizabeth Cotten

Of the seven performers inductees, Duran Duran, Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon are all first-ballot inductees, meaning they are being inducted after being nominated one time. Pat Benatar was first nominated in 2020. Eurythmics will be inducted after being nominated previously in 2018. All five artists that made up this year’s “Fans' Ballot” are being inducted as part of the 2022 class.

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with an edited version of the ceremony set to air/stream  on HBO and HBO Max at a later date.

 

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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