Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order and more have been elected as part of the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame of 2026. Others in the class include Sade, Luther Vandross to round out the main list. Also getting in are the Early Influence Award: Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Gram Parsons, and for Musical Excellence Award: Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller, Rick Rubin, and Ed Sullivan for the industry award. Oddly, the Rock Hall has still not co-signed some of the greatest Rock Metal bands of the last 35 years, with even a cursory nomination, including Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Linkin Park, System of A Down, Korn, Deftones, or Slipknot to name a few.

These honorees were announced live on-air during a Monday night episode of “American Idol,” by 2022 Hall of Fame inductee Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest, in a Hall of Fame-themed episode.

The induction ceremony will take place Nov. 14 in Los Angeles and be seen on ABC and Disney+ at some point in December, producers announced. In the previous three years since Disney got rights to air the show (2023-25), the full show was aired live on Disney+ before an edited version was shown months later on ABC, but it appears that a live broadcast has been scotched for 2026.