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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025 includes OutKast, Soundgarden and Cyndi Lauper

The seven acts voted into the Rock Hall this year include Southern rap and Midwest garage rock duos, pillars of the grunge and English blues rock eras and the '80s most unusual pop star.

The group of performers receiving the honor include a 1960s hitmaker who spent decades advocating for his own induction, a trailblazing Southern rap duo and a 1980s flamboyant pop superstar currently on her farewell tour. The supergroup's original lineup featured vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, who'd both been in the band Free, as well as former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and former King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Once known as the "sidemen" award, the hall uses this category to recognize the kind of names who you'll find in liner notes, but who might not be well known to most fans: "artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence have had a dramatic impact on music."

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