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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees to Be Revealed on ‘American Idol,’ Where James Taylor Will Serve as Mentor
The 2025 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be announced on a live episode of 'American Idol.' James Taylor will serve as mentor.
The 2025 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be announced on a live episode of American Idol on Sunday (April 27). James Taylor, who was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2000, will serve as a mentor on the episode, on which this season’s top 14 Idol contestants will perform songs associated with previous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s eclectic group of nominees for the Rock Hall were announced on Feb. 12: English rock supergroup Bad Company; Southern blues rockers The Black Crowes; powerhouse singer/songwriter Mariah Carey; early rock ‘n’ roll hitmaker Chubby Checker; late blues belter Joe Cocker; radio-friendly punk rocker Billy Idol; post-punk-turned-dance-rock pioneers Joy Division/New Order; pop iconoclast Cyndi Lauper; Mexican rockers Maná; Britpop legends Oasis; critical and commercial hip-hop faves Outkast; jam band standard bearers Phish; grunge hitmakers Soundgarden; and garage rock minimalists The White Stripes.
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