Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden and more…Discover Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists

A group of 12 musicians and bands have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 2025 list was announced at a ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, the 8th.

The event featured memorials, speeches and performances by artists including: Soundgarden, Outkast, Cyndi Looper, Avril Lavigne, Lots of guests too.

To be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, musicians had to have released their first hit song at least 25 years ago.

See below the artists named to the 2025 list, their biggest hits, and who performed each song at the ceremony.

2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Artists

outcast

• American rap duo formed in the 1990s.
• Hits: “Hey Ya,” “Ms. Jackson,” “Roses.”
• Presenter at the event: Donald Glover. Guests at the performance included Big Boi, Janelle Monáe, JID, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, and Sleepy Brown.

bad company

• British rock band formed in the 1970s.
• Hits: “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Can’t Get Enough,” and “Bad Company.”
• Presenter at the event: Mick Fleetwood. Bad Company drummer Simon Kirk was joined on guitar by Hearts’ Nancy Wilson and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, with Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson on vocals.

cyndi lauper

• American singer-songwriter who began his solo career in the early 1980s.
• Hits: “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “Time After Time,” and “True Colors.”
• Presenter at the event: Chappell Roan. Lauper performed a collection of her hits, including duets with Avril Lavigne, Ray, and Salt-N-Pepa.

sound garden

• American rock band formed in 1984.
• Hits: “Black Hole Sun,” “Fell on Black Days,” “Outshind.”
• Presenter at the event: Jim Carrey. Soundgarden members performed alongside Taylor Momsen and Brandi Carlile, who took over the role of late vocalist Chris Cornell. Cornell’s daughter Toni also co-starred with Nancy Wilson.

salt and pepa

• American rap group formed in the 1980s.
• Hits: “Push It,” “Let’s Talk About Sex,” “Shoop.”
• Presenter at the event: Missy Elliott. The group gave a rundown of their hits in a special appearance on En Vogue.

chubby checker

• American singer who debuted in the 1950s.
• Hits: “The Twist,” “Limbo Rock,” and “Let’s Twist Again.”
• Participating in the event: The memorial was held via video. Checker logged in remotely to participate in the ceremony.

Joe Cocker

• The British singer began releasing albums in the 1960s and passed away in 2014.
• Hits: “You Are So Beautiful,” “Up Where We Belong,” and “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
• Presenter at the event: Bryan Adams. Teddy Swims, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Adams, Lauper, Chris Robinson and Nathaniel Rateliff took to the stage to pay their respects with a rendition of “With a Little Help from My Friends.”

white stripes

• American rock band formed in the 1990s.
• Hits: “Seven Nation Army,” “We’re Going to Be Friends,” and “Doorbell.”
• The presenter at the event was Iggy Pop. Performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Feist, and Twenty One Pilots were honored.

Warren Zevon

• American singer-songwriter who debuted with a solo album in the early 1970s and passed away in 2003.
• Hits: “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” “The Werewolf of London,” and “Keep Me in Your Heart.”
• Introduced by: David Letterman. Awarded for the performance of The Killers.

video appearance

carol kay

• American bassist who participated in the recording of dozens of hit songs since the 1950s.
• Hits: “Good Vibrations” by the Beach Boys, “These Boots are Made for Walkin'” by Nancy Sinatra, “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand.

tom bell

• American music producer and composer who started his career in the 1960s and passed away in 2022.
• Hits: “La-La (Means I Love You)” by The Delfonics, “The Rubber Bandman” by The Spinners, “You Make Me Feel Brand New” by The Stylistics.

nicky hopkins

• A keyboardist who recorded dozens of hit songs since the 1960s and died in 1994.
• Hits: “Revolution” by the Beatles, “Sympathy for the Devil” by the Rolling Stones, “You Are So Beautiful” by Cocker.

Lenny Waronker

• He is a producer and executive in the American music industry whose career began in the 1970s.
• Hits by artists he produced or signed: Rickie Lee Jones’ “Chuck E’s in Love,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” REM’s “Losing My Religion.”

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