2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Red Carpet: Queen Latifah, MC Lyte & More

Music’s highest pantheon gained new members on Saturday, as recording artists, bands, and one legendary TV host were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony that will air on ABC next month.

Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross, and Wu-Tang Clan were all inducted into the Performer category, recognizing artists “who have created music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course of rock and roll,” according to Hall of Fame press release.

Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Gram Parsons earned the Hall of Fame’s Early Influence Award, which honors artists “whose music and performance style have directly influenced, inspired, and evolved rock and roll and music impacting culture.”

Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller, and Rick Rubin, meanwhile, were bestowed with the Musical Excellence Award, “given to artists, musicians, songwriters, and producers whose originality and influence have had a dramatic impact on music.

Finally, Ed Sullivan earned the Ahmet Ertegun Award, an accolade for “non-performing industry professionals who have had a major influence on the creative development and growth of rock and roll and music that has impacted culture.”

Many of those artists hit the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater last night, while some posthumous inductees like Fela Kuti and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard were repped by their loved ones. See red-carpet pics in the gallery below, then tune into ABC on Tuesday, December 8, to watch the ceremony or stream it the next day on Disney+ or Hulu.

2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Tuesday, December 8, 8/7c, ABC, Streams Next Day on Disney+ & Hulu