What do Peter Frampton, Cher, Mary J. Blige, and the MC5 have in common? No, this isn’t a setup for a pithy joke. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voters were asking themselves that very question ahead of last year’s supersize ceremony, which featured the largest-ever number of inductees and a run time that rivaled The Beatles: Get Back. As the organization has demonstrated since it revamped its mission statement in 2023, there’s been a concerted effort to nominate more women and embrace music that in the past would’ve perhaps been derided or ignored if it wasn’t strictly considered classic rock. But with change inevitably comes skepticism about what the Rock Hall now represents.
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