A look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 inductees and how they were honored

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has inducted its 2026 class of 18 musical luminaries at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Artists become eligible for the hall 25 years after their first music release.

Here’s a look at this year's Rock Hall class, a few of their defining songs and who inducted them.

The 75-year-old English singer, songwriter and drummer is already in the hall as a member of Genesis and got in again for a solo career that brought some of the biggest hits of the 1980s. Key songs: “Against All Odds,” “One More Night,” “You'll Be in My Heart.”

Collins was inducted by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who also played Collins' famous drum fill as Cynthia Erivo sang “In the Air Tonight” in tribute.

Wu-Tang Clan is an epic hip-hop coalition from Staten Island — made up of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and previously, the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard. They’ve been hip-hop innovators since their 1993 debut album, “Enter the Wu-Tang.” Key songs: “C.R.E.A.M.,” “Protect Ya Neck,” “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing Ta F’ Wit.”

The group was inducted by Chris Rock. The many members performed a medley of their hits, including "C.R.E.A.M." and late member Ol' Dirty Bastard's “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” backed by a big jazz band.

The 56-year-old New Jersey-born Queen Latifah achieved unprecedented success for a female rapper, becoming a star at 19 with the release of her 1989 album “All Hail the Queen” and the single “Ladies First.” Key songs: “Ladies First,” “When You’re Good to Mama.”

She enters the hall as a recipient of the Early Influence Award.

She was inducted by Megan Thee Stallion and accepted in person. She and fellow nominee MC Lyte jointly performed a medley of their hits, including “U.N.I.T.Y.”

The 70-year-old punk-coded English rock singer had major hits through the 1980s. He was inducted along with his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens. Key songs: “Dancing With Myself,” “White Wedding,” “Eyes Without a Face.”

Inducted by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal of No Doubt, Idol played “White Wedding” with Stevens and sang “Eyes Without a Face” in duet with Stefani.

Vandross was an R&B singer whose velvet-voiced love songs made him a definitive voice of the 1980s and ’90s. Vandross died in 2005. Key songs: “Never Too Much,” “Dance With My Father,” “I’d Rather.”

He was inducted by Oprah Winfrey. Usher sang a medley of his songs, including “Here and Now” and “So Amazing."

The 63-year-old producer was instrumental to the popularization of hip-hop in the 1980s through his work with the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Run DMC and his Def Jam Recordings label. Rubin went on to work in rock and country, producing Johnny Cash’s haunting final recordings in the 1990s.

He was inducted by Neil Young and got into the hall as a recipient of the Musical Excellence Award.

Rubin gave a one-sentence acceptance speech: “You can't kill rock ‘n’ roll.” The Red Hot Chili Peppers played a song he produced, “Give it Away,” in tribute while sporting long fake white beards in tribute to Rubin's look.

The scorching rock band led the new wave of British heavy metal and became the quintessential metal band of the 1980s. Key songs: “The Trooper,” “Fear of the Dark,” “Run to the Hills.”

The group was inducted by Jack Black. A supergroup featuring members of Metallica, Rage Against the Machine and St. Vincent played “The Trooper.”

The Brit-pop lords of the 1990s are led by famously feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. Key Songs: “Wonderwall,” “Live Forever,” “Don’t Look Back in Anger.” They did not appear at the ceremony.

The band was inducted by actor Bob Odenkirk. Singer-songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. played an acoustic rendition of “Wonderwall.”

The two British rock bands got a rare joint induction that makes sense given their members and circumstances. Joy Division was a dark and seminal post-punk band formed in 1976. When their charismatic lead singer, Ian Curtis, died in 1980, the remaining members formed New Order. Key songs: “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” “Blue Monday,” “Bizarre Love Triangle.”

Inducted by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Bassist from both bands Peter Hook, the only member in attendance, played Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” with the Deftones and Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry.

A trailblazing Brooklyn rapper in the late 1980s, MC Lyte became the first female rapper to release a full solo album, “Lyte as a Rock.” Her hard-edged rhymes brought a political consciousness that was growing in hip-hop at the time. Key songs: “Keep on Keepin’ On,” “Cold Rock a Party,” “Ruffneck.”

She entered the hall as a recipient of the Early Influence Award and was inducted by rapper Remy Ma. She accepted the honor in person. Her medley with Queen Latifah included her “Ruffneck.”

Sade is a British band most prominent in the 1980s that blended jazz, smooth-and-sultry R&B and sophisti-pop, led by a Nigerian-born singer of the same name. Key songs: “Smooth Operator,” “No Ordinary Love,” “Like a Tattoo,” “Kiss of Life.” She did not appear.

Sade was inducted by singer Andra Day. Singer Sienna Spiro sang their biggest hit, “Smooth Operator.”

Parsons was arguably the most important figure in rock’s turn toward country in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Parsons was a member of the Byrds, co-founded the Flying Burrito Brothers and became a solo artist with Emmylou Harris as his duet partner and backup singer. He died in 1973. He entered the hall as a recipient of the Early Influence Award. Key songs: “Hickory Wind,” “Love Hurts,” “Return of the Grievous Angel.”

Parsons was inducted via video montage. Parsons had a separate tribute on Wednesday at the Troubadour club that featured Harris, Sheryl Crow and Elvis Costello.

The Nigerian saxophonist, bandleader, progenitor and activist was born in 1938 in colonial Nigeria. His music career, which spanned the late 1950s up to the 1990s, was a signature blend of high-octane horn, jazz, and funk with Yoruba rhythms. Kútì, who died in 1997, is the first African-born solo artist to enter the Rock Hall. He was inducted via video tribute and was a recipient of the Early Influence Award. Key songs: “Water No Get Enemy,” “Zombie,” “Let’s Start.”

The queen of salsa and innovator and spreader of Afro-Cuban sounds and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century, the Havana-born singer Cruz is the first member of the Hall of Fame who sang primarily in Spanish. She died in 2003. Key songs: “Vasos Vacíos,” “La Vida Es Un Carnaval,” “El Último Adiós.” She was inducted via video tribute and entered the hall as a recipient of the Early Influence Award.

Miller was known for producing rock acts of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Rolling Stones albums considered to represent their artistic peak: “Beggars Banquet,” “Let It Bleed,” “Sticky Fingers” and “Exile on Main St.” He died in 1994.

He was inducted via video tribute and received the Musical Excellence Award.

The late songwriter and producer entered the hall for helping to define the Philadelphia soul sound of the 1970s, penning hits for the Stylistics, Teddy Pendergrass and the Spinners. Creed died in 1986 at 37.

She also gets into the hall as a recipient of the Musical Excellence Award and was also inducted with a video tribute.

He was honored for bringing the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, James Brown and the Doors to American living rooms, and for consistently featuring Black artists despite network pressure to keep television segregated. He died in 1974.

Sullivan was inducted via video montage and got into the hall as a recipient of the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers who shaped rock and roll and youth culture.

Mardin gets the honor for his decades of work as a producer for Atlantic Records for his work in helping create the soul sound of Aretha Franklin and his production of Rock Hall of Famers including Hall & Oates, the Bee Gees, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross and Cher. Mardin died in 2006.

He gets into the hall as a recipient of the Musical Excellence Award.

The Wu-Tang Clan performs during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

MC Lyte, left, and Queen Latifah perform during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Sienna Spiro performs during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Usher performs during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

MC Lyte accepts the award for musical excellence during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Tom Banton’s century and fifties from Joe Root, Jordan Cox and Will Jacks lifted England to 355-6 in its innings in the second one-day cricket international on Sunday.

Put in to bat after Australia won the toss, Banton took full advantage of the typical batting-friendly conditions at Adelaide Oval as he scored a brilliant 121 off 99 balls for his second ODI hundred in just his 16th game.

Two days after being humbled for 132 at Perth in a seven-wicket defeat to begin the three-game series on Friday, England were far better with the bat on a flat Adelaide wicket with its characteristic short square boundaries

After losing Ben Duckett (9) early caught off Xavier Bartlett in the fifth over, Root and Banton then combined to frustrate the Aussies in a superb 135-run partnership until Root (62) top edged a pull shot for a simple catch from Cooper Connolly’s bowling.

Brook’s stay in his 50th ODI was brief as the English skipper contrived to play the ball on to his own stumps while attempting to scoop the ball off Riley Meredith and England at 175-3 had allowed the hosts to pull back into the innings.

Banton pushed on for the tourists and brought up his second ODI century, and first away from home, off 86 balls in the 32nd over.

The Englishman then attempted to accelerate the scoring with consecutive sixes off Bartlett before his third attempt at the same shot saw him pick out a diving Cameron Green in the outfield to fall on 121 off 99 balls, with 12 boundaries and four sixes.

Jordan Cox and Will Jacks combined for an enterprising 102-run stand at better than a run-a-ball pace as England surged past 300.

Cox looked comfortable throughout as he made 67 off 49 balls before he was expertly caught by Renshaw, who kept his balance to complete a catch on the boundary rope for Bartlett’s third wicket.

Sam Curran (14) holed-out to Connolly at long-on off Spencer Johnson, while Jacks (54 not out) became the fourth English batter to pass fifty in the final over as England set Australia a sizable chase under lights later Sunday.

Both teams made one change from Friday’s opener with Sonny Baker coming in for the visitors at Jamie Overton’s expense, while Mahli Beardman, who took six wickets on his ODI debut for Australia, was rested for Meredith.

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Australia's captain Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the first one-day international cricket match between Australia and England in Perth, Australia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (Richard Wainwright/AAP Image via AP)