"It's a moment where people open their ears as we did when we were kids and listened to the Rolling Stones and the Eagles."

The nominees for the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class is out. As usual it is an eclectic bunch that includes some surprises. See who did, and didn't, make the list.

Fresh from opening the “Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special” with Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon has announced his unretirement from touring with the “A Quiet Celebration Tour” set to hit Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre on April 20,

Prolific R&B singer and politician Jerry Butler - also known as “The Iceman,” died at 85. His assistant and “niece at heart,” Marty, told TMZ that Butler passed away from natural causes on Thursday night at his home in Chicago. He had also been battling Parkinson’s disease.

Rock Hall nominations are out, but not all music fans are happy with who was included on the list to be considered.

See the full list of the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees, including Billy Idol, Mariah Carey, Bad Company, Oasis, and OutKast.

A good handful of those acts are nominated for the first time this year: Billy Idol, The Black Crowes, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Maná, Outkast, and Phish. The list of inductees is expected to be revealed in April.

The late R&B singer was the original frontman of The Impressions, a musical group that he co-founded with Curtis Mayfield.