Rock Hall Nominations, Inductions Permanently Adjusted Due to COVID-19
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations and induction schedules will now be permanently adjusted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Traditionally, nominations were announced in October, and the final induction class was announced that following January. Now, President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Joel Peresman tells Vulture, “We moved the timing of the ceremony. We’re going to move the ceremony permanently so it’s in the fall of each year because of COVID. We’re also moving the nomination process…This time the nomination meetings will happen in January, so we’ll announce the nominees in February and start that voting process then.”
As previously reported, the 2021 Rock Hall nominations and inductee announcement were going to follow this schedule, but this is the first time the Rock Hall has announced a permanent change to its nomination and induction process.
Peresman also added the Rock Hall remains hopeful of returning to their regular induction ceremony in 2021, as opposed to having a pre-recorded induction special like they’re having for 2020.
Peresman said to Vulture, “We felt so badly, and I know a lot of the inductees did, too. This was their moment to be onstage with their bandmates and their families and friends to celebrate this moment. It was devastating to us and for them to be able to not have that live moment.”
The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction special will air on HBO and HBO Max Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 8 p.m. EST. This year’s inductees include Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T-Rex, and Ahmet Ertegun Award honorees Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Harry Styles (R) presents Inductee Stevie Nicks (L) onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Don Henley and inductee Stevie Nicks perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Don Henley and inductee Stevie Nicks perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Don Henley and inductee Stevie Nicks perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Harry Styles and inductee Stevie Nicks perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Harry Styles and inductee Stevie Nicks attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks performs onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks performs onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Stevie Nicks speaks onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson and Janelle Monáe attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson and Janelle Monáe attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson and Janelle Monáe attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Janet Jackson poses in the press room at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: (L-R) Inductees Reeves Gabrels, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell and Jason Cooper of The Cure attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Robert Smith of The Cure performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Trent Reznor introduces inductees The Cure onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Robert Smith of The Cure performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Trent Reznor introduces inductees The Cure onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Trent Reznor introduces inductees The Cure onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Robert Smith and members of The Cure speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Robert Smith (C) and members of The Cure speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Robert Smith (L) of The Cure performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: (L-R) Inductees Michael Dempsey, Pearl Thompson, Perry Bamonte, Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst of The Cure attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Bryan Ferry and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music perform onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Phil Manzanera, Bryan Ferry, and Eddie Jobson of Roxy Music speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Eddie Jobson, Phil Manzanera, Bryan Ferry, and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Phil Manzanera and Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: John Taylor and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: John Taylor and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: John Taylor and Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran speak onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs attends the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Rod Argent, Hugh Grundy, Chris White, and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Rod Argent, Hugh Grundy, Chris White, and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Chris White, Colin Blunstone and Tom Toomey of The Zombies perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductee Colin Blunstone of The Zombies performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Rod Argent, Chris White and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies perform at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Chris White and Colin Blunstone of The Zombies perform onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: David Byrne speaks onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: David Byrne speaks onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: David Byrne speaks onstage at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Philip Selway and Ed O'Brien of Radiohead attend the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 29: Inductees Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway of Radiohead speak onstage with David Byrne at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)