The Rock Hall Reconsidered Project: Round 53 (Class of 2034) Results
After the Round 52 Results were revealed, each nomination committee member was asked to compile another list of 40 currently-eligible artists to create the Round 53 ballot. With the addition of newly-eligible artists for the Class of 2034 (who released their first record in 2008) to the mix. With 19 spots available from the last round, the committee replaced their existing nominees and generated an official ballot for Round 53:
Round 53 Nominees
- Avril Lavigne
- Bon Iver
- Cage the Elephant***
- Carrie Underwood
- Childish Gambino*
- Fall Out Boy
- Feist***
- Fleet Foxes***
- Florence + The Machine*
- Franz Ferdinand
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Gorillaz
- Gwen Stefani
- Jason Isbell
- Jennifer Hudson***
- Kings of Leon***
- Lady Gaga*
- Lana Del Rey*
- Ludacris
- M.I.A.
- Maroon 5
- Miley Cyrus
- Miranda Lambert***
- Mumford & Sons*
- My Chemical Romance
- My Morning Jacket***
- Panic! At the Disco
- Paramore
- Regina Spektor
- Sam Smith*
- Sara Barielles
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings*
- Solange***
- Sufjan Stevens
- Tame Impala*
- The Decemberists***
- The National
- The War on Drugs*
- TV on the Radio
- Velvet Revolver**
*indicates the artist is nominated in their first year of eligibility
**indicates the artist is appearing on the ballot for the first time after their first year of eligibility
***indicates the artist returned to the ballot after receiving less than 25% in a prior round
Veterans Committee Ballot
Cake
Eartha Kitt
Fountains of Wayne
John Hiatt
Morrissey
New Edition
Primus
Quiet Riot
Slipknot
The Marshall Tucker Band
107 Ballots Received
Full Results
(+/- indicates how much support for the artist increased or deceased from the previous round)
83.20% (89): Lady Gaga
54.20% (58): Florence + The Machine
53.30% (57): My Chemical Romance (+14.80%)
52.30% (56): Fall Out Boy (+18.40%), Gorillaz (+12.90%), Lana Del Ray, Ludacris (+9.20%), Maroon 5 (+11.00%)
51.40% (55): M.I.A. (+16.50%)
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45.80% (49): TV on the Radio (+10.00%)
42.10% (45): Childish Gambino
38.30% (41): Gwen Stefani (+5.30%)
32.70% (35): Franz Ferdinand (-6.70%), Kings of Leon
31.80% (34): The National (+3.40%)
30.80% (33): Gary Clark Jr. (+2.40%), Miley Cyrus (-0.40%), Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Sufjan Stevens (+1.40%)
29.90% (32): Paramore (-0.40%), Sara Barielles (+1.50%)
29.00% (31): Carrie Underwood (+0.60%), Mumford & Sons
28.00% (30): The Decemberists (+6.90%)
27.10% (29): Avril Lavigne (-5.90%), Jennifer Hudson (+2.30%), Tame Impala
26.20% (28): Jason Isbell (-1.30%), Panic! At the Disco (-0.40%), Solange
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21.50% (23): Bon Iver (-5.10%), My Morning Jacket (+2.20%)
19.60% (21): Miranda Lambert (-3.30%)
16.80% (18): Cage the Elephant (-1.50%)
15.00% (16): Regina Spektor (-10.70%)
14.00% (15): Feist (-1.60%), Fleet Foxes (+5.70%)
13.10% (14): Velvet Revolver
9.30% (10): The War on Drugs
6.50% (7): Sam Smith
Veterans Committee Ballot Results
56.10% (60): New Edition
55.10% (59): Cake
52.30% (56): Morrisey
50.50% (54): Fountains of Wayne
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42.10% (45): John Hiatt
35.50% (38): Eartha Kitt, The Marshall Tucker Band
28.00% (30): Quiet Riot
27.10% (29): Primus
17.80% (19): Slipknot
As a result, the following artists have been inducted into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2034:
- Fall Out Boy
- Florence + The Machine
- Gorillaz
- Lady Gaga
- Lana Del Rey
- Ludacris
- M.I.A.
- Maroon 5
- My Chemical Romance
The following artists have been inducted via the Veterans Committee into the Rock Hall Reconsidered Project's Class of 2034:
- Cake
- Fountains of Wayne
- Morrissey
- New Edition
The following artist(s) received less than 25% of the total vote this round and will need to re-nominated by the Nomination Commitee to appear on a future ballot (pending eligbility):
- Bon Iver
- Cage the Elephant
- Fleet Foxes
- Miranda Lambert
- Regina Spektor
- Sam Smith
- The War on Drugs
- Velvet Revolver
The following artist(s) have reached the maximum number of nominations within their 10 years of eligibility and will now be considered for the veterans committee ballot:
- Feist
- My Morning Jacket
The 21 artists who did not receive induction this round will automatically be nominated in Round 54. Next week, we will consider artists eligible for the Class of 2035 (artists who released their first record in 2009).
Artists Who Were Considered by the Committee but Ultimately Didn’t Receive Enough Votes to Appear on the Round 53 Ballot: Animal Collective, Audioslave, Avenged Sevenfold, Avicii, Band of Horses, Beach House, Blitzen Trapper, Buckcherry, Calvin Harris, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cee-Lo Green, Charli XCX, Chromatics, Corrine Bailey Rae, Danger Mouse, Darius Rucker, Dashboard Confessional, Deadmau5, Demi Lovato, Dido, Eric Church, Esperanza Spalding, Eve, Father John Misty, First Aid Kit, Five Finger Death Punch, Flight of the Conchords, Flo Rida, Gnarls Barkley, Gogol Bordello, Grizzly Bear, Halestorm, Hurray for the Riff Raff, India.Arie, Ingrid Michaelson, Interpol, Iron & Wine, J Cole, J Dilla, Jack Johnson, Jazmine Sullivan, Jenny Lewis, Joe Bonamassa, Jonas Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs, Kamasi Washington, Keane, Kelis, Kid Cudi, KT Tunstall, Lady A, Le Tigre, Lily Allen, Lupe Fiasco, M83, Macy Gray, Mark Ronson, Mastodon, Matisyahu, Miguel, N.E.R.D., Nelly, Nispy Hussle, OK Go, Paulo Nutini, Peaches, Phoenix, Pitbull, Portugal the Man, Q-Tip, Rascal Flatts, Ray LaMontagne, Rick Ross, Rilo Kiley, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ryan Adams, Selena Gomez, She & Him, Snow Patrol, T.I., Tegan & Sara, The Avett Brothers, The Hold Steady, The Libertines, The Mars Volta, The Neptunes, The New Pornographers, The Polyphonic Spree, The Pussycat Dolls, The Raconteurs, The Wombats, Titus Andronicus, Vienna Teng, Warpaint, Wiz Khalifa, Zac Brown Band
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