When John Sykes took over as chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, his goal was to ensure the hall evolved with the times.

“Not to stay in one place but to always expand, reflecting where rock and roll is going,” Sykes explains a few weeks before the 2025 Rock Hall induction ceremony arrives at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 8.

“That’s been my mantra, my priority coming in, to never stay in one place, because rock and roll, as we’ve seen since 1955, has continued to change.”

This year’s inductees include hard rockers Bad Company , pop-rock singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper , and hip-hop duo Outkast . British blues-rock singer Joe Cocker, “The Twist” popularizer Chubby Checker, Seattle grunge band Soundgarden , and indie rock duo The White

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