Ozzy Osbourne was the clear chief on this 12 months’s Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame fan vote after the primary week of polling.
As of Saturday morning, the Black Sabbath icon had secured 105,115 votes, pushing him forward of Peter Frampton (87,374), Foreigner (86,916), Dave Matthews Band (85,276), Cher (75,642), Lenny Kravitz (65,162) and Mariah Carey (55,036).
The main six had been adopted by Kool & the Gang (53,071), Oasis (48,494), Sinead O’Connor (38,606), Sade (36,210), Jane’s Dependancy (35,677), Mary J. Blige (28,091), A Tribe Known as Quest (21,778) and Eric B and Rakim (13,250).
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Over 835,000 votes had been solid since voting opened on Feb. 10. Followers can vote for seven artists day-after-day till April 26. The newest ballot consequence may be seen on the Rock Corridor web site. You may solid your individual vote right here.
Previously, Osbourne had been unimpressed by the concept of being inducted – having already been by the method a number of occasions with Sabbath earlier than their 2006 induction.
He’d mentioned: “The nomination is meaningless as a result of it is not voted on by the followers. It is voted on by the supposed elite of the business and the media, who’ve by no means purchased an album or live performance ticket of their lives, so their vote is completely irrelevant to me.”
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However after being shortlisted for the category of 2024, he mentioned: “I’m deeply honored… To be one of many few musicians who’s being thought-about for a second entry, now as a solo artist, is one thing I may by no means have imagined.
“After 44 years as a solo artist, the truth that I can proceed to document music and obtain this recognition is one thing I’m extremely happy with.”
His feedback stood in stark distinction to these of Liam Gallagher, who responded to Oasis’ nomination by saying: “Fuck the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.”
In December, Cher famous: “I would not be in it now in the event that they gave me one million {dollars}… I’m by no means altering my thoughts. They’ll simply go you-know-what-themselves.”
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Many have shared their ideas on potential induction.
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