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Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Feist and More Added to 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The list of presenters and performers has been revealed gradually for the 40th anniversary Nov. 8 event at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.

Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
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A string of presenters and performers has been added to this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Today (Oct. 29), the museum and hall of fame revealed Canadians Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Feist and Jim Carrey will take the stage at its 40th anniversary celebration.


Lavigne has had a good 2025, performing at various festivals, including the Festival d'été de Québec, while Adams is currently on a global tour, but made time to celebrate Lights, Billboard Canada’s Women in Music 2025 Visionary Award winner, in Toronto earlier this month.

Singer-songwriter Feist is set to wrap up an opening stint with Lord Huron and recently ranked at No. 99 on Consequence’s best guitarists list and Carrey has maintained his role in the limelight as an actor and artist.

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Other guests announced today include Donald Glover, En Vogue, Gina Schock, Hurby Luv Bug Azorm, Janelle Monáe, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Perry, Lisa Coleman, Mick Fleetwood, Mike McCready, Nancy Wilson, Nathaniel Rateliff and Tedeschi Trucks Band.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony honours this year's inductees: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes in the performer category.

The performer inductees will be celebrated alongside Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon for in the musical influence category, Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye for musical excellence and Lenny Waronker for the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

Qualifying artists for the Rock Hall are a group of performers, composers and/or musicians who “become eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first commercial recording. Besides demonstrating unquestionable musical excellence and talent, inductees will have had a significant impact on the development, evolution and preservation of rock n’ roll.”

This follows yesterday’s announcement, which added pop it-girl Chappell Roan and rock band The Killers to the list, with the former inducting '80s hitmaker Lauper.

The new cohort joins the previously announced lineup: Beck, Brandi Carlile, David Letterman, Doja Cat, Elton John, Flea, Iggy Pop, J.I.D, Killer Mike, Maxwell, Missy Elliott, Olivia Rodrigo, Questlove, RAYE, Sleepy Brown, Taylor Momsen, Teddy Swims and Twenty One Pilots.

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The induction ceremony will stream live on Disney+ on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. ET, and will be available to stream following the ceremony.

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This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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