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Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, others picked for Rock Hall of Fame

Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo/AP)

Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton.

Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton earned the Musical Influence Award, while the late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will get the Musical Excellence Award. Pioneering music executive Suzanne de Passe won the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

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