Phil Collins and Oasis nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Phil Collins has been nominated for inclusion in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time as a solo artist - alongside fellow possible inductees including Oasis, Jeff Buckley, Lauryn Hill, Pink, Shakira and Mariah Carey.

Collins, 75, entered the prestigious hall as a member of Genesis in 2010, and has now been shortlisted for his solo work including 1980s hits In the Air Tonight, Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) and Easy Lover.

He is one of 17 performers who are nominated for inclusion this year.

Buckley, Hill, Pink and Shakira are among 10 who are in contention for the first time, while Oasis and Carey are both on their third attempts.

The Wu-Tang Clan are also among the nominees, and their inclusion comes after Gene Simmons from veteran rock band Kiss recently courted controversy by saying hip-hop doesn't "belong" in the Hall of Fame.

Collins would be a popular choice after his music has been discovered by a new generation, and after he has suffered a series of health problems in recent years.

He recently told Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 podcast Eras that "everything that could go wrong with me did go wrong", adding: "I have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do."

He explained: "I got Covid in hospital, my kidneys started to back up, everything that could all seemed to sort of converge at the same time. And I had five operations on my knee."

He also said he would "love" to tour again but wasn't sure he wanted to "go as far as to launch that boat".

Collins' last major solo tour was the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019, and he performed seated during the Genesis reunion world tour in 2021 and 2022.

He also told Ball he may go back into the recording studio to work on "some things that are half-formed or were never finished".

Meanwhile, Oasis will discover whether their successful reunion over the past year has enhanced their reputation as legends in the US, a country they famously struggled to fully break first time around.

But singer Liam Gallagher has repeatedly criticised the Hall of Fame, previously saying he wasn't interested in receiving an award from "some geriatric in a cowboy hat".

He added, perhaps sarcastically, that Oasis didn't deserve their nomination "as much as Mariah [Carey]".

"She smashed it," he noted.

Carey, meanwhile, has previously noted that "my lawyer got into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before me," referencing entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman - who also represented clients like Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga.

There's strong British representation on this year's list - Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order and Sade are all up for induction at the second or third attempts.

A panel of voters normally chooses between six and eight performers to be inducted from the nominations.

Artists or bands become eligible 25 years after releasing their first commercial recording.

The selected acts will be revealed in April, and the star-studded induction ceremony will take place in the autumn.