This year's class features 16 inductees, which include Ozzy Osbourne, Cher, Mary J. Blige, Kool & The Gang, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Frampton, Foreigner and more.

The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it,” says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. “They built the lattice on which bands like The Stooges,

"The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it," says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. "They built the lattice on which bands like The Stooges,