What Phish dominating the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote means

• The ballot includes mainstream acts like Mariah Carey, Outkast, Oasis and Cyndi Lauper.

Yes, but: It's Phish, the prolific jam band from Vermont, that's running away with the Fan Vote, with more than 137,000 votes as of yesterday afternoon.

• That's 55,000-plus more than second-place nominee Billy Idol.

How it works: The top five acts will constitute a single "fan ballot" added to a pool of more than 1,200 votes from journalists, music historians and living hall of famers.

The intrigue: Since the Fan Vote debuted in 2012, the No. 1 vote-getter has been inducted in all years but one. The exception was Dave Matthews Band in 2020.

• However, DMB returned to the ballot in 2024, won the fan vote again and earned induction.

Reality check: This is Phish's first nomination since becoming eligible in 2014.

• It took similar bands like DMB and Grateful Dead — the most iconic jam band of them all — multiple nominations to get in.

What's next: The Rock Hall's class of 2025 will be revealed in late April.

• Those artists will be honored at a ceremony this fall in Los Angeles.