The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame announced nominees for the class of 2020 this morning.
This year's nominees include the Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Soundgarden, T. Rex, Motörhead, Dave Matthews Band, Thin Lizzy, the Doobie Brothers and Pat Benatar, MC5, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Rufus With Chaka Khan, Todd Rundgren and Judas Priest.
As pointed out by Rolling Stone, to be eligible for this year's ballot, an artist's first single or album must have been released in 1994 or earlier, though this year a majority of the nominees, like Dave Matthews Band, the Notorious B.I.G., Benatar and more, are appearing on the ballot for the first time.
Vote for your favorites at rockhall.com or at an interactive kiosk at the Rock Hall museum in Cleveland. The top nominees will then be announced in January and later inducted on May 2, 2020 at Cleveland’s Public Hall.
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