The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails and Chic are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015.
15 artists are in the shortlist for induction with Sting, Bill Withers and the late Lou Reed also included.
Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said: ‘We are pleased to present this group of nominees, as they represent the myriad places where rock and roll converges with blues, electronic, dance, Motown, R&B, funk and other genres.
‘Rock and roll incorporates the styles of so many different kinds of music and that’s what makes this group of nominees – and this art form – so powerful and unique.’
An individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination to participate.
Music fans have until 9 December to vote for their preferred artist at rockhall.com, rollingstone.com or usatoday.com.
The top five, as selected by the public, will be tallied along with the other ballots to decided the 2015 inductees with the chosen artists announced in December.
Check out our interviews with one-time Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and Chic’s Nile Rodgers.
The full list of nominees is below;
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
Green Day
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Kraftwerk
The Marvelettes
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Lou Reed
The Smiths
The Spinners
Sting
Stevie Ray Vaughan
War
Bill Withers
15 artists are in the shortlist for induction with Sting, Bill Withers and the late Lou Reed also included.
Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said: ‘We are pleased to present this group of nominees, as they represent the myriad places where rock and roll converges with blues, electronic, dance, Motown, R&B, funk and other genres.
‘Rock and roll incorporates the styles of so many different kinds of music and that’s what makes this group of nominees – and this art form – so powerful and unique.’
An individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination to participate.
Music fans have until 9 December to vote for their preferred artist at rockhall.com, rollingstone.com or usatoday.com.
The top five, as selected by the public, will be tallied along with the other ballots to decided the 2015 inductees with the chosen artists announced in December.
Check out our interviews with one-time Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and Chic’s Nile Rodgers.
The full list of nominees is below;
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
Green Day
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Kraftwerk
The Marvelettes
N.W.A.
Nine Inch Nails
Lou Reed
The Smiths
The Spinners
Sting
Stevie Ray Vaughan
War
Bill Withers
