The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has presented a full list of nominees for the 2018 induction. You can check it out below.
Below are the nominees:
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Bon Jovi
Kate Bush
The Cars
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits
Eurythmics
J. Geils Band
Judas Priest
LL Cool J
MC5
The Meters
Moody Blues
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Nina Simone
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Link Wray
The Zombies
Radiohead and RATM have been nominated in their first year of eligibility – meaning their first official recordings were released 25 years ago.
Dire Straits, Judas Priest, Moody Blues, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Kate Bush, Nina Simone and Eurythmics were nominated for the first time ever.
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The remainder of the nominees – Depeche Mode, LL Cool J, MC5, The Zombies, The Meters, The Cars, Link Wray, Bon Jovi, Rufus with Chaka Khan, and J. Geils Band have all been nominated in the past.
Last year’s inductees are Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur and Yes.
Previous nominees that were not featured in this year’s ballot include Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, The Smiths, Kraftwerk, Bad Brains, and more.
The fan vote will commence soon through the official site. The full list of 2018 inductees will be revealed in December.
Earlier this year, Radiohead guitarist told Rolling Stone about possibly being nominated and inducted:
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“I don’t care.
“Maybe it’s a cultural thing that I really don’t understand.
“I mean, from the outside it looks like… it’s quite a self-regarding profession anyway. And anything that heightens that just makes me feel even more uncomfortable.”