Eminem, Kate Bush, Beck, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Rage Against The Machine, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, New York Dolls, Dionne Warwick, MC5, DEVO and Pat Benatar have made the nominees list.A body of more than 1,000 artists, industry members and historians will help decide which five acts out of the 17 will progress into the final round of induction consideration.
Fans also have the chance to contribute to the selection process by voting every day here or at the museum in Cleveland, Ohio.Five acts will then be tallied among the other ballots to ultimately decide the Class of 2022.This year marks the first time that Eminem has become eligible for a nomination.
The Rock Hall’s rule is that an act must have released their first commercial recording 25 years earlier than the year of the nomination.Eminem joins Beck, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, A Tribe Called Quest, Carly Simon and Dolly Parton in being a first-time Rock Hall nominees this year, although several of those acts have been eligible before 2022.As Billboard notes, this is the sixth nomination for Detroit rockers MC5 and the fourth nod for Rage Against The Machine.
Kate Bush, Judas Priest, New York Dolls, Eurythmics and Devo have all now been nominated three times.It’s the second nod for Dionne Warwick and the late Fela Kuti after being nominated in 2021.
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