The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for its 2021 induction Wednesday morning.
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Rage Against the Machine, Mary J. Blige and Iron Maiden were among the nominees.
The full nominee list is:
• Mary J. Blige
• Kate Bush
• Devo
• Foo Fighters
• The Go-Go’s
• Iron Maiden
• Jay-Z
• Chaka Khan
• Carole King
• Fela Kuti
• LL Cool J
• New York Dolls
• Rage Against the Machine
• Todd Rundgren
• Tina Turner
• Dionne Warwick
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces the Nominees for #RockHall2021 Induction – and the Fan Vote is now open. Watch the official announcement here, then head to https://t.co/9DIz8WWd6Z pic.twitter.com/tGuSzyvEYT
— Rock Hall (@rockhall) February 10, 2021
Inductees to the Hall of Fame will be announced in May, and the induction ceremony will take place this fall in Cleveland.
To be eligible for nomination, an artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Factors such as an artist’s musical influence on other artists, length and depth of career and the body of work, innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration when nominations are made, the Hall of Fame said in a release.
Almost half of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time this year, including Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Carole King (as a performer), Fela Kuti, and Dionne Warwick.
A fan vote is going on now through April 30 at the Hall of Fame’s website, with the top five artists selected by fans making a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with other ballots to induct the 2021 class.
