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Green Day, Sting among nominees for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


Reuters October 10, 2014

NEW YORK:


Punk rock band Green Day, rockers Nine Inch Nails and singer Sting are among the 2015 nominees announced on Thursday for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


They lead a diverse list, which includes The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, late singer Lou Reed, German electronic group Kraftwerk, Motown singers The Marvelettes, and The Smiths, who broke up many years ago.

Artistes are eligible 25 years after the release of their first record for induction into the Hall of Fame, which was established in 1983.

“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,” Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said in a statement.

Rockers Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, soul group Chic, rappers NWA, the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, California funk group War, R&B group The Spinners and singer Bill Withers have also been nominated.

More than 700 artistes, music industry professionals and historians will decide who will be inducted. Fans will also be able to cast their votes. The top five artistes selected by the public will be done through a fans’ ballot, which will be counted with the other ballots to select the 2015 inductees.

The winners will be announced in December and inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cleveland on April 18 2015. 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2014.

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