Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Announces 2020 Nominees.
On Oct. 15, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
announced their 16 candidates for the class of 2020. .
Among the candidates are the Notorious B.I.G.,
Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nail, Dave Matthews
Band and the Doobie Brothers. .
Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, MC5, Thin Lizzy
and Soundgarden were also nominated. .
Each nominee had to have released
their first commercial recording
in or before 1994 to be eligible.
According to Rock Hall chairman John Sykes,
the nominees are a mix of genres as the Rock
Hall must “reflect a changing culture.” .
Nothing stays the same in music … Therefore,
really, the institution that honors it has to evolve
with all the music. Just like hip-hop is very much
a part of the Hall of Fame now, everything we do
… has to reflect a changing culture without ever
disregarding or turning our backs on the ideals
and fundamentals of the Rock Hall, John Sykes, via ‘Rolling Stone’.
A voter pool of over 1,000 historians, journalists and
music industry members will choose the 2020 class. .
Fans will also contribute to the process by voting for
their “top five artists” through January 10 at rockhall.com.
The 2020 Induction Ceremony will take
place in Cleveland, Ohio on May 2