Janet Jackson, The Smiths, and The Cars are among the acts nominated for induction into the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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But it’s the first time for Janet Jackson, who recently released her first album in seven years and launched a tour. Also new to the list are the Cars, Miller and Jackson, though all have always been eligible under the hall’s rule that 25 years must have elapsed since the release of an act’s first recording.
Rap stars NWA – the subject of this year’s hit biopic Straight Outta Compton – are shortlisted for the fourth time, while Deep Purple and the Spinners are on their third nomination.
The nominees for the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction have just been announced, and Nine Inch Nails and Deep Purple are among the 15 contenders.
Ballots will be sent to an global voting body of more than 800 artists, historians and members of the music industry.
Although the process isn’t transparent, typically six to eight nominees on the ballot are elected and then one to three are inducted in non-performer and lifetime achievement categories, which apparently are chosen by a Rock Hall of Fame committee.
As it has in recent years, the hall will allow fans to vote on their choices for induction at its website, www.rockhall.org, through December 9.
There is a public vote but it has minimal impact on the final results.
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The inductees will be announced in December and honored next April at a ceremony that will be broadcast on HBO later in the year.
