Legendary singer Whitney Houston and rapper The Notorious B.I.G. will be inducted into the Rock Hall May 2 at Cleveland's Public Auditorium.
Legendary singer Whitney Houston and rapper The Notorious B.I.G. will be inducted into the Rock Hall May 2 at Cleveland's Public Auditorium. The late artists – who died in 2012 and 1997, respectively – were nominated for the first time this year for music's pantheon, which will also welcome Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Nine Inch Nails and T. Rex.
Notably absent from the list of inductees is Dave Matthews Band. The beloved jam band is a first-time nominee for the Rock Hall and won the organization's annualwith more than 1 million votes cast online since October. The top five artists in that vote made up a fans' ballot, which is counted as a single vote alongside the 1,000-plus others ballots. Pat Benatar, the Doobie Brothers, Soundgarden and Judas Priest rounded out the.
Rock Hall inductees are chosen by an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry. An artist is not eligible for induction until 25 years after the release of their first single, album or EP, meaning that the 2020 class had to have released their first eligible music in 1994 or earlier.
For the first time, the Rock Hall induction ceremony will be broadcast live on HBO May 2 . Performances and special guests will be announced later.
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