CLEVELAND, Ohio - Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine and a collection of longtime snubs lead the list of this year's nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock Hall announced the contenders for the Class of 2018 Thursday morning during a Sirius XM broadcast held at the museum.
- Bon Jovi
- Depeche Mode
- Dire Straits
- Eurythmics
- J. Geils Band
- Judas Priest
- Kate Bush
- Link Wray
- LL Cool J
- MC5
- Nina Simone
- Radiohead
- Rage Against The Machine
- Rufus with Chaka Khan
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- The Cars
- The Meters
- The Moody Blues
- The Zombies
The Class of 2018 will be announced in December, with The 33rd Annual Induction Ceremony taking place on April 14 at Cleveland's Public Hall.
Rage Against The Machine and Radiohead are the only newly eligible artists to make the ballot. To be eligible for nomination, an artist must have released its first recording at least 25 years prior to the year of induction.
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J. Geils Band, Depeche Mode, The Cars, Rufus with Chaka Khan, MC5, LL Cool J, Link Wray, The Meters, Bon Jovi and The Zombies have all been nominated at least once before.
Fan favorites the Moody Blues, Judas Priest and Dire Straits made the ballot for the first time. Expect each to compete for the top spot in the annual Fan Vote, where the top five acts will be included on a fan ballot added to the voting pool of more than 900 artists, historians and members of the music industry.
This year's list of nominees features the most female-led acts since 2012. Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe have been eligible for quite some time (the latter since 1963), but were never previously nominated.
Kate Bush and the Eurythmics also earn their first, respective nominations. Both acts are considered highly influential on today's pop and electronic music scenes and artists like Lorde and Lady Gaga.
If past ceremonies are any indication, expect five to seven of this year's nominees to be inducted next April. Considering the ballot features big names whose impact stretches from the 1940s to present day, this could be one of the more anticipated ceremonies in recent memory.