2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Announced

      MUSIC NEWS - KISS, ABBA, Darlene Love,  Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies, Donna Summer and The Stooges are the twelve artists nominated for possible induction next year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

A voting process will determine which five acts will be inducted into the Rock Hall at the 25th Annual Induction Ceremony, scheduled for March 15, 2010 at New York City's Waldorf Astoria hotel. The five inductees will be picked via ballots sent to 500 members of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.   In January, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will announce which of the 12 acts will make it.   To qualify, it has to have been 25 years since releasing their first recording, this year's group of nominees released their first single or album no later than 1984.  

The 2009 Rock Hall inductees were  Metallica, Run-D.M.C., Jeff Beck, Bobby Womack, and Little Anthony and the Imperials.

Who are you routing for???

Comments

[keithkaron]

finally put KISS in the hall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[steven]

kiss should be first with the original band members
they started it all
lita ford should get voted in too she inspired female artists to get involved

[Roy West]

I don't want to sound biased, or anti-anything, but one has to wonder how RUN-DMC, or LL Cool J are being nominated. Both are VERY instrumental in the R&B / Rap / Hip Hop worlds, however, I don't believe one song as a cross-over / cover can cut it for Run DMC and despite how much I love LL Cool J, it's still not Rock n Roll to me (thanks to Billy Joel). I don't see Hall & Oates or KISS going to Nashville for the Country Hall of fame. Where would you put an R&B / Hip Hop Hall of fame - Detroit? Atlanta? NYC or LA? While Rock n Roll has greatly changed over the decades, from Elvis to the Beatles to U2 to pick a band from today, so has R&B - which would include Rap and Hip Hop. The oldtimers would say that Rock n Roll is a child of the original R&B, which I'd agree, however the children have moved apart. Else, perhaps it's time to change the Rock-n-Roll HOF to the Music HOF. Just a thought.

[IAN]

Diverse list, but GENESIS should only be considered if Peter Gabriel is willing to attend and accept !!!