Nominees For Class of 2016 R&R HOF Announced

The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 are:

• The Cars
• Chaka Khan
• Chicago
• Cheap Trick
• Chic
• Deep Purple
• The J.B.'s
• Janet Jackson
• Los Lobos
• Steve Miller
• N.W.A.
• Nine Inch Nails
• The Smiths
• The Spinners
• Yes

To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. The 2016 Nominees had to release their first recording no later than 1990.

Ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 800 artists, historians and members of the music industry.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will again offer fans the opportunity to officially participate in the induction selection process. Beginning October 8 and continuing through December 9, 2015 fans can visit rockhall.com to cast votes for who they believe to be most deserving of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2016 inductees.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 inductees will be announced in December.