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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame passes on nominating Nine Inch Nails
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame passes on nominating Nine Inch NailsCLEVELAND, Ohio – After two years of being nominated but missing out on induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Nine Inch Nails has been moved to the back of the line.The Cleveland-bred band fronted by Trent Reznor was surprisingly left off the list of the 2017 nominees announced Tuesday morning.The ballot includes newly eligible acts Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur, along with longtime snubs like Journey, Electric Light Orchestra, Chic, Janet Jackson and others.
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Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Among New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
Journey, Pearl Jam, Tupac Among New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame NomineesCLEVELAND, Ohio (CNN) — Music lovers, get ready to rock the vote.The 2017 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced, and this year's group has something for almost everyone.This year's first-time nominees are Bad Brains, Depeche Mode, Electric Light Orchestra, Jane's Addiction, Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf and Tupac Shakur.
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Why America needs Tupac in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Why America needs Tupac in the Rock and Roll Hall of FameTupac in 1993.(Photo: Anonymous, AP)The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates a uniquely American genre, one that's taken many forms over the decades — in Chuck Berry's soul, Bob Marley's reggae protest songs, Prince's flamboyant pop, and as the Rock Hall acknowledged this week, Tupac's rhymes.The rapper, who earned a nomination for the Rock Hall Tuesday, is a uniquely American figure.
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How the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can finally leave the '60s behind
How the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can finally leave the '60s behindThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominations for 2017 on Tuesday, and it seems the boomer-rock-obsessed institution might finally be modernizing.Included on the ballot this year are Bad Brains, Chaka Khan, Chic, Depeche Mode, Electric Light Orchestra, the J. Geils Band, Jane's Addiction, Janet Jackson, Joan Baez, Joe Tex, Journey, Kraftwerk, MC5, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf, the Cars, the Zombies, Tupac Shakur and Yes.It's a wide-ranging list that gives the institution a solid chance of moving away from the consecration of all things '60s (last year, three of the five inducted acts released their first works in that decade).
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees 2017: Who Will Actually Get In?
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees 2017: Who Will Actually Get In?Today, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its list of 19 nominees for the 2017 induction class, and the set is an impressively varied one.Generations-removed punk progenitors Bad Brains and the MC5 share ballot space with electro-pop innovators Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode and soul-funk icons Chaka Khan and Joe Tex.Debates about Hall-worthiness will undoubtedly abound -- particularly for one long-suffering group currently on their 11th nomination -- but here at Billboard, we're attempting to answer the more practical question: Who's actually going to get in this year?
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