The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class has been announced, and this year’s list of inductees might make some fans want to dance with somebody.
Whitney Houston, theNotorious B.I.Gand theDoobie Brothersare among this year’s honorees. Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and T.Rex have also been inducted into the esteemed group.
Music critic, manager and record producer Jon Landau, along with entertainment executive Irving Azoff, will be presented with the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which honors songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and industry professionals who have made a major impact on rock and roll.
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News of the inductees and honorees was announced on the SiriusXM VOLUME channel and the Rock Hall’s social media accounts on Tuesday.
The nominees were sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry. Four of the six inductees, namely Houston, Notorious B.I.G., the Doobie Brothers and T.Rex, were included on the voting ballot for the first time.
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source: people.com
