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A total of 16 nominees were revealed, spanning
genres from pop to rap, electronica and heavy metal. Others
nominated for the first time included 1980s pop/rock singer Pat
Benatar, Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, and grunge band
Soundgarden, whose lead singer Chris Cornell died in 2017.
Authorities ruled his death a suicide.
Houston, the "I Will Always Love You" singer who ranks as one of
the most successful female recording stars of all time, died in
2012 after drowning in a hotel bathroom at age 48. The Notorious
B.I.G. was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in 1997.
Inductees will be selected based on ballots sent by the
Cleveland-based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to more than 1,000
artists, historians and members of the music industry.
The general public also can weigh in online or at the Rock Hall.
The top five vote-getters will be submitted as a single fan
ballot among the hundreds of other ballots.
Other first-time nominees for induction in 2020 were The Doobie
Brothers, Motorhead and T-Rex.
The rest of the nominees have been nominated before but not made
the final cut. They are Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Judas
Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, and Todd
Rundgren.
Inductees will be announced in January and inducted into the
Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Cleveland in May. In previous
years, between five and seven acts have typically won a place in
the Hall.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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