Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G., Soundgarden headline Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 nominees.
LOS ANGELES - Nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 were announced Tuesday morning: the lineup includes Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, Dave Matthews Band, MC5, Motorhead, Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden, T. Rex and Thin Lizzy.
In a switch, the ceremony will be broadcast live on HBO, according to the Hall's incoming new president, John Sykes of iHeartMedia. Nine out of 16 of the 2020 nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Dave Matthews Band, The Doobie Brothers, Motorhead, The Notorious B.I.G., Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, T.Rex, Thin Lizzy, and Whitney Houston. Chaka Khan, with and without the group Rufus, and Kraftwerk have both been up six times. To be eligible this year, each nominee's first single or album had to be released in 1994 or earlier.
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