The nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2021 have been revealed, including Tina Turner, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Kate Bush and Rage Against The Machine.
They join a short-list which also includes Iron Maiden, Carole King, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, New York Dolls, Fela Kuti, LL Cool J, Mary J Blige and Todd Rundgren.
In order to qualify for the honour, the Hall requires an individual artist or band to have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before their first nomination.
If Foo Fighters join the hall, it will mark the second time that Dave Grohl has been inducted, having previously entered as part of Nirvana.
It is a similar situation for Carole King, who was previously inducted as a songwriter, and Tina Turner – who entered alongside Ike Turner in 1991.
The Class of 2021 will be announced in May, decided by a voting body made up of more than 1,000 artists, historians and music industry members, as well as a fan vote on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s website.
The likes of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G., T. Rex, Whitney Houston and The Doobie Brothers were all inducted into the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class, but the traditional induction ceremony was replaced with a virtual event due to coronavirus.
This year’s inductees will be enshrined at a gala held in Cleveland, Ohio at the end of 2021.