2019 Rock Hall Nominees Announced
• The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 15 nominees for its Class of 2019 — The Cure, Def Leppard, Devo, Janet Jackson, John Prine, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, MC5, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and The Zombies.
If some of these nominees sound more than a little familiar, its because this isn’t their first time up for induction: repeat nominees include LL Cool J (his 5th), Kraftwerk (5th), Zombies (4th), MC5 (4th), Janet Jackson (her 3rd), Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (3rd), Radiohead (2nd), The Cure (2nd) and Rage (2nd). The rest of this year’s group of artists are first-time nominees.
From now through December 9, fans can vote daily in the Fan Vote presented by Klipsch Audio. The top five artists, as selected by the public, will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other ballots to choose the 2019 inductees. Visit rockhall.com/vote to cast a ballot — voting is capped at one ballot per day. At press time, Stevie Nicks was leading the Fan Vote, followed closely by Def Leppard.
The induction ceremony is scheduled for March 29, 2019 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Tickets go on sale in January.
