2013’s class of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been announced: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Chic, Deep Purple, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Albert King, Kraftwerk, the Marvelettes, the Meters, Randy Newman, N.W.A., Procol Harum, Public Enemy, Rush, and Donna Summer. To be eligible for induction, artists had to have released their first single more than 25 years prior to the point of nomination.
The 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on April 18, 2013, and broadcast on HBO.
