Nominations for the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions were announced earlier this morning. Tupac Shakur has posthumously landed his first nomination after being eligible for his debut album 2Pacalypse Now released 25 years ago. Other nominations include Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, everyone’s favorite go-to karaoke band Journey, and disco legends Chic.
Selected inductees will be announced in December. The induction ceremony will be hosted at Barclays Center in New York in 2017.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees 2017:
Bad Brains
The Cars
Chaka Khan
Chic
Depeche Mode
Electric Light Orchestra
J. Geils Band
Jane’s Addiction
Janet Jackson
Joan Baez
Joe Tex
Journey
Kraftwerk
MC5
Pearl Jam
Steppenwolf
Tupac Shakur
Yes
The Zombies