Notorious BIG, Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar among 2020 Rock Hall nominees

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its slate of 2020 nominees Tuesday morning.

News 12 Staff

Oct 15, 2019, 2:24 PM

Updated 1,815 days ago

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Notorious BIG, Whitney Houston, Pat Benatar among 2020 Rock Hall nominees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its slate of 2020 nominees Tuesday morning.
Brooklyn-born and Long Island-raised rocker Pat Benatar is nominated for the first time, as are Brooklyn's the Notorious BIG and New Jersey's Whitney Houston. Jam band legends the Dave Matthews Band are also nominated for the first time. Depeche Mode looks to make it in on their third ballot. Electronic pioneers Kraftwerk are nominated for a sixth time.
Check out some of the 2020 nominees:
The full list of nominees:
  • Dave Matthews Band
  • Depeche Mode
  • The Doobie Brothers
  • Whitney Houston
  • Judas Priest
  • Kraftwerk
  • MC5
  • Motörhead
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • The Notorious B.I.G. 
  • Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
  • Todd Rundgren
  • Soundgarden
  • T. Rex
  • Thin Lizzy
Check out the 2019 Hall of Fame induction ceremony