London,
(ANI):
Pop
diva
Madonna,
hip-hop
band
'Beastie
Boys",
and
'Queen
of
Disco" Donna
Summer
are
among
stars
who
have
been
nominated
for
induction
into
the
US
'Rock
and
Roll
Hall
of
Fame".
Also
among
the
contenders
are
Leonard
Cohen,
John
Mellencamp,
Chic,
the
Dave
Clark
Five
and
Afrika
Bambaataa.
According
to
the
Billboard
magazine,
the
nominees
selected
by
a
committee
will
be
whittled
down
to
a
final
list
of
five
by
more
than
600
music
experts,
who
will
enter
the
hall
in
March.
Musician
can
be
considered
for
the
honour
of
being
inducted
into
the
Cleaveland-based
hall
only
25
years
after
their
first
recording,
reports
the
BBC.
Last
year,
the
honour
of
being
inducted
into
the
hall
was
conferred
on
rock
band
R.E.M.,
hip-hop
star
Grandmaster
Flash
and
the
Furious
Five,
Van
Halen,
the
Ronettes
and
Patti
Smith.
The
artists
included
in
the
hall
are
featured
in
the
Museum"s
Hall
of
Fame
exhibit,
which
includes
a
computerised
jukebox
containing
every
song
of
every
inductee
and
a
film
on
three
big
screens
recounting
their
careers
and
music.
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