Radiohead and Kate Bush among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Radiohead, Kate Bush and Bon Jovi are among the nominees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s Class of 2018.
The list of those up for induction also includes Depeche Mode, Rage Against The Machine Judas Priest, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, LL Cool J, The Moody Blues, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Nina Simone, and The Zombies.
A public vote to decide who will join the Hall of Fame in April next year (18) opens on Thursday (05Oct17).
“The group of nominees is really reflective of the diversity of what we call rock ‘n’ roll,” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum CEO Greg Harris said in a statement to Rolling Stone magazine. “It’s a very wide net and underscores the evolution in the nominating process.”
The winners of the public vote will be announced in December (17) and inducted on 14 April (17) in a star-studded ceremony at Cleveland, Ohio’s Public Hall venue.
To be eligible for induction next year, each nominee’s first official single or album had to be released before 1 January 1993.
singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of rock and roll, Link Wray, rockers MC5, and funk collective The Meters, are also nominated for induction.
The induction ceremony will be broadcast live on U.S. network HBO.
The Class of 2018 will follow this year’s (17) honourees Pearl Jam, Yes, Journey, Tupac Shakur, Joan Baez and Electric Light Orchestra.