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Photos: 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Photos: 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees

The industrial rock band fronted by Trent Reznor was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)

The 1980s rock group The Smiths, fronted by Morrissey, was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images)

The funk group fronted by Eric Burdon and known for hits including "Spill Wine," was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

The German electronic music group was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The Philly soul group was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Punk-pop group Green Day, fronted by Billie Joe Armstrong and known for their hits "Welcome To Paradise" and the musical "American Idiot," was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW)

Rock musician Joan Jett and her band The Blackhearts were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

The funk band Chic, fronted by Nile Rogers and known for hits included "Le Freak," was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the ninth time. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Rock singer and musician Lou Reed, who died in 2013, worked with the Velvet Underground and found success as a solo artist. He was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time. He is already in the Rock Hall with Velvet Underground.

The rap collective, including Ice Cube (pictured), Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the third time. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The pop-rock singer, who had hits with the 1980s group The Police as well as many as a solo artist, has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. He is already in the Rock Hall with The Police (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP)

Soul singer Bill Withers, known for hits including "Lean On Me" and "Just the Two Of Us," was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

The blues guitarist, Stevie Ray Vaughan, who died in a helicopter crash in 1990, was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (Photo by Jay Godwin AMERICAN-STATESMAN)

The Chicago blues band was nominated for induction into the Rock and Hall of Fame for the fourth time. (Photo by Rtsanderson/Wikimedia)

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The industrial rock band fronted by Trent Reznor was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)

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