Report: ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME May Jump Ahead Five Years To Get Stars

January 5, 2010

According to Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is considering changing its charter that says that in order to be inducted, a band or act isn't eligible until 25 years have passed since its first record release. By altering the rules so that it only takes 20 years to get in, a lot of acts on the ballot that are more current and carry some name value would then be eligible for the 2011 ceremony: GUNS N' ROSES, GREEN DAY, PUBLIC ENEMY, NIRVANA, KID ROCK and SMASHING PUMPKINS.

KISS and the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, both widely considered favorites for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, were snubbed by voters on December 15 when the final list of inductees was announced. THE STOOGES, GENESIS, ABBA, THE HOLLIES and JIMMY CLIFF will all be inducted into the Hall this time around, while LL COOL J, THE CHANTELS, DARLENE LOVE, LAURA NYRO and DONNA SUMMER also did not make the cut. The 25th annual ceremony is set to take place on March 15 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.

THE STOOGES, led by Iggy Pop, were chosen after being rejected seven previous times. The group is considered a significant influence on countless punk, hardcore, alternative and metal acts.

The CHILI PEPPERS and KISS are both first-time nominees, but the fact that they were passed over in favor of ABBA, a pop act, is sure to irritate fans.

Even ABBA's Benny Andersson told Rolling Stone, "I didn't think this would happen, because we were a pop band, not a rock band."

Once again the committee that nominates artists for the Hall ignored a number of acts that many feel deserve induction, including RUSH, ALICE COOPER, YES, DEEP PURPLE, FOGHAT, CHEAP TRICK and dozens of others.

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