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Outkast, Phish, Chubby Checker, Billy Idol, the Black Crowes and the Mexican band Man\u00e1 are among the first-time nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s ballot, announced by the hall on Wednesday, will also include Oasis, Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey, Cyndi Lauper, the White Stripes, Bad Company and Soundgarden, as well as Joy Division and New Order, the band that members of Joy Division formed after the death of its lead singer, Ian Curtis.<\/p>\n
As in recent years, the latest nominees represent a mix of eras and subgenres. Those include boldface rock \u2019n\u2019 roll names from the 1960s, \u201970s and \u201980s (Cocker, Idol), punk and alternative heroes (Joy Division, Soundgarden, the White Stripes), arena-filling giants (Oasis, Phish), a hip-hop act (Outkast) and a nod to the world outside mainstream Anglo-American pop (Man\u00e1).<\/p>\n
Given the intense pressure the Rock Hall has faced<\/a> in recent years to correct its poor record of admitting women to the pantheon, the inclusion of just two female performers \u2014 Carey and Lauper, neither of them new to the ballot \u2014 may bring yet more scrutiny to the institution despite its promises to reform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For longtime Rock Hall watchers, the biggest news this year may be Checker. His song \u201cThe Twist\u201d \u2014 a cover of a B-side originally released by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters \u2014 was a global phenomenon in the early 1960s, and it stands as one of the biggest hits<\/a> in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. But until now, Checker, 83, has been ignored by the Rock Hall, despite years \u2014 decades, even \u2014 of complaints from his fans and protests by Checker himself. (Ballard, who died in 2003<\/a>, was inducted into the hall in 1990.)<\/p>\n In 2001, Checker took out a full-page ad in Billboard magazine calling on the Rock Hall \u2014 along with nominators of the Nobel Prizes \u2014 to recognize him for the song that, he said, became \u201cthe biggest dance of the century.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI want my flowers while I\u2019m alive,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. \u201cI can\u2019t smell them when I\u2019m dead.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2018, the Rock Hall included \u201cThe Twist\u201d in a new honor, a list of singles that shaped rock \u2019n\u2019 roll<\/a>.<\/p>\n Artists become eligible for nomination 25 years after the release of their first recording. The nominations are voted on by more than 1,000 music historians, industry professionals and inducted artists.<\/p>\n The winning nominees are to be announced in April, and this year\u2019s induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles in the fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n