Nirvana are among 16 acts nominated for entry into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
It is the first
time the US rock group behind the seminal 1991 album Nevermind have been
eligible for admission.
Rules state
that candidates must have released their debut album or single at least 25
years before 2012.
Linda Ronstadt,
Hall and Oates, Peter Gabriel and British prog-rock band Yes are among the
other hopefuls receiving their first nominations.
Ronstadt's
nomination follows the 67-year-old's revelation in August that she has been
diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
More than 600
music industry personnel will vote to select the inductees, who will be
announced in December.
An induction
ceremony for the chosen honourees will be held in New York in April.
Brit rockers
Deep Purple, Kiss and The Replacements are among the other bands in contention.
Rap artists N.W.A and LL Cool J and folk legend Cat
Stevens - who now performs as Yusuf Islam - have also been shortlisted.
Disco stars Chic, funk band the Meters and the Paul
Butterfield Blues Band have received nominations for the second consecutive
year.
If selected for induction, Nirvana will enter the
Hall of Fame almost exactly 20 years on from frontman Kurt Cobain's suicide in
April 1994.
According to the Hall of Fame's nomination citation,
the Seattle rockers are "proof that the right band with the right noise
can change the world".
Gabriel, previously inducted into the Hall of Fame in
2009 as a member of Genesis, is in contention again for his work as a solo
singer-songwriter.
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame has been inducting performers since 1986.
This year's inductees included late disco queen Donna
Summer, hip-hop group Public Enemy and singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
FULL LIST OF 2014 NOMINEES
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Chic
Deep Purple
Peter Gabriel
Hall and Oates
Kiss
LL Cool J
The Meters
Nirvana
N.W.A.
The Replacements
Linda Ronstadt
Cat Stevens
Link Wray
Yes
The Zombies
Source: BBC
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