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From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:

NEW YORK — The nominations for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today. The twelve nominees are: ABBA, Darlene Love, Donna Summer, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, KISS, Laura Nyro, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chantels, The Hollies, and The Stooges. Ballots will be sent to more than 500 voters, who will select artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the 25th Annual Induction Ceremony on March 15, 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year’s nominees had to release their first single no later than 1984.

Five of the twelve nominees will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The inductees will be announced in January 2010 and the induction ceremony will take place on March 15, 2010. All inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. This fall the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will also host two unique blowout concerts to celebrate its 25 anniversary at Madison Square Garden on October 29th and 30th.

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