Female acts dominate rock hall nominees

Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year’s nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, a female-heavy list of 16 acts that includes for the first time The Go-Go’s, Mary J. Blige and Dionne Warwick.

Artists are eligible for a nomination 25 years after the release of their first official recording. There are two newly eligible acts in Jay-Z and the Foo Fighters, while other artists nominated for the first time include Blige, the Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Warwick and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

Other nominees were Kate Bush, Devo, Chaka Khan, LL Cool J, New York Dolls, Rage Against the Machine and Todd Rundgren.