Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees 2020: Full List of Musical Acts

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. On Wednesday, January 15, the 35th annual class of musical acts was confirmed with six new additions joining the illustrious hall in Cleveland, Ohio.

The six musical acts joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G. and T-Rex. The new inductees edged out at Benatar, Dave Matthews Band, Judas Priest, Kraftwerk, MC5, Motörhead, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden and Thin Lizzy for the honor.

The 2020 Ahmet Ertegun Award — which honors songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, record executives, journalists and other industry professionals who have had a major influence on rock ‘n’ roll — will be awarded to Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.

The 35th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on May 2 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. The event will be broadcast live on HBO at 8:00 p.m. ET. It will be the first time that the induction ceremony will be broadcast live with performances and special guests and Induction Week programs to be announced later.

A full look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 can be seen below.

2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

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Welcome the #RockHall2020 Inductees with us from the Hall of Fame, presented by @EY_US and watch and see who will be celebrated in Cleveland at the @KlipschAudio Inductions on May 2nd. More info at the link in our bio.

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Depeche Mode

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Time to celebrate Congratulations to your @KlipschAudio #RockHall2020 Inductees. Performers: @depechemode, @doobiebrothersofficial, @WhitneyHouston, @nineinchnails, #TheNotoriousBIG and #TRex and Ahmet Ertegun awards #JonLandau and #IrvingAzoff. More info at link in bio.

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The Doobie Brothers

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Congratulations to @klipschaudio #RockHall2020 Inductees @depechemode: they remain a legendarily fearsome live act across the planet, with a foot in the underground and another in the club – but always with an eye on the future. Check out bios, special ticket access info, official merch & more at link in bio.

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Whitney Houston

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Rock Hall Class of 2020 • INDUCTEE Whitney Houston! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #WH #Whitney #WhitneyHouston #RockHall #rockandrollhalloffame #halloffame #classof2020 #thevoice #queenofpop #queenofmusic #pop #music #icon #legend #iwannadancewithsomebody #iwillalwaysloveyou #nippy #rip

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Nine Inch Nails

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⁣⁣ Guess who made it into the @rockhall today? ⁣⁣ One of my favorite bands, @nineinchnails ⁣ Congrats Class of 2020!⁣ ⁣⁣ #nineinchnails #rockhall #rockandrollhalloffame #rockandroll #classof2020 #rockhallinductee #rockhall2020 #favorite #trentreznor #cantwait #inductionceremony #cleveland #clevelandrocks #excited #prettyhatemachine

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The Notorious B.I.G.

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#Notoriousbig has officially been announced of being inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

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T. Rex

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Marc Bolan of T-Rex. Inducted this morning into the @rockhall Widely respected and featured on the current episode of the podcast as one of the godfathers of glam metal.. #trex #marcbolan #rock #electricwarrior #rockandrollhalloffame #mamhpod #podcast

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Ahmet Ertegun Award

• Jon Landau
• Irving Azoff

Congratulations to all of the new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.