The slate includes artists from various genres — not just rock — including heavy metal, pop, rap and country.
Up for the honors this year are:
Judas Priest
Pat Benatar
Rage Against the Machine
Dionne Warwick
Carly Simon
New York Dolls
Duran Duran
MC5
Dolly Parton
Lionel Richie
Fela Kuti
Eurythmics
A Tribe Called Quest
Eminem
DEVO
Beck
Kate Bush
Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before being nominated. This is the first year of eligibility for Eminem. Among the 17 nominees, seven are appearing for the first time, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame said in a news release.
“This year’s ballot recognizes a diverse group of incredible artists, each who has had a profound impact on the sound of youth culture,” John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said. “Their music not only moved generations, but also influenced the sound of countless artists that followed.”
To get the list of nominees, ballots are sent to more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry across the world. Then once the list is compiled, fans get their say.
The top five artists will be entered as a “fans’ ballot” and will be tallied with the other ballots to come up with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
The induction ceremony will take place in the fall but the new members will be announced in May.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on August 30, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images) (Duane Prokop/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Judas Priest band members (L-R) Ian Hill, Scott Travis, K.K. Downing, Tim "Ripper" Owens, and Glenn Tipton pose backstage January 17, 2002 before their set at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. The band is currently on tour to promote their new album "Demolition." (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty Images) (Scott Harrison/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Singer and songwriter Pat Benatar performs at the Revlon Run/Walk for women held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on May 12, 2007 in Los Angeles California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images) (Mark Davis/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees MC5 pose in the media room at the 11th annual Kerrang Awards 2004 at the Carling Academy Brixton August 26, 2004 in London. The music awards, hosted by Kerrang! magazine, features categories including Best International Newcomer, Classic Songwriter and Best Band In The World. MC5 won the Kerrang! Icon Award. (Photo by Jo Hale/Getty Images) (Jo Hale/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees (L-R) Honorees Jarobi White, Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Consequence of A Tribe Called Quest perfom at the 4th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors ceremony at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 4, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) (Scott Gries/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees American soul singer Dionne Warwick in concert at the Apollo theatre in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Influential American glam rock band the New York Dolls; David Johanson, front, Billy Murcia, Johnny Thunders, Arthur Kane and Sylvain Sylvain, pose in a dressing room. (Photo by P Felix/Getty Images) (P. Felix/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees DEVO performs onstage at the 2011 Art Of Elysium "Heaven" Gala held at the California Science Center on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Art of Elysium ) (Jason Merritt/TERM)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Recording artists Annie Lennox (L) and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics perform onstage during "The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Afrobeat star Femi Kuti, the eldest son of legendary Nigerian artist Fela Kuti, appears in a curtain call alongside the cast of the musical Fela! on August 2, 2011 in London, England. Fela! is the Broadway hit and Tony Award-winning musical which celebrates the life of Fela Kuti, and is perforrmed at Sadler's Wells theatre this summer until August 28.. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Singer Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine performs at L.A. Rising at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on July 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Carly Simon performs onstage during the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" Premiere Concert during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Fe)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Presenter Roman Kemp speaks to Roger Taylor, John Taylor, Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran on stage during Global Citizen Live at Sky Garden on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Global Citizen) (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Lionel Richie performs onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ) (Dimitrios Kambouris
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees English singer-songwriter and musician Kate Bush at her family's home in East Wickham, London, 26th September 1978. (Photo by Chris Moorhouse/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Matt Green/Getty Images)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Beck performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards "Let's Go Crazy" The GRAMMY Salute To Prince on January 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording A)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees In this screengrab released on April 18, Dolly Parton speaks at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards on April 18, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for ACM) (Getty Images/Getty Images for ACM)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees Eminem performs onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)