Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announced its First Nominees for 2015

One of the places I still want to visit. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Each year they announce nominations. Results of the voting will be announced in December, with the induction planned for next April in Cleveland.

The punk trio Green Day, "Lean on Me" singer Bill Withers and Sting are among the first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Six of the 15 nominees for the hall's Class of 2015 are on the ballot for the first time. Other new nominees announced on Thursday are the short-lived British quartet The Smiths, abrasive rockers Nine Inch Nails and the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Chic is on the ballot for the ninth time. Other repeat nominees include The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Lou Reed, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Kraftwerk, The Marvelettes, N.W.A., The Spinners and War.