#first-time-nominees

#first-time-nominees

This diverse list of talented nominees recognizes the ever-evolving faces and sounds of rock and roll and its continued impact on youth culture. The group of artists representing rock, pop, Latin music, R&B, hip-hop, post-punk and heavy metal reflects the increasing diversification of the hall, which after years of criticism that it overvalued the work of older, white men recently broadened its selection process along gender, race and style lines.