Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G. named
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By Natalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has been announced.
Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails and Notorious B.I.G. lead the lastest group of artists who will be permanently enshrined into the RockHall.
They join Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers and T. Rex in the performer category, officials at the Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.
The induction ceremony will be held on May 2 at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, and broadcast live for the first time on HBO at 8 p.m.
Jon Landau and Irving Azoff will be the recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award which is given to songwriters, producers, disc jockeys, executives and journalists who have influenced the music industry.
2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala And Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen - Show Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Singer Whitney Houston performs at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen at Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Notorious BIG At Billboard Music Awards Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: American rapper Notorious BIG (born Christopher Wallace) attends the 1995 Billboard Music Awards, New York, New York, December 6, 1995. (L. Busacca/WireImage/Getty Images)
FYF Fest 2017 - Day 3 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: (L-R) Atticus Ross, Trent Reznor and Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails perform onstage on day 3 of FYF Fest 2017 at Exposition Park on July 23, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Christopher Polk)
Photo of Marc BOLAN and T REX Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Marc Boland and T REX, L-R: Steve Currie, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie perform on "Top of the Pops." (Ron Howard/Redferns)
Depeche Mode In Concert - New York, NY Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode on stage during at Barclays Center on September 6, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
The Doobie Brothers Performing Toulouse Street And The Captain and Me Albums Live at The Ryman Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: The Doobie Brothers Perform Toulouse Street And The Captain and Me Albums Live at The Ryman on November 18, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Tickets go on sale next month first to Rock Hall members and then to the general public.
2009 American Music Awards - Show FILE PHOTO: Whitney Houston joins Notorious B.I.G. and Nine Inch Nails as part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)