Madonna Is Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Posted September 29, 2007 12:00 pm.
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She’s best known for her pop and dance music hits, but Madonna is no stranger to the world of rock as she has a shot at being inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Madge joins John Mellencamp, the Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the Hall. The five leading vote-getters will be inducted in the annual ceremony March 10, 2008, at New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
Other nominees include rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, the original British Invasion combo The Dave Clark Five and surf rock instrumentalists The Ventures.
This year’s contenders show just how far the Hall of Fame has stretched its definition of rock ‘n’ roll to include a variety of musical styles.
It’s certainly the case with Madonna, the Michigan-born who burst out of New York dance clubs in the early 1980s with “Holiday” and soon became a pop culture icon. She scored 17 Top 10 hits in the 1980s alone and is due to put out a new album next year, working with the likes of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.
Madonna performs at the Live Earth concert at Wembley stadium in London on July 7, 2007. (Photo Courtesy Getty Images/AFP /Carl De Souza)
