NEW YORK - Here’s something Madonna can really celebrate: a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers 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.

The other nominees are rap pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, literate songwriter Leonard Cohen, the original British Invasion combo The Dave Clark Five and surf rock instrumentalists The Ventures.
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The nominations illustrate how far the Hall of Fame has stretched its definition of rock ’n’ roll to incorporate a variety of musical styles.

It’s certainly the case with Madonna, the Detroit-area native 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 Ten hits in the 1980s alone and is due to put out an album next year, working with the likes of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.

The Beastie Boys molded punk rock and rap into the goofy hit “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right to Party.” They became critical favorites and are still together, releasing an instrumental album this year.

Indiana’s own Mellencamp can fill a barrel with rock hits like “Hurts So Good,” “Pink Houses” and “R.O.C.K. in the USA.” Like Chic and the Dave Clark Five, he’s been nominated before without getting into the hall.

Some 500 musicians, industry professionals and journalists vote on the inductions.

I'll put money on:

Madonna
Mellencamp
Beasties
Donna Summer
Leonard Cohen


Though clearly, Chic deserves it over Madge.

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so basically it will be either madonna or cohen, then followed by mellancamp, beastie boys, and donna summer?

that's what i'm thinking.

I would think Leonard Cohen would be a no-brainer, but this is no-taste USA. I wonder if he's been nominated before? Beastie Boys seem obvious too.

Say what you will about Donna Summer, but in her heyday Miss Honey had some serious fucking songs and she could use some respect, I think.

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Pastor: No one is born gay.
Bill Maher: Really? Have you met Little Richard?

chic have contributed the most to the developement of music. nile rodgers should get it and seeing as bernhard edwards is dead chic means rodgers.

giorgio moroder should get it for donna summer's best work

chic and moroder are both dance hall of fame inductees