WHITNEY, T.REX, NIN ENTER ROCK HALL

Whitney Houston, T. Rex, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Depeche Mode and The Doobie Brothers are the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2020.

And add Irving Azoff to the list of honorees as well. Azoff and Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award, which honors influential songwriters, producers, D.J.s and executives.

Dave Matthews Band led the fan ballot with more than 1m votes but was not inducted.

The induction ceremony and concert will be held 5/2 in Cleveland and, for the first time, the ceremony will be broadcast live on HBO. SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio will also broadcast the ceremony.