 |  | | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor | | | The 15 nominees for potential 2015 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been selected. 5 of those will be chosen later this year. Our music experts have the scoop on the nominations and the nominees. | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | | Several artists on this year's list are repeat nominees, along with some first-timers. Some of the big names nominated for 2015 induction include Green Day, Lou Reed, N.W.A., Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting, The Smiths and more. READ NOW | | | | | Ready to feel really old? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this week its nominees for 2015 induction, and our pals Green Day and Nine Inch Nails are up for consideration. Artists are eligible on the 25th anniversary of their first releases— punk-pop pioneers Green Day came out with the ,000 Hours (Lookout!) EP in April 1989; and industrial giants Nine Inch Nails put out the cutting-edge Pretty Hate Machine (TVT) in October 1989. READ NOW | | | | | Easily one of the top five rock and roll poets of all time, New York City singer-songwriter Lou Reed built a career nearly five decades long that constantly challenged the society in which he lived. As an unflinching chronicler of American fringe life as well as an empathetic philosopher in search of answers about modern living, Reed will always be one of music's most influential and legendary figures of the rock era. READ NOW | | | | | Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan hit the rock and blues scenes like a lightning bolt. Fusing the blues-rock styles of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton with the electric blues sound of Muddy Waters and Albert King - with a few rockabilly and jazz licks thrown in - Vaughan revived the slumbering blues scene with his talents and showmanship. READ NOW | | | | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | | | | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics
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