2013 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame nominees announced

Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Rush, Chic, Heart, Donna Summer and Kraftwerk are among 15 diverse nominees up for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also on the 2013 preliminary ballot are Deep Purple, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Albert King, The Marvelettes, The Meters, N.W.A. and Procol Harum. Inductees will be determined by the hall's voting body of roughly 600 artists, historians and music industry professionals. An artist or band becomes eligible for a nomination 25 years after releasing a debut single or album. This year's nominees released their first recordings no later than 1987.