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Photos: Class of 2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Named

Dolly Parton, Lionel Ritchie and Carly Simon are among the nominees up for the 2022 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Dolly Parton performs in concert on July 31, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Parton is among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Dolly Parton performs in concert on July 31, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Parton is among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Wade Payne/Invision/AP)

ACROSS AMERICA — Nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced Wednesday. Fans will have the opportunity to vote through the Rock Hall website for their favorite artist to be inducted into the class of 2022.

A diverse array of inductees includes first-time nominees such as Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Lionel Ritchie, Carly Simon, Beck, Eminem and A Tribe Called Quest. Some returning artists among the 17 nominees include Dionne Warwick and Pat Benatar.

Inductees will be announced in May.

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See photos below of the first-time inductees and Meet The Rock Hall 2022 Nominees.

Eminem is among this year's first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Carly Simon performs at the world premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Duran Duran is among this year's first time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
A Tribe Called Quest members (from left) Jarobi White, Malik Isaac Taylor (aka Phife Dawg) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad pose for a portrait in New York on Nov. 12, 2015. (Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)
Singer-songwriter Beck performs in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2017. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Lionel Richie performs at KAABOO Texas in Arlington, Texasm on May 10, 2019. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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