Pearl Jam, Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Lead Rock Hall of Fame Ballot

Singer Eddie Vedder of 'Pearl Jam' performs onstage during the 3rd Annual VH1 Rock Honors at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion on July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Pearl Jam was one of the nominees for the induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Oct. 18. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The nominations for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017 have been announced.

The Oct. 18 announcement revealed 19 potential inductees and among next year’s class, nine of them—Electric Light Orchestra, rapper Tupac Shakur, Journey, Jane’s Addiction, Bad Brains, Pearl Jam, Steppenwolf, Depeche Mode, and Joan Baez—are first-time nominees.

Other nominees include American rock band The Cars, German electronic pop music band Kraftwerk, English rock band Yes, and R&B musicians Chaka Khan and Janet Jackson.

Janet Jackson performs during the Dubai World Cup horse racing event at the Meydan racecourse in Dubai on March 26, 2016. KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images