Red Hot Chili Peppers Get Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nod

Anthony Kiedis and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers performs on stage during the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007 in London, England. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent series of concerts involving over a 100 music artists and 2 billion people aimed at raising awareness of global climate change. (Getty Images)more pics »
The first time's a charm for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has listed the band as a nominee for the honor the first year they're eligible. Both the Californication rockers and rapper LL Cool J have made the list of contenders in their first year of contention. Artists can be inducted 25 years after their debut release. Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith said:
It’s a real honor to be nominated in our first year of eligibility. Obviously the Hall of Fame has excellent musical taste. Anthony Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (Getty Images)
After 10 years of being snubbed by the nominating committee, "Crazy Nights" rockers KISS have received their first nomination for induction, after previously blasting the Hall of Fame for ignoring them. Founder member Gene Simmons complained last year: "There are disco bands, rap bands, Yiddish folk song bands in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but not KISS. I believe we have more gold records in America than any other group, but it’s ok.”

However, the nomination could cause them problems with the ballot listing the 4 original members, Gene, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss but Paul, who along with Gene remains in the group, is unsure the right people are listed. Paul said: "There have been a lot of people who've been a part of this, some longer than others and some who deserve recognition more than others. Even the non-make-up years produced some platinum and double-platinum albums, and we had some very healthy sales in terms of albums and concerts through the '80s and '90s. So if we should ever be asked to accept induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it would be something to think about."

Also nominated for the first time are Genesis, The Hollies and Jimmy Cliff. They join previously suggested artists ABBA, The Chantels, Darlene Love, Laura Nyro, The Stooges, and Donna Summer. Five of the 12 nominees will be chosen for induction from ballots cast by more than 500 music industry voters. The chosen 5 will be revealed in January, with an induction ceremony taking place on March 15th at New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel.

Check out the other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2010 nominees:

ABBA
The Chantels
Darlene Love
Donna Summer
Genesis
The Hollies
Jimmy Cliff
KISS
Laura Nyro
LL Cool J
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Stooges

See more pictures of the Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis here (click any picture):

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