We posted the list of nominees and ballot link not long ago, and now the results are out. The class of 2020 is:
Depeche Mode
The Doobie Brothers
Whitney Houston
Nine Inch Nails
The Notorious B.I.G.
T. Rex
The Ahmet Ertegun Award goes to both Jon Landau and Irving Azoff.
Depeche Mode had 54 single on the UK charts, has sold over 100 million albums, garnered 5 Grammy nominations, and is called by Q magazine one of the 50 bands that changed the world. In addition, Billboard Magazine recognized them as one of the most successful and influential dance bands in music history.