Drumroll , please : The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2015 class of honored musicians . Green Day ; Bill Withers ; Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble ; Lou Reed ; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ; and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band will all be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next spring . Those six performers were selected from a list of 15 nominees , which also included acts like N.W.A. , Nine Inch Nails , Sting , The Smiths and Chic . Green Day , Nine Inch Nails , N.W.A . among Rock Hall nominees . The Beatles ' Ringo Starr will also be honored at the 2015 induction ceremony with the award for musical excellence , while R & B quintet The `` 5 '' Royales will be recognized for their early influence . `` As we mark 30 years of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions , we 're proud to honor these artists , '' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame foundation president Joel Peresman said in a statement . `` These Inductees epitomize rock and roll 's impact over the past 50 years and continuing through today . '' In order to be eligible for induction into the Rock Hall 's 2015 class , an act had to release its first recording in 1989 or earlier . That means Green Day , which dropped its EP `` 1,000 Hours '' in April 1989 , has the distinction of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the band 's first year of eligibility . `` The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has always held something for me because my heroes were in there , '' Green Day 's Billie Joe Armstrong told Rolling Stone . When he heard the news that the band 's being inducted , `` I had to go for a walk , '' Armstrong continued . `` I wound up at this cafe and I sat down and my son met up with me . I told him and he was like , 'Oh my God . No way . ' It just took some time to sink in . We 're in incredible company and I 'm still trying to make sense of this . It 's just incredible . '' The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held in Cleveland on April 18 , 2015 . The event is open to the public , and tickets can be purchased for the 30th induction ceremony beginning at 10 a.m . ET on December 18 .
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces the nominees . It includes Green Day , Lou Reed , Joan Jett and the Blackhearts . The final six came from a list of ten nominees . Green Day is being inducted in its first year of eligibility .