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DETROIT - Detroit rock band MC5 has secured its fifth nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more: Here's who is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020MC5, short for Motor City 5, fueled the burgeoning hard rock scene in 1960s Detroit, riding the counterculture wave rippling through the nation at the time. The band, alongside the fellow up-and-coming metro Detroit rock band The Stooges, was among the first rock bands to be signed to Elektra Records. The band responded with a full-page advertisement in Fifth Estate, stating: "Stick Alive with the MC5, and F*ck Hudson's!" The 35th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place May 2, 2020, at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland (Photo: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)CLEVELAND - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 nominations include nine first-timers. Five of the 16 nominees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year. Depeche ModeDepeche Mode has been nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame in 2017 and 2018. Judas PriestJudas Priest has been nominated for a second time; it was also nominated for the 2018 class. Todd RundgrenTodd Rundgren was previously nominated for induction into the Class of 2019.

CLEVELAND – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 nominations include nine first-timers. Five of the 16 nominees will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next year. Depeche ModeDepeche Mode has been nominated for induction into the Hall of Fame in 2017 and 2018. Judas PriestJudas Priest has been nominated for a second time; it was also nominated for the 2018 class. The band was nominated for the Class of 2003, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.