NEW YORK --The latest inductees into Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced in New York Thursday.  Janet Jackson, along with Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music, Radiohead, and the Zombies, will be ushered in next Spring at the 34th induction ceremony. It will be held March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

  • Janet Jackson to join brothers in Hall of Fame
  • Stevie Nicks already inducted as a member of Fleetwood Mac
  • March 29 Ceremony in NYC 

Jackson's induction comes after her third time as nominee and many saw it as overdue, given her prowess as a hitmaker with "All For You," ''That's the Way Love Goes," ''Nasty," ''Together Again" and "What Have You Done For Me Lately."

 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame CEO Greg Harris told Spectrum News it is a fantastic class of artists.

"Rock & Roll was never just four skinny guys with long hair and guitars. It's always a big tent," he said. "Janet is in because she is groundbreaking. Rock and Roll is always a voice for change. It's always pushing the envelope. And with that criteria, and with her impact and influence is certainly worthy of being in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame."

It will be Nicks' second induction into the rock hall, since she's already there as a member of Fleetwood Mac.  She launched a solo career in 1981 with her duet with the late Tom Petty, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Other hits followed, including "Edge of Seventeen," ''Stand Back" and "I Will Run to You."

Def Leppard earned more than half a million votes from fans, which are incorporated into more than 1,000 ballots from artists, historians, industry professionals and past winners in deciding  who gets honored. The British heavy metal band rose to fame in the 1980s with songs like "Photograph" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

Def Leppard, Nicks and Roxy Music were voted in during their first years as nominees. Other 2019 nominees who didn't make the cut included LL Cool J, Devo, Rage Against the Machine, MC5, John Prine, Todd Rundgren and Kraftwerk.

The hall will announce ticket sales for March's ceremony in January.