(CNN)The next class inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame could include punk rockers Green Day, the influential Nine Inch Nails and seminal rap group N.W.A. Those are just three of the 15 acts that are nominated for induction into the institution in 2015. Others include Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Lou Reed; The Smiths; The Spinners; Sting; Chic; Kraftwerk; The Marvelettes; Bill Withers; War; Stevie Ray Vaughan; and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. In order to be eligible for nomination, a music act had to release its first recording in 1989 or earlier. According to Billboard, that means Green Day and Nine Inch Nails are up for induction in their first year of eligibility. Nine Inch Nails' first album, "Pretty Hate Machine," marks its 25th anniversary this month, and Green Day's EP "1,000 Hours" dropped in April 1989.
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15 acts are up for induction, including first-year-eligible Nine Inch Nails and Green Day
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The Smiths, Bill Withers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sting are on the ballot for the first time
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Inductees will be announced in December
@placeholder, Withers, Vaughan and Sting are newcomers to the ballot as well.