Perez Hilton — Being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is like winning a combo Grammy/Oscar and getting a high five from Elvis' ghost all at the same time. So we can't even begin to imagine how 2015's inductee are feeling! Who made the cut for next year?... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, the late rocker Lou Reed, punk group Green Day and singer Bill Withers are among the 2015 inductees named on Tuesday to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

Time — Sorry, N.W.A., Chic, The Smiths and Sting. Maybe next year! more info

Stereogum — The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame just announced this year’s class of inductees, and it’s mostly a surprising group in how unsurprising it is. There are certainly worthy artists going in this year. Lou Reed, already an inductee thanks to the Velvet ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lou Reed at Tibet House benefit in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) When you started playing little punk clubs in California, I imagine the furthest thing from your mind was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We've known... more info

The Telegraph — Beatles drummer Ringo Starr finally gets into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Green Day, Lou Reed and Bill Withers more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lou Reed, Green Day, Ringo Starr, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joan Jett will be welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2015 class of inductees along with influential blues bandleader Paul Butterfield, R&B singer-songwriter Bill Wither... more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — Joseph Arthur's had a busy year -- he released a Lou Reed tribute album, played shows with Afghan Whigs and more. He's got a couple NY-area shows coming up in the next month. He'll play Monclair, NJ's Unitarian Universalist... more info

Time — The former Velvet Underground member shares an emotional new version of his song "If You Were Still Around" more info