Mercury News, California — But, oddly, N.W.A. was snubbed. Other worthy additions include Donna Summer, Rush, Randy Newman, Heart and Albert King. more info

ContactMusic — The latest Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees look, as ever, like a who's who of cultural icons. Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush make their... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Check the thermostat in hell -- it appears to have dropped below 32 degrees: Long-snubbed  Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush will at long last be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, along with Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Donna ... more info

Consequence of Sound — But no N.W.A., Kraftwerk, Joan Jett, or Deep Purple. more info

USA Today Music — Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy also made the 2013 class, to be inducted April 18 more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Rush or Chic? Randy Newman or N.W.A? Music fans have about a week left to let their voices be heard for the first time on who deserves to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year. more info

Time — As adults across the U.S. line up in polling stations and make their call on who should direct the next four years of the American symphony, we’ve put together an hour of (nonpartisan) songs that we hope will implore and inspire Americans to fulfil... more info

Guardian Music — (Flariella)Back in the 1990s, Iris DeMent was rightly considered to be one of the finest singer-songwriters in America. She wrote heart-tugging, country-tinged ballads such as Our Town, and ranked alongside the McGarrigles for her blend of emotion an... more info

Guardian Music — (STRANGE FEELING)The Christmas album, once among pop's least enticing concepts, has undergone a rebirth in recent years, with Glasvegas, Low and Sufjan Stevens all contributing festive LPs. Tracey Thorn's fourth solo set, though, is the best of the b... more info

Consequence of Sound — Rush, Randy Newman, and Donna Summer also up for induction. more info