Mercury News, California — Janet Jackson, Nine Inch Nails and (finally!) N.W.A. among the favorites for induction. more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Rockers Nine Inch Nails, pop icon Janet Jackson and top-selling 1970s band Chicago were among the nominees announced on Thursday for induction in 2016 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced, and first-time nominees include Janet Jackson, Cheap Trick, The Cars, Los Lobos and more. Returning nominees include The Smiths, Nine Inch Nails, N.W.A., Yes, Chic, Deep Purple... more info

Stereogum — Someone is getting in this year. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame have announced the nominations for next year’s inductions, and the list has a whole lot of names who have been nominated, sometimes multiple times. There are a few artists who are bein... more info

Stereogum — Back when Apple Music launched at the beginning of the month, Trent Reznor shared instrumental versions of Nine Inch Nails’ The Fragile and With Teeth as exclusives to the new service that he helped start. Now, he’s beginning to put up tracks tha... more info

Stereogum — A trio of Canadian politicians got asked to stop after posing with a campaign t-shirt that used the Nine Inch Nails logo. The photo of Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley showing off the shirt went viral a few weeks back, an... more info

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TMZ — Gotta respect when a politician is honest ... like when Jeb Bush admitted to us he didn't know about the MLB hacking scandal yesterday because as he put it: "Man, I'm running for president. I've been busy!" The former… more info

TMZ — The Harlem Globetrotters added a new member to the squad -- he's 5'9" .... hails from Vatican City ... and can SPIN A BALL ON HIS FINGER .... welcome, Pope Francis!!!!  Yes, even Jesus hates the Washington Generals now ... because His Holiness… ... more info

Perez Hilton — Who knew that Carly Rae Jepsen and Trent Reznor made such a perfect duo??? While the Canadian pop star and Nine Inch Nails have never actually collaborated IRL (for reasons beyond us), the internet is apparently DYING to hear these two team up! But s... more info