New wave makes it to Hall of Fame

New wave exports from the late 1970s will join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

The Police, The Clash and Elvis Costello and the Attractions will be inducted along with the Righteous Brothers, blue-eyed soul singers of You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, and Australian hard rockers AC/DC.

The 18th annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on March 10 in New York and televised later on VH1.

The Police’s relatively short career included hits such as Roxanne and Every Breath You Take.

Lead singer Sting maintains an active solo career.

The politically-charged quartet The Clash broke in as punk rockers and expanded their sound to take in reggae and urban influences.

Costello, a prolific genre-hopper with hits such as Oliver’s Army, Pump it Up and Veronica, led the tight trio, the Attractions, for more than a decade. He still performs with two of its members, keyboardist Steve Nieve and drummer Pete Thomas.

The Righteous Brothers were Southern California crooners Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, who also sang the hits Unchained Melody and (You’re My) Soul and Inspiration.

The bone-crunching riffs of Angus and Malcolm Young lead AC/DC, who are still active.

As is often the case with the rock hall, the ceremony has the potential for some tense reunions in tuxedos. Costello feuds with Attractions bassist Bruce Thomas, and both The Police and The Clash had acrimonious break-ups.

Earlier this year, Talking Heads re-formed to perform at their rock hall induction after years of bitterness.

Additional inductees in the “sidemen” and non-performer categories will be announced later.