Madonna and Beastie Boys get Hall of Fame nod

Madonna, Beastie Boys, Leonard Cohen and disco supergroup Chic are among the acts on the ballot for next year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

The quartet will join Glad All Over hitmakers The Dave Clark Five, Afrika Bambaataa, John Mellencamp, The Ventures and Donna Summer, among others, after they were announced as nominees on Thursday.