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David Bowie, Nirvana And R.E.M. Songs Among Grammy Hall Of Fame 2017 Inductees

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A total of 25 songs have been chosen as inductees to the Grammy Hall Of Fame. David Bowie's "Changes," Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" are among the new inductees for 2017.

Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock," Prince's "Sign 'O' The Times" and N.W.A.'s "Straight Outta Compton" are also on the list. "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys, "ABC" by the Jackson 5 and "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher have also made the cut.

The Grammy Hall Of Fame is open to all genres of music and one of the requirements for membership is that the recording must be at least 25 years old. Once the new set of 25 songs has been added, the total number of inductees will increase to 1,038.

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