Queen were nominated last year, but were not finally inducted.

The 31 artists to be nominated this year are:

AC/DC, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Jackson Browne, Solomon Burke, Chicago,
Dick Dale, Miles Davis, The Dells, The Flamingos, Michael Jackson, Carole
King, Kraftwerk, Brenda Lee, Lynyrd Skynyrd, MC5, Willie Nelson, New York
Dolls, The O'Jay's, Gram Parsons, Gene Pitney, QUEEN, Lou Reed, Bob Seger,
Paul Simon, Patti Smith, Steely Dan, The Stooges, Donna Summer, Ritchie
Valens, Tom Waits.

The list will be narrowed to 15 that will actually be included in the Hall of Fame

Ed: Needless to say it will be a travesty if Queen are not inducted.