Late disco queen Donna Summer (pictured), Canadian rockers Rush, hip-hop group Public Enemy, late blues guitarist Albert King, rockers Heart and siner-songwriter Randy Newman will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.

Producers Lou Adler and Quincy Jones will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award for non-performers.

"It's a terrific honour and we'll show up smiling," Rush singer and bassist, Geddy Lee, said in an interview with Rolling Stone. "It made my mom happy, so that's worth it."

For the first time this year, fans were able to vote for inductees alongside artists and music insiders. The top five acts chosen by fans counted on a "fan's ballot" alongside the 600 other ballots cast.

Rush have been eligible for induction since 1998 but this year was the first time the group made the ballot. "It was a cause [the fans] championed," Lee added. "I'm very relieved for them and we share this honour with them, for sure."

Acts that were passed over this year include Deep Purple, Chic, Kraftwerk, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, N.W.A. and the Meters.

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Disco music legend Donna Summer has died this morning at the age of 63, TMZ reports. Summer had been battling cancer for some time, according to sources, but had kept the extent of her illness private. She passed away in Florida, according to TMZ.

The Grammy-winning star is best known as the "Queen of Disco" music, releasing popular hits that included "Love to Love You Baby," "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls," "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real."