VAN HALEN are among five acts chosen for induction into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

REM, singer Patti Smith, hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash and 1960s girl group The Ronettes will also be honoured at a ceremony in March.

Musicians for the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, based in Cleveland, Ohio, are considered for induction 25 years after their first recording.

Meanwhile, Sammy Hagar — the group's second frontman, from 1985-96 — told Billboard.com he has high hopes that the famously combative group will take the high road on that particular night.

"My hope is that everyone lets everything go and we go there in complete respect of each other and in a loving way, with the attitude that 'I couldn't have done it without you' towards everybody," said Hagar.