The Eagles swept top honors in the 2017 hennemusic Rock News Awards, the daily rock music news site announced Thursday.
The iconic band captured the titles of Rock News Artist Of The Year and Rock News Story Of The Year in a year that saw them return to live action following the 2016 passing of co-founder Glenn Frey, a loss that could have ended the group’s storied career.
“The Eagles brought in country star Vince Gill and Glenn’s son, Deacon, to handle his father’s parts for their 2017 shows, and all reports indicate it was emotional ride and huge success,” says Publisher Bruce Henne. “hennemusic readers followed the band closely throughout the year, which also earned the group three of the Top 10 places in the Rock News Story Of The Year category.”
The Eagles were the most read-about artist in both hennemusic categories, which are determined by music fans: total page views determine the Rock News Story Of The Year, while the Rock News Artist Of The Year is based on the combined page views of the top 50 hennemusic rock news stories of the past twelve months.
The Top 10 in both categories were counted down over the past two weeks, in the tradition of the weekly hennemusic Hot 10.
Previous hennemusic Rock News Awards honorees include AC/DC, Van Halen, Pearl Jam and Guns N’ Roses, among others.
A daily rock news service dedicated to providing music fans with an accurate, timely and reliable source for music news, hennemusic serves as a trusted source for rock fans who need updated information on their favorite artists and events.
An affiliate of the Los Angeles-based antiMusic network, hennemusic will celebrate its 8th anniversary on February 1, 2018.
2017 hennemusic Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
01 – THE EAGLES
02 – GUNS N’ ROSES
03 – YES
04 – AC/DC
05 – QUEEN
06 – METALLICA
07 – LED ZEPPELIN
08 – JOURNEY
09 – FOO FIGHTERS
10 – DAVID LEE ROTH
2017 hennemusic Rock News Story Of The Year – Top 10
01 – THE EAGLES
02 – JOE WALSH
03 – QUEEN
04 – YES
05 – GUNS N’ ROSES
06 – JOURNEY
07 – FOO FIGHTERS
08 – LED ZEPPELIN
09 – THE EAGLES
10 – AC/DC
See also:
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Van Halen sweep 2014 hennemusic Rock News Awards
Van Halen and Pearl Jam top the 2013 hennemusic Rock News Awards
Van Halen dominate the 2012 hennemusic Rock News Awards
Van Halen win two hennemusic Rock News Awards
Guns N’ Roses named hennemusic’s Rock News Artist of The Year
