As part of the 2019 hennemusic Rock News Awards, the daily news site is counting down the Top 10 Rock News Artists of the year.
Finalists for the 10th annual hennemusic Rock News Awards are chosen by readers: the Rock News Story Of The Year is determined by page views, while the Rock News Artist Of The Year is based on the combined total page views of the top 50 hennemusic rock news stories of the past twelve months.
The 2019 hennemusic Rock News Awards winners will be announced on Thursday, December 19.
2019 Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
10 – QUEEN
09 – RUSH
08 – DEF LEPPARD
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 7 – STEVE PERRY
Former Journey singer Steve Perry resurfaced in 2018 with the release of his first album in almost 25 years.
Previewed with the lead single, “No Erasin’”, the singer’s long-awaited solo return, “Traces”, debuted in the US Top 10 in October.
As Perry continued to promote the record into 2019, he made headlines in January when former Journey bandmate Neal Schon publicly invited the rocker to join him at the launch of his upcoming "Journey Through Time" tour in February, a reunion that, ultimately, did not take place.
Perry issued a deluxe edition of “Traces” in March, which had been expanded with the addition of five songs; the package arrived in sync with the singer’s first official music video in nearly 25 years for the track “We’re Still Here.”
More singles followed before Perry released a new version of the all-time Christmas classic, "Silver Bells", in November as part of newly-issued holiday EP of the same name.
Last month, Perry and Journey members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain were named among the nominees under consideration for entry into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame; The Hall will host its 51st Annual Induction & Awards Gala in New York City next June.
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