Finalists for the 14th 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.
Today we unveil the No. 1 hennemusic Rock News Artist Of The Year!
2022 Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
10 – TESLA
09 – THE ROLLING STONES
08 – HEART
07 – QUEEN
06 – KISS
05 – METALLICA
04 – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
03 – LYNYRD SKYNYRD
02 – VAN HALEN
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 1 – MOTLEY CRUE
Motley Crue ended 2022 with news that guitarist Mick Mars had retired from the road and that the band brought in former Rob Zombie rocker John 5 to fill out the live lineup as they would tour this year with Def Leppard.
Following their first rehearsal with John 5, the group shared their first publicity photo with their new touring member, who would make his debut with the band in Atlantic City, NJ on February 10.
A series of South American dates wrapped up the first leg before Motley Crue made headlines when Mars sued his bandmates over claims that they kicked him out of the group and ripped him off, financially, by allegedly cutting his percentage of profits and removing him from the band’s corporations, among other things; the band issued their own response to the situation.
Meanwhile, Motley Cue shared an update on new music ahead of resuming the Def Leppard series across the UK and Europe before wrapping up the summer with a short run of shows across the US.
The California band issued a 40th anniversary limited edition box set of their 1983 classic, “Shout At The Devil”, in late October, while Mars released “Loyal To The Lie” as the debut single from his forthcoming debut album, “The Other Side Of Mars”, on Halloween – just days before the Crue-Def Leppard trek would play a handful of shows in Japan and Australia before year’s end.
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