Finalists for the 15th 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 2024 hennemusic Rock News Awards winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 18.
2024 Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
10 – OASIS
09 – AEROSMITH
08 – DAVID GILMOUR
07 – PETER FRAMPTON
06 – CLUTCH
05 – DEF LEPPARD
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 5 – JUDAS PRIEST
As 2023 drew to a close, Judas Priest revealed details of a new studio album during an October appearance at the Power Trip festival in Indio, CA.
Set to arrive in the spring of 2024, “Invincible Shield” – which would mark the group’s first release in 6 years – was introduced with the lead single, “Panic Attack.”
Judas Priest shared a number of tracks from the set ahead of its release in March (stream the album in full here), following which it scored the highest UK-charting album in the group’s career as well as a US Top 20 debut.
The band launched the project with a series of UK and European dates as well as a spring US tour.
The fall brought Judas Priest back to North America for more shows and, in November, the group landed a nomination in the Best Metal Performance category at the 2025 Grammy Awards, which will take place in Los Angeles, CA on February 2.
The group – who closed out the year with a Japanese tour in December – will return to live action with South American shows in April ahead of a European and UK trek that opens in June.
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