Finalists for the 16th 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 2025 hennemusic Rock News Awards winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 24.
2025 Rock News Artist Of The Year – Top 10
10 – GUNS N’ ROSES
09 – DAVID LEE ROTH
08 – BILLY IDOL
07 – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
06 – DAVID GILMOUR
05 – TRIUMPH
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 4 – JOHN FOGERTY
In May, John Fogerty announced plans to release an album that sees him re-record classic hits from his band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Due August 22 via Concord, “Legacy: the Creedence Clearwater Revival years” is a 20-track collection that features newly recorded versions of Fogerty’s most beloved songs while marking both a celebration of an iconic catalog and a personal reclamation of artistic ownership.
For the first time in his career, Fogerty fully owns the rights to his groundbreaking Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog—a milestone decades in the making. With Legacy, he offers fresh takes on the music that continues to define American rock, recorded with renewed energy and a deep sense of purpose as he celebrates his 80th birthday.
“For most of my life I did not own the songs I had written,” says Fogerty. “Getting them back changes everything. Legacy is my way of celebrating that—of playing these songs on my terms, with the people I love.”
Ahead of the album’s release, the rocker shared multiple new versions of his iconic CCR work while continuing to tour throughout the year – playing shows across North America into the spring before a series of UK and European dates in June and a return to North America.
Upon its release, “Legacy” ranked high on multiple US charts and across Europe, including top 10 spots in Australia, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
Fogerty shared much of the story behind the 2025 project during an appearance (and extended performance) on the November 17 edition of the CBS-TV series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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