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
Rock News Artist of The Year No. 6 – DAVID GILMOUR
In July, David Gilmour detailed a fall release of a concert film and companion live album from a 2024 tour in support of his fifth solo album, “Luck And Strange.”
The series began with two sold-out warm-up shows at the Brighton Centre before moving to Circus Maximus in Rome for six sold-out nights, followed by the same at London's Royal Albert Hall before moving Stateside for sold-out evenings at the Intuit Dome and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, before concluding with five sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The series accompanied Gilmour's fifth solo album, which hit #1 in the UK, Germany (his first #1 there), Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Austria. It reached #2 in France, Italy, and Belgium, the top 5 in Spain, Japan, Norway, Denmark, and Hungary, and the top te
n in the USA, Australia, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and New Zealand.
The guitarist would release a concert film “Live At The Circus Maximus, Rome” and a companion album, “The Luck and Strange Concerts”, in October.
The packages would blend solo tracks from Gilmour’s most recent album alongside classic Pink Floyd anthems such as “High Hopes”, “Breathe (In The Air)”, “Time”, “Wish You Were Here” and “Comfortably Numb.”
“I can’t wait for you to relive what were – as far as I’m concerned – the best concerts of my career,” says Gilmour.
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