As part of the 2025 hennemusic Rock News Awards, the daily news site is counting down the Top 10 Rock News stories of the past year.
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.
Today we unveil the No. 1 hennemusic Rock News Story Of The Year!
2025 Rock News Story Of The Year – Top 10
10 – ALTER BRIDGE
09 – BILLY IDOL
08 – DAVID GILMOUR
07 – JOHN FOGERTY
06 – TRIUMPH
05 – BLACK SABBATH
04 – OZZY OSBOURNE
03 – THE ROLLING STONES
02 – METALLICA
Rock News Story Of The Year No. 1: 0ZZY OSBOURNE
Ozzy Osbourne delivered his final live performance during an emotional farewell concert event in his hometown of Birmingham, UK on July 5.
Prior to joining Black Sabbath for the final time, Osbourne played a 5-song set of his own while highlighting some of the most famous songs in his solo catalog.
The rocker arrived to huge applause via a lift through the floor at center stage before playing a set that featured four tracks from his 1980 solo debut, “Blizzard Of Ozz” – “I Don’t Know”, “Mr. Crowley”, “Suicide Solution”, and the iconic “Crazy Train” – as well as his 1991 hit, “Mama, I’m Coming Home.”
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