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DT: AUGUST 15, 2017
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/MSO PR
 LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCES:
 AS THE OFFICIAL MUSIC STREAMING PARTNER
ANTHRAX and NOTHING MORE
EXCLUSIVE LIVE PERFORMANCES, JOINING FELLOW ARTISTS
HALESTORM, BODY COUNT, STARSET and POWER TRIP
LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS
—THE ULTIMATE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AWARD CEREMONY AND CONCERT–
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 AT THE NOVO IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS—the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll award ceremony and concert announced today (August 15) ANTHRAX and NOTHING MORE will perform alongside previously announced artists ICE-T & BODY COUNT, HALESTORM, STARSET and POWER TRIP in addition to a special guest performance from ROB HALFORD. Tickets for the rock ‘n’ roll concert event on Tuesday, October 24 at The Novo in downtown Los Angeles are on-sale now at: LOUDWIREAWARDS.COM.
“All of us in Anthrax are honored to be included in this year’s Loudwire Music Awards, both as nominees in the Best Live Band category, and with a special performance at the show,” says Charlie Benante of ANTHRAX. “The Loudwire Music Awards is a celebration of OUR music, and the support that Loudwire has given to all of us in hard rock, metal and thrash is really appreciated. We take pride in our live show as it’s always a chance for us to connect with the audience, and we hope to bring the Loudwire Awards to a metalized frenzy with the special live set we’re planning.”
“Loudwire is on the forefront of rock, always sharing news about the best things in our genre,” adds NOTHING MORE frontman Jonny Hawkins, adding, “so we’re honored that they asked us to do this show… Can’t wait!”
The Loudwire Music Awards will be curating exclusive playlists on Apple Music to spotlight the top hard rock and heavy metal released this year, and Apple Music will be featuring these playlists in support of the following awards categories: Heavy Metal Song of the Year, Hard Rock Song of the Year and Breakthrough Band. For the above categories, the fans will let their voices be heard by streaming the songs and the total streaming numbers will dictate the winners.
“Thanks to Apple Music, the international hard rock and heavy metal community can vote for these incredible artists in an entirely new way,” says Josh Bernstein, Director of Live Events for Townsquare Media “Supporting their favorites and discovering new talent through playlists curated by Loudwire’s highly trusted editorial team.“
This year Loudwire’s staff opened up the band/artist nomination process by inviting the input of hard rock & heavy metal’s top managers, publicists, DJs, agents, A&R reps, festival promoters and the artists themselves. The 2017 Loudwire Music Awards nominee class sees multiple nominations for industry heavyweights like Metallica, IRON MAIDEN, Avenged Sevenfold, and exciting newcomers Power Trip, Code Orange, and Frank Carter & The Rattlensnakes.
Starting today, August 15, 2017, Loudwire.com readers are able to vote in multiple awards categories, including Album and Artist of the Year at: LOUDWIREAWARDS.COM.
Following are the categories and nominees for the 2017 LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS:
HARD ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR presented by FRONTIERS RECORDS
* In This Moment * Korn * Papa Roach * Pretty Reckless * Starset * Stone Sour METAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
* Avenged Sevenfold * Body Count * Code Orange * Mastodon * Metallica * Power Trip HARD ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR
* At The Drive In “In*Ter * A*Li*A” * Highly Suspect “The Boy Who Died Wolf” * Papa Roach “Crooked Teeth” * Royal Thunder “WICK” * Starset “Vessels” * Stone Sour “Hydrograd” METAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by RAZOR & TIE * Avenged Sevenfold “The Stage” * Body Count “Bloodlust” * Code Orange “Forever” * Mastodon “Emperor of Sand” * Metallica “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct” * Power Trip “Nightmare Logic” HARD ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR presented by APPLE MUSIC
* Foo Fighters “Run” * Fozzy “Judas” * I Prevail “Alone” * Nothing More “Go To War” * Of Mice & Men “Unbreakable” * Starset “Monster” METAL SONG OF THE YEAR presented by APPLE MUSIC
* Body Count “No Lives Matter” * DragonForce “Ashes of the Dawn” * Municipal Waste “Amateur Sketch” * Obituary “Sentence Day” * Pallbearer “I Saw The End” * Power Trip “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” BEST LIVE BAND presented by eONE * Amon Amarth * Anthrax * Behemoth * The Dillinger Escape Plan * Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes * Iron Maiden MOST DEDICATED FANS presented by BMG/RISE
* Babymetal * Blink-182 * Halestorm * I Prevail * Iron Maiden * Rammstein BREAKTHROUGH BAND presented by APPLE MUSIC
* Avatar * Beartooth * Bloodclot * Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes * King Woman * Royal Thunder BEST NEW ARTIST presented by CENTURY MEDIA
* Black Map * Cover Your Tracks * Ded * Gone Is Gone * Greta Van Fleet * Zeal & Ardor BEST VOCALIST presented by FEARLESS RECORDS
* Chester Bennington, Linkin Park * Maria Brink, In This Moment * Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden * Myles Kennedy, Alter Bridge * MLNY Parsonz, Royal Thunder * Corey Taylor, Stone Sour BEST GUITARIST
* Tosin Abasi. Animals As Leaders * Synyster Gates & Zacky Vengeance, Avenged Sevenfold * Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher, Mastodon * Dave Mustaine & Kiko Loureiro – Megadeth * Mark Tremonti, Alter Bridge * Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne/Zakk Sabbath BEST DRUMMER
* Charlie Benante, Anthrax * Brann Dailor, Mastodon * Mario Duplantier, Gojira * Tomas Haake, Meshuggah * Matt Greiner, August Burns Red * Vinnie Paul, Hellyeah BEST BASSIST presented by INDIGO HOTELS
* Frank Bello, Anthrax * Derek Boyer, Suffocation * Rex Brown, Rex Brown * Matt Freeman, Rancid * Steve Harris, Iron Maiden * Mike Kerr, Royal Blood Previously announced:
The COURAGE AWARD – Tony Iommi
The LEMMY AWARD presented by EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT – Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST WWE superstar Chris Jericho will serve as host for the first-ever LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS ceremony and concert with the GRAMMY Award–winning ROB HALFORD of JUDAS PRIEST receiving the “Lemmy Lifetime Achievement Award“– named in honor of late Motörheadfrontman Lemmy Kilmister. Halford will join Black Sabbath guitarist and fellow heavy metal icon, Tony Iommi–who will be presented with the “Courage Award,” which recognizes not only his unparalleled musical output, but his absolute bravery in his battle with cancer. LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS–the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll award ceremony and concert—attracts the biggest names in the world of rock and will celebrate artists that have imprinted themselves on generations of rock fans and is proudly sponsored by Blacklight Media, BMG, Century Media, Entertainment One Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Eleven Seven Music, Fearless Records, Frontiers Records, Metal Blade Records, Musicians Institute, Razor & Tie, Rise Records, Roadrunner Records, Spinefarm Records, Fearless Records, Suretone Records and Indigo Hotels.
 About LOUDWIRE:
Townsquare Media’s Loudwire.com is one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal websites in the world, with more than 1.3 million Facebook fans. Meanwhile, Loudwire’s YouTube channel has more than 600,000 subscribers and 175 million lifetime views. Townsquare Media is also home to ‘Loudwire Nights,’ a syndicated radio show that airs weeknights on multiple active rock radio stations across the United States.
About TOWNSQUARE MEDIA:
Townsquare is a media, entertainment and digital marketing solutions company principally focused on small and mid-sized markets across the U.S. Our assets include 312 radio stations and more than 325 local websites in 66 U.S. markets, a digital marketing solutions company serving approximately 11,200 small to medium sized businesses, approximately 550 live events with nearly 18 million attendees each year in the U.S. and Canada, and one of the largest digital advertising networks focused on music and entertainment reaching more than 50 million unique visitors each month. Our brands include iconic local media assets such as WYRK, KLAQ, K2 and NJ101.5; acclaimed music festivals such as Mountain Jam, WE Fest and the Taste of Country Music Festival; unique touring lifestyle and entertainment events such as the America on Tap craft beer festival series, the Insane Inflatable 5K obstacle race series and North American Midway Entertainment, North America’s largest mobile amusement company; and leading tastemaker music and entertainment owned and affiliated websites such as XXLmag.com, TasteofCountry.com, Loudwire.com and BrooklynVegan.com. For more information, please visit www.townsquaremedia.com.
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For more information and all MEDIA inquiries regarding the LOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS, contact:
Libby Coffey/Senior Vice President, MSO PR
Tel: 818-380-0400 x224
Email: LCoffey@msopr.com
For inquiries on Townsquare Media, contact:
McKay Murphy/Marketing, Live Events, Townsquare Media
Tel: 203.900.5505
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