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
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-everLOUDWIRE MUSIC AWARDS ceremony and concert with the GRAMMY Award-winning ROB HALFORD of JUDAS PRIEST receiving the "LemmyLifetime Achievement Award"-- named in honor of late MotörheadfrontmanLemmy 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 ceremonyand 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.