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Top 10 Touring Artists Of 2022

After the pandemic ground the live music industry to a halt, this year has seen a revival of people returning to live events in droves. Here's a look at the top 10 touring artists of the year. Statistics are courtesy of Billboard Boxscore and take into consideration events that took place between November 1st, 2021, and October 31st, 2022. The revenue numbers listed are in millions of dollars. 10. The Weeknd Revenue: $131 Total Attendees: 904, 744 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRXx6U8ABQ 9. Kenny Chesney Revenue: $135 Total Attendees: 1,299,282 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pksszku7l0g 8. Def Leppard & Motley Crue Revenue: $173.4 Total Attendees: 1,313,207 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs 7. Red Hot Chili Peppers Revenue:...

Eleven Acts Eligible For The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Class

We got curious and decided to look into acts eligible for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. The rules state that artists are eligible 25 years after their first commercial album release. It's hard to believe some of these bands and artists have been doing their thing for more than two decades, but here we are. Take the poll below and let us know what you think. Photo Credit: Vishnu R Nair Are we forgetting anyone? Let us know. Before we dive in, a few honorable mentions: Old Crow Medicine Show, Rufus Wainwright, Blue October, and Umphrey's McGee. You can have a look at the 2022 class here and here's who is eligible in 2023. 11. Evanescence While Evanescence's breakthrough album Fallen dropped in 2003 they did release several EPs and a demo prior to that. "Bring Me...

12 Rock Videos On YouTube With More Than 1 Billion Views

Evanescence is the latest band to achieve a once-unthinkable milestone. "Bring Me To Live" has crossed the one billion view mark on YouTube. And we'd be lying if we said we weren't responsible for at least 267 of those views over the last few years. Here's a deeper dive where we take a look at 12 rock videos on YouTube that have been viewed more than a billion times. Sure bands like Bon Jovi and AC/DC have hit the mark but that's to be expected. Pop stars? Sure, a lot of them have more than a billion. And of course, in researching for this article we came across the fact that the first act to achieve this accomplishment was Psy with the phenomenon "Gangnam Style" (yes we can do the dance still). So congrats to Amy Lee and company from Evanescence, you've entered into a pretty e...