What is Loudwire?
{{Italic title}} {{Infobox website|name=''Loudwire''|url={{URL|loudwire.com|Loudwire}}|commercial=Yes|type=[[Magazine]]|owner=Townsquare Media|current_status=Active}} '''''Loudwire''''' is an American [[Internet|online]] [[magazine]]. It makes news about [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] musicians. It was made in 2011. ''Loudwire'' has interviewed many popular musicians, such as [[Metallica]], [[Megadeth]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Judas Priest]], and [[Slipknot]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trapp|first=Philip TrappPhilip|title=Kirk Hammett Is Ready to Score Movies, There's Just One Thing|url=https://loudwire.com/metallica-kirk-hammett-film-scores-hes-ready-interview/|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=LoudwireLoudwire|title=Dave Mustaine Says New Megadeth Album Is 'One of Many to Come'|url=https://loudwire.com/megadeth-dave-mustaine-the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead-interview/|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schaffner|first=Lauryn SchaffnerLauryn|title=Rob Halford - Judas Priest in Touch With K.K. Downing Over Rock Hall|url=https://loudwire.com/rob-halford-judas-priest-in-touch-k-k-downing-rock-hall/|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Schaffner|first=Lauryn SchaffnerLauryn|title=Corey Taylor Says Slipknot Were Hoping to ‘Mend Fences’ With Joey Jordison|url=https://loudwire.com/corey-taylor-slipknot-hoping-mend-fences-joey-jordison/|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref> The magazine hosts an awards ceremony (a show where people are given [[Award|awards]]) named the ''Loudwire Music Awards''. Awards are given to musicians who earn the most votes from people who read the magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=BWW News|title=Loudwire Music Awards' First-Ever Ceremony & Concert Set For Today|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Loudwire-Music-Awards-First-Ever-Ceremony-Concert-Set-For-1024-20171023|access-date=2022-10-12|website=Broad