Who’s Last In neXt2rock?

• After sifting through more than 1,600 entries from across the U.S., Cumulus revealed the five finalists for its annual neXt2rock competition — a national and local grassroots search for America’s newest rock star. Please welcome Friday Pilots Club, representing Chicago (WKQX); The Zealots, representing Des Moines, IA (KGGO); Black Rock Revival, representing Memphis (WXMX); No Resolve, representing Saginaw, MI (WILZ & WKQZ) and Late Night Savior, representing Salt Lake City (KBER & KHTB).

The grand finale happens on October 4 from 8-11pm PT at the famed Roxy on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, hosted by the famous Matt Pinfield. Local rock band and fan favorite, Dorothy will headline the event. These five emerging artists will be judged in the finale Big Machine Label Group President & CEO Scott Borchetta; fashion designer and record label head John Varvatos; musician, songwriter and producer Desmond Child; Korn frontman Jonathan Davis, and Fozzy frontman (and actor & pro wrestler) Chris Jericho.

The winner will receive a record deal with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records, as well as substantial exposure, commensurate with a major label release, on Cumulus radio stations nationwide. Mike McVay, EVP, Content & Programming for Cumulus Media, said, “This competition is all about the talent who will deliver the future sound of Rock. Every artist who entered this year’s neXt2rock competition is incredibly gifted, and we, as a company, are extremely excited to see who will be named the next Rock superstar.”