Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards
In 2010 Steele hosted, created and produced the 1st Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards.[3] With help from musicians including Dee Snider, Lita Ford, James Kottak, Lemmy Kilmister, Glenn Hughes and many others, it was the first of her Vegas Rocks! Magazine Awards shows in Las Vegas.[13] The Vegas Rocks! Music Awards is now an annual event[14] which takes place each year in August and simultaneously recognizes the anniversary of ''Vegas Rocks! Magazine''.[15]
The 2nd Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards was held on August 21, 2011, at the Las Vegas Hilton. It honored Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), John 5 (Rob Zombie/Marilyn Manson), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), Wayne Static (Static-X) and featured Sebastian Bach, Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), Lemmy Kilmister, Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses), Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses), Gilby Clarke, Little Anthony, Gilbert Gottfried and many others.
The 3rd Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards took place Sunday, August 26, 2012, at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas). Guests honored included: Sammy Hagar, David Coverdale (Whitesnake), Geoff Tate (Queensrÿche), Mark Kendall (Great White), Michael Schenker (Scorpions), Blas Elias (Slaughter), Vinnie Paul (Pantera), Kip Winger (Winger), Marq Torien (Bullet Boys), Eddie Trunk (VH1 That Metal Show), Dead Sara and others.[16] The 2012 VRMA Awards were broadcast internationally to a live audience on AXS TV.[17]
The 4th Annual 2013 Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards took place Sunday, August 25 at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Guests honored included, DJ Ashba, Carl Palmer (Asia/ Emerson, Lake and Palmer), Jon Anderson (Yes), Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne/ Black Label Society), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche, Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.), Simon Wright (AC/DC), Rudy Sarzo, Robert Sarzo and many others. The Vegas Rocks! Music Awards was streamed live to a worldwide audience on AXS TV.[18]
The 5th Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards took place Sunday November 23, 2014, at the Pearl Concert Theater inside Palms Hotel and Casino. Many high-profile guests were honored and attended including Nicolas Cage,[19] Flavor Flav, Michael Anthony (Van Halen/ Chickenfoot), Steve Lukather & David Paich (Toto), Stephen Pearcy (Ratt), John 5, Rudy Sarzo, Danny Koker (Counting Cars) and many others.[20]
The Vegas Rocks! Magazine Hair Metal Awards took place at the Eastside Cannery Sunday, May 15, 2016. Guests honored and attending included Scorpions, Twisted Sister, Quiet riot, Winger, Doro Pesch, Rudy Sarzo, BulletBoys, Criss Angel, Angel (American band), Brian Tichy, Pretty Boy Floyd, and was hosted by Nick Hawk and Steele.[21]
The 7th Annual Vegas Rocks! Magazine Music Awards took place Sunday January 21, 2024 at Sam's Town in Las Vegas, NV. [22] Honored guests included: Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom of Blue Öyster Cult, Kip Winger, Orianthi, Rikki Rockett of Poison, Five Finger Death Punch, Count’s 77 featuring Danny Koker, Blas Elias of Slaughter, Lizzy Borden, Simon Wright of AC/DC, Marco Mendoza, Tim Owens of Judas Priest and many others.[23]
