Rockol

Rockol

Editor	Giampiero Di Carlo
Frequency	Online
Founder	Giampiero Di Carlo
First issue	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Company	Rockol.com S.r.l.
Country	Italy
Based in	Milan
Language	Italian
Website	www.rockol.it

Rockol is an Italian online music magazine, founded in 1995.

Background

The publisher and executive director is Giampiero Di Carlo, author and professor of Economics and Music Industry in the master's degree in Music Communications at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.^[1] The editorial director is Franco Zanetti, a writer and journalist who is considered one of the leading Italian experts on the Beatles.^[2]

In 2016, it received the Macchianera Awards as the best Italian music website.^[3] In 2017, it received a similar award at the Targa Mei Musicletter Award.^[4] Rockol is considered one of the largest Italian music sites in terms of quality and traffic.^[5]

Rockol belongs to Rockol.com S.R.L., which also owns the newspaper organization Rock Online Italia, registered in 1996.^[6]

Rockol Awards

Since 2017, the Rockol Awards have been awarded annually, where awards are given to both Italian and foreign artists.^[7][8]

References

1. "Faculty". Alte Scuole ALMED (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
2. "Franco Zanetti". Giunti Editore (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
3. "Macchianera Awards 2016: Rockol vince il premio per Miglior Sito Musicale". Ziomuro reloaded. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
4. "Targa Mei Musicletter 2017. Vincono Rockol, L'ultima Thule e Big Time | Notizie". SentireAscoltare (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
5. "I siti musicali più influenti d'Italia: Dicembre 2016/Febbraio 2017". MusicaBuzz (in Italian). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
6. "Chi siamo". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
7. "Rockol Awards 2017 - La Finale". Blogmusic.it (in Italian). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
8. "Tutto su "Rockol Awards" - novità, raccolte". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2023.

External links

• Official website