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The Eagles have announced that they will extended their popular Hotel California Tour into 2022 with a new leg that will visit various U.S. cities, kicking off February 19th in Savannah, GA at the Enmarket Arena and wrapping up on May 19th in Austin, TX at the Moody Center ATX.

The tour features the band, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill, joined by an orchestra and choir for a performance of the entire classic album, followed by a set of the band’s hits.

Tickets for all eight shows go on sale Friday, December 3 at 10 a.m. local time via LiveNation.com. Head to this link for pre-sale and more info.

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WILLOW and Kid Cudi have collaborated to reimagine her hit single “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” from her fifth album, lately I feel EVERYTHING. Travis Barker is also featured on drums for the track.

WILLOW says in a press release:  “I am so grateful for this song because it was created during such an introspective time during quarantine. The solitude allowed me to introspect and really let go of the insecurities I had about making a project in this genre. I am humbled and grateful that Kid Cudi is now able to bring his magic to this remix.”

After recently wrapping a run of U.S. shows, WILLOW is set to return to the road in February 2022 to support Billie Eilish. Check out the t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l remix – here.

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Nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards were revealed on Tuesday by the Recording Academy via a Livestream from Los Angeles, and the Foo Fighters, AC/DC, and Mammoth WVH are among those nominated in the rock categories.  Nominees also include Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and Chris Cornell, among others.

The Best Rock Album category includes AC/DC’s Power Up, Foo Fighters’ Medicine at Midnight, McCartney’s McCartney III, the posthumous Cornell covers LP No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 and Black Pumas’ Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A.

McCartney and Foo Fighters are also nominated for Best Rock Song, the former recognized for “Find My Way” and the latter for “Waiting on a War.” The category also features Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH (“Distance”), Kings of Leon “(The Bandit”) and Weezer (“All My Favorite Songs”).

AC/DC’s “Shot in the Dark” is up for Best Music Video and Best Rock Performance. The latter category also includes Foo Fighters’ “Making a Fire,” Cornell’s cover of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Deftones’ “Ohms” and Black Pumas’ live version of “Know You Better.”

You can see the full list of nominees here. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on January 31, 2022, live on CBS.

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U2 is focused on the future as they continue to work on a follow-up to 2017’s Songs of Experience.  The Edge spoke with Rolling Stone last week to share he was working with bassist Adam Clayton on a new song idea.

“We are firmly locked in the tower of song and working away on a bunch of new things,” the Edge said, noting that they’re still in the very early stages of the process. “I’m just having so much fun writing and not necessarily having to think about where it’s going to go. It’s more more about enjoying the experience of writing and having no expectations or limitations on the process.” Additionally, at this stage, the band has yet to settle on any producers: “I so enjoyed working with [Dutch DJ] Martin Garrix [on the UEFA Euro 2020 song ‘We Are the People’] and I hope to work with him in the future. But we haven’t made any firm decisions on what the next thing will be in terms of personnel. I just don’t know.”

U2 have shared only one new song in the past three years  — “Your Song Saved My Life” from the soundtrack to the animated film Sing 2 where Bono provides the voice of lion rock star Clay Calloway. Edge says: “That’s not a thing that U2 normally does, but it’s in the of spirit of mixing it up, keeping people guessing, and trying different things. It felt like a worthy thing. And also, it’s a movie about great songs and we we felt very comfortable in the company that we were keeping there.”

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Aerosmith recently discovered a previously unreleased rehearsal recording from 1971 that they will be releasing as “1971: The Road Starts Hear,” on Record Store Day, November 26, 2021. The band are previewing it with a stream of the performance of “Movin’ Out”.

Recently discovered in the Aerosmith vaults, the original tape had not been touched in decades. This historic recording features seven tracks and will be available on both vinyl and as a limited-edition cassette for Record Store Day. It will also feature previously unseen archived photos, images of the original tape box, and liner notes written by Rolling Stone’s David Fricke.

The Road Starts Hear features early recordings of “Somebody,” “Movin’ Out,” “Walkin’ The Dog,” “Mama Kin,” and an early version of the classic ballad “Dream On,” all of which would later be recorded for their debut.

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After recently wrapping up the U.S. leg of their Takeøver Tour , Twenty One Pilots have announced that they will be hitting the road next summer for a North American arena trek, dubbed The Icy Tour 2022.  The 23-date tour is set to kick off on August 18th in St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center and will be wrapping up on September 24th in Seattle, WA at the Climate Pledge Arena.

Twenty One Pilots — comprised of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun — celebrated the tour announcement with the surprise release of a digital deluxe version of their new album, “Scaled And Icy,” which includes never before released performances of fan favorite tracks from the group’s global streaming event, “Twenty One Pilots – Livestream Experience” that took place back in May.

For more info, head to http://twentyonepilots.com/tour

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced dates for a 2022 world tour in support of their new album, “Raise The Roof,” the pair’s first trek in 12 years.

The tour kicks-off three weeks in North America at CMAC in Canandaigua, NY on June 1, before they join The Eagles for a show in London’s Hyde Park in late June, after which they’ll perform a 3-week run across Europe.

Presale tickets go on sale for the US concerts will start on Monday, November 29, with general public seats going on sale at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, December 3.  Presale for the European events will begin Wednesday, November 24, with general tickets available from 9 a.m. CET on Friday, November 26.

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Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is back with a new song called “The Haves,” which is set to appear on his new solo album called Earthling.   To pre-order Earthling, head here.

Earthling, set to be released February 11 via Seattle Surf/Republic, also features the previously released single “Long Way.” That song and “The Haves” are available as a limited edition 7″ vinyl single. Vedder also recently contributed original music to Sean Penn’s film Flag Day, collaborating with Glen Hansard on eight new songs.

Listen to “The Haves” at the link – here.

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Jason Sudeikis coaches a synchronized swim team in the Foo Fighters’ latest music video for song “Love Dies Young.” In the clip, released on Thursday, Sudeikis gives a group of female swimmers a comedic pep talk before they perform in front of a panel of judges.

The band, including frontman Dave Grohl, have their faces placed onto the swimmers, who go on to earn perfect scores from the judges. Grohl also served as the director of the music video.

“Love Dies Young” appears on the Foo Fighters’ latest album titled Medicine at Midnight.  The band are also set to release a horror comedy film titled Studio 666, which will be coming to theaters on Feb. 25. The film will follow the band as they record Medicine at Midnight at a creepy mansion.

Take a look at the video for Love Dies Young– here.

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Metallica have unveiled The Black Box, a collection of physical keepsakes and virtual items pulled from the band members’ personal archives. The Black Box will include both physical and digital media, from weekly livestream events to limited-edition signed memorabilia. Fans can also purchase vintage photographs, commemorative album plaques and tour poster reproductions.

Metallica  said in a statement: “When you’ve been around for 40 years, you manage to collect a few things!  Along the way, the four of us have hung on to many keepsakes, photographs, articles of clothing, sketches and so much more, stashing these items away in attics, garages and storage spaces. But no more, as we’re excited to launch the Metallica Black Box!  In the weeks, months and years ahead, the Black Box will venture progressively deeper into the vaults, the sounds, the visuals, the instruments, the culture and beyond.”

Starting Nov. 20, Metallica will stream one show a week for 10 weeks from their Black Album tour, which ran from 1991-93.  You can see more details at the Black Box website — MetallicaBlackBox.com.

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