December 12, 2021 by Amy Gold
.@thebeatles' Let It Be vaults from No. 10 to No. 1 for its first week atop Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart.https://t.co/Wl5X8Szwvo
— billboard (@billboard) December 8, 2021
During the week of December 5, 2021, The Beatles' "Let It Be" topped Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart in the wake of the recent premiere of the docuseries, "The Beatles - Get Back."
Also that week, the Recording Academy announced that Bonnie Raitt will be honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The 64th annual Grammy Awards will air January 31, 2022 on CBS, and Raitt will be presented with her award the day before at the Special Merit Awards and 64th Annual Grammy Nominees Reception event taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ringo Starr will be among the guest performers at the upcoming fifth annual edition of Joe Walsh's VetsAid charity concert. Dubbed "VetsAid 2021: The Basement Show," this event will take place virtually on December 18, 2021 and will stream live from Walsh's basement studio via Veeps.com.
Finally, rare interviews of all four Beatles members from around the late 1960s were minted into NFTs and went to auction. Excerpts of the interviews are available on the Voices of Classic Rock Archive (VOCR) website where the auction took place.
In Memoriam:
Ralph Tavares (December 10, 1941 - December 8, 2021): Veteran R&B singer and co-founder of the Grammy-winning sibling group, Tavares, famous for such disco classics as "It Only Takes A Minute" (1975) and The Bee Gees' "More Than A Woman" (1977)
Mike Nesmith (December 30, 1942 - December 10, 2021): Famed former member of The Monkees who served as singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the band before launching a highly successful solo career
Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Burt Bacharach, Merry Clayton, Sergio Mendes, & more - Concerts (Live At The Music Center: Concerts Celebrating Jerry Moss, Co-Founder Of A&M Records) - Los Angeles, CA - February 11 and 12, 2022
Joe Jackson - Tour (Sing, You Sinners!) - Europe, U.S. - March 13-June 25, 2022
Alice Cooper with Buckcherry & Ace Frehley - Tour - North America - March 18-April 23, 2022
Santana - Tour (Blessings & Miracles) - North America - March 25-April 16, 2022
Styx, REO Speedwagon, & Loverboy - Tour (Live & Unzoomed) - U.S. - May 31-August 21, 2022
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
The Doors - L.A. Woman (50th anniversary deluxe reissue) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - December 3, 2021
ABBA - Little Things (holiday single from "Voyage") - digital download, streaming - December 3, 2021
Jethro Tull - Sad City Sisters (single from "The Zealot Gene") - digital download, streaming - December 8, 2021
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn - CD, vinyl, cassette - December 10, 2021
Jethro Tull - The Zealot Gene - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - January 28, 2022
Paul McCartney & Wings - Wild Life (50th anniversary reissue) - vinyl - February 4, 2022
Cat Stevens - Soundtrack to "Harold & Maude" (50th anniversary edition) - CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming - February 11, 2022
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
Joe Jackson Announces 'Sing, You Sinners!' 2022 Tour - Ultimate Classic Rock https://t.co/kGwNXrAiKk
— Fortunate Fall (@fortunatefall03) December 1, 2021
Music News: It's the "Little Things": ABBA officially releases their first Christmas single https://t.co/TXxDO42Gda #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 3, 2021
Styx and REO Speedwagon will sail away together next year on a U.S. co-headlining tour, and they're taking Loverboy with them as their special guest. The Live & Unzoomed Tour kicks off on May 31 in Grand Rapids
— Rock107 (@Rock107) December 3, 2021
Todd Gallopo; Randee St. Nicholas https://t.co/zNjcnbpghf
50th anniversary reissue of @TheDoors' 'L.A. Woman' released today; "Riders on the Storm" video premieres --> https://t.co/osEGM4gOQT #RealRockNews
— KSHE 95 (@KSHE95) December 3, 2021
Music News: Alice Cooper announces spring North American tour with support acts Buckcherry and Ace Frehley https://t.co/cb7MPInLF4 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 6, 2021
Music News: Sting, Burt Bacharach among stars performing at 2022 concerts celebrating A&M co-founder Jerry Moss https://t.co/Fa8ZRtpR6j #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 6, 2021
"Rare Beatles Interviews to Be Auction Off as NFTs"
— JaiGuruDeva (@JaiGuruDeva) December 6, 2021
| Rolling Stone. | https://t.co/Fbtrx3FByA
Santana released its latest studio album, the star-studded Blessings and Miracles, in October, and now the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band led by guitar legend Carlos Santana has announced dates for a...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) December 7, 2021
Credit: Roberto Finizio https://t.co/VTtfOuPYJq
Music News: Paul McCartney's first album with Wings, 'Wild Life,' released 50 years ago today; vinyl reissue due in February https://t.co/5yNVRaoIgk #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 7, 2021
During his excursion to the facility, Joe treated veterans in attendance to a performance of his solo hit "Life's Been Good" and a storytelling session. https://t.co/jixFnPC6aj
— K-HITS 107.9 (@khits1079) December 7, 2021
Jethro Tull has premiered a music video for a second advance track from its forthcoming studio album, The Zealot Gene, an English folk-flavored tune titled "Sad City Sisters."The clip, which was directed by Iranian filmmaker...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) December 8, 2021
InsideOut Music https://t.co/FllsmxvQnC
Music News: New, 50th anniversary edition of Cat Stevens' 'Harold and Maude' soundtrack due in February https://t.co/sCEbZo4tu2 #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 8, 2021
.@thebeatles' Let It Be vaults from No. 10 to No. 1 for its first week atop Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart.https://t.co/Wl5X8Szwvo
— billboard (@billboard) December 8, 2021
Music News: Ralph Tavares of the popular 1970s R&B/disco group Tavares dies at age 79 https://t.co/WtsaTo8oNj #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 9, 2021
Music News: Bonnie Raitt to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys https://t.co/WSRlKrdT9u #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) December 9, 2021
As much as one can respect Neil Young as a guitar player and a lover of sound, it's a little tough to deal with Neil Young as a Person Trying To Make Sense of Things. https://t.co/7OSZdGSrFL
— Observer Arts (@ObserverArts) December 10, 2021
Mike Nesmith, singer and guitarist with the Monkees, dies aged 78 https://t.co/nMITmEeltr
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 10, 2021
