February 6, 2022 by Amy Gold
The 2022 nominees include Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, DEVO, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Dolly Parton, Rage Against The Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick. https://t.co/yAWFScuFkF
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) February 2, 2022
During the week of January 30, 2022, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees for induction into the Class of 2022. Among those on the ballot are such veteran acts as Judas Priest, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, and Dionne Warwick. The winners will be announced sometime this May.
Also that week, in the wake of Meat Loaf's recent passing, his classic 1977 album, "Bat Out Of Hell," re-entered the Billboard 200 at #13, debuted at #1 on the Top Rock Albums chart, and re-entered the Catalog Albums tally at #1. In addition, "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" and "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," the latter from "Bat Out Of Hell II," both debuted at #1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs and Hard Rock Streaming Songs charts.
Robbie Robertson, The Band's co-founding lead guitarist and main songwriter, sold his rights to their music catalogs for $25 million to Iconoclast, a new investment firm based in Los Angeles. The catalogs include such classics as "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Up On Cripple Creek," and "The Weight."
Also that week, it was announced that "Dio: Dreamers Never Die," a new documentary about Ronnie James Dio, will make its world premiere on March 17, 2022 at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, TX. This film covers the late heavy metal singer-songwriter's life and career both as a solo artist and as a member of Black Sabbath and Rainbow.
Finally, ABBA co-founder Bjorn Ulvaeus launched a new radio show on Apple Music. Titled "Bjorn From ABBA And Friends," the series will include music and conversations with Ulvaeus' friends and artistic collaborators.
Tours & Shows:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Dates)
Todd Rundgren, Denny Laine, Joey Molland, & more - Tour (It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: A Tribute To The Beatles) - U.S. - March 1-27, 2022
Steve Miller Band - Concerts - Las Vegas, NV - May 13-14, 2022
Steely Dan - Tour (Earth After Hours) - U.S. - May 20-July 3, 2022
Rod Stewart - Tour - North America - July 1-September 3, 2022
Canceled & Postponed Events:
(Band/Artist - Event(s) - Location - Original Dates - Rescheduled Dates)
Aerosmith - Tour - Europe - June-July, 2022 - Canceled
Newly-Announced Recordings:
(Band/Artist - Title - Format - Release Date)
Alice Cooper - Tome Of Madness - Vinyl - January 30, 2022
John Lodge of The Moody Blues - The Royal Affair And After - Vinyl - February 1, 2022
Jim Brickman featuring Olivia Newton-John - Valentine (single, 25th anniversary remix) - digital download, streaming - February 5, 2022
Natalie Cole - Unforgettable...with Love (30th anniversary deluxe reissue) - CD, digital download, streaming - February 5, 2022
Natalie Cole - Unforgettable...with Love (30th anniversary deluxe reissue) - vinyl - March 25, 2022
(For more information about the above news items, please see below for a list of sources with links.)
ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus Launches 'Bjorn from ABBA and Friends' Radio Show
— Official International ABBA FAN CLUB (@officialabbafan) January 24, 2022
Listen to Bjorn from ABBA and Friends every day this week at 12:00p PST on Apple Music Hits.https://t.co/ttMoLX6lHt
ALICE COOPER Releases 'Alice Cooper And The Tome Of Madness' Spoken-Word Record https://t.co/mBnSsg1RLe pic.twitter.com/GuzvJ72SNX
— Dead Horizon (@deadhorizonInc) January 30, 2022
The Steve Miller Band will travel from "Swingtown" to Sin City this spring to play a two-show engagement at Las Vegas' Venetian Resort on May 13 and 14. Tickets for concerts at the resort's Venetian Theatre will go on sale to t... https://t.co/oIS8tdWhwp
— Rock107 (@Rock107) January 31, 2022
In 2019, an eclectic group of music stars took part in a U.S. tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' The White Album, & now, a similar-themed trek has been announced for this March with a lineup that includ...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) February 1, 2022
21st Century Artists, Inc. https://t.co/TfnwNuYhU1
The band's only live date this year is now its September 8 show at Fenway Park in Boston with Extreme. https://t.co/jE2ggqzfDX
— 107-3 The Eagle (@1073TheEagle) February 1, 2022
John Lodge releases blue-vinyl version of 'The Royal Affair and After'; debuts "Isn't Life Strange" video https://t.co/7X0QhD2dfj
— 95.7 The Lake (@957TheLake) February 1, 2022
Meat Loaf's classic 1977 album Bat Out of Hell re-entered the Billboard 200 at #13, one spot higher than it originally peaked back in 1978. https://t.co/GPniY91hEF
— 107-3 The Eagle (@1073TheEagle) February 2, 2022
The 2022 nominees include Beck, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, DEVO, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Judas Priest, Fela Kuti, MC5, New York Dolls, Dolly Parton, Rage Against The Machine, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick. https://t.co/yAWFScuFkF
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) February 2, 2022
Steely Dan has unveiled dates for a 2022 U.S. trek called the Earth After Hours Tour. The 23-city road trip gets underway on May 20 in Portland, Oregon & is mapped out through a July 3 show in Bethel, New York.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) February 3, 2022
Brian Rasic/Getty Images https://t.co/iRAsqafrWn
Rod Stewart has announced that he's hitting the road this summer for a series of shows in the U.S. & Canada, with special guests Cheap Trick. In a video, Rod reveals that the tour will run from June thru September...
— Rock107 (@Rock107) February 3, 2022
JMEnternational/Getty Images https://t.co/A06XwWpgEU
The SXSW Film Festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas, with Dreamers Never Die making its debut on March 17. https://t.co/41kPCdCsuI
— 107-3 The Eagle (@1073TheEagle) February 4, 2022
Robbie Robertson, the founding lead guitarist & main songwriter of The Band, joins the list of rock greats who have recently sold the rights to their music catalogs for big bucks.
— Rock107 (@Rock107) February 4, 2022
Gary Gershoff/Getty Images https://t.co/XFAkIjzFmO
Music News: Reissue of Natalie Cole's chart-topping 1991 album 'Unforgettable...with Love' released today https://t.co/fTbt1Zdiea #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) February 5, 2022
Music News: Olivia Newton-John featured on new remix of Jim Brickman's 1997 hit "Valentine" https://t.co/iOPDbXrjlm #musicnews #abcnews
— SuperHits103.7COSYFM (@cosyfm) February 5, 2022
