See also: Timeline of musical events
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Overview of the events of 2022 in American music
List of years in American music
The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2022 in music in the United States.
Notable events [ ]
January [ ]
8 – After a 50-year career, David Lee Roth retired from music following the conclusion of a five-date Las Vegas residency.[1]
14 – Underoath released their first album in four years, Voyeurist .[2]
16 – Daughtry bassist Josh Paul announced that he was leaving the band after fifteen years. He previously left the band in 2012 and returned the next year.[3]
20 – Singer and actor Meat Loaf passed away at the age of 74.[4]
21 – Band of Horses released their first album in almost six years, Things Are Great .[5]
John Mellencamp released his first album in five years, Strictly A One Eyed Jack .[6]
Aoife O'Donovan released her first album in six years, Age of Apathy .[7]
February [ ]
4 – Erin Rae released her first album in four years Lighten Up .[8]
11 – Mary J. Blige released her first album in five years, Good Morning Gorgeous . [9]
Once Human released their first album in five years, Scar Weaver .[10]
Amos Lee released his first album in four years, Dreamland .[11]
Spoon released their first album in five years, Lucifer on the Sofa .
Joe Nichols will release his first studio album in five years, Good Day for Living .
13 – Mickey Guyton performed the National Anthem , and Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Eminem , Mary J. Blige , and Kendrick Lamar performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California .[12]
18 – Beach House released their first album in four years, Once Twice Melody .[13]
25 – Dashboard Confessional released their first album in four years, All the Truth That I Can Tell .[14]
March [ ]
4 – Dolly Parton will release her first album of original material in five years, Run, Rose, Run .[15]
Danielle Bradbery will release her first studio album in five years, In Between: The Collection .
Crowbar will release their first album in six years, Zero and Below .
6 – The Industrial Strength Tour, featuring Ministry , Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity , will begin at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore , Maryland ; the tour was initially scheduled to take place in the summer of 2020 but was postponed to spring 2021, then to fall, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and later to its current date.[16] [17] [18]
7– The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas . This is the first time in fifty years the show will not air on broadcast television. It will instead stream on Prime Video .
18 – Stabbing Westward will release their first studio album in 21 years, Chasing Ghosts .
April [ ]
1 – Red Hot Chili Peppers will release their first album in six years, Unlimited Love . It is also their first album to feature guitarist John Frusciante since their 2006 album, Stadium Arcadium .
3 – The 64th Annual Grammy Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas .[19]
8 – Josh Tillman, as Father John Misty , will release his first album in four years, Chloë and the Next 20th Century .
15 – Fozzy will release their first album in five years, Boombox .
22 – Shinedown will release their first album in four years, Planet Zero .
May [ ]
June [ ]
17 − Dan Reed Network will release their first album in four years Let's Hear It For The King
Unknown date [ ]
Anthrax is expected to release their first album in six years.[21]
Avenged Sevenfold is expected to release their first album in six years.[22]
Obituary is expected to release their first album in five years.[23]
Skid Row is expected to release their first studio album in sixteen years, United World Rebellion: Chapter Three .[24]
Bands on hiatus [ ]
Bands disbanded [ ]
Albums released in 2022 [ ]
January [ ]
February [ ]
List of albums to be released [ ]
See also: 2022 in music
March [ ]
April [ ]
May [ ]
June [ ]
Date
Album
Artist
Genre (s)
17
Let's Hear It For The King
Dan Reed Network
Funk Rock , Hard Rock
July [ ]
Unknown date [ ]
TBA by Anthrax [21]
TBA by Avenged Sevenfold [22]
TBA by Brockhampton [60]
TBA by Death Angel [61]
Supreme Clientele 2 by Ghostface Killah [62]
TBA by Interpol [63]
Entergalatic by Kid Cudi [64]
TBA by King's X [65]
The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead! by Megadeth [66]
TBA by Motionless in White [67]
TBA by Obituary [23]
TBA by Paramore [68]
United World Rebellion: Chapter Three by Skid Row [24]
Volume 7 by Slipknot [69]
TBA by Weezer [70]
Top songs on record [ ]
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs[ ]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (2 weeks in 2019, 2 weeks in 2020, 2 weeks in 2021, 2 weeks in 2022)
"Easy on Me " – Adele (7 weeks in 2021, 3 weeks in 2022)
"We Don't Talk About Bruno " – Encanto cast (5 weeks so far)
Billboard Hot 100 songs which have ranked in the Top 20[ ]
"A Holly Jolly Christmas " – Burl Ives (#4)
"ABCDEFU " – Gayle (#3)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You " – Mariah Carey (#1)
"Bad Habits " – Ed Sheeran (#2 in 2021, #8 in 2022)
"Broadway Girls " – Lil Durk feat. Morgan Wallen (#14)
"Bussin " – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#20)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) " – Darlene Love (#16)
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix) " – Elton John and Dua Lipa (#7)
"Do We Have a Problem? " – Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby (#2)
"Easy on Me " – Adele (#1)
"Enemy " – Imagine Dragons and JID (#20)
"Fancy Like " – Walker Hayes (#3 in 2021, #16 in 2022)
"Feliz Navidad " – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #8 in 2022)
"Fingers Crossed " – Lauren Spencer-Smith (#19)
"Good 4 U " – Olivia Rodrigo (#1 in 2021, #15 in 2022)
"Ghost " – Justin Bieber (#7)
"Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season " – Andy Williams (#18 in 2021, #20 in 2022)
"Heat Waves " – Glass Animals (#2)
"Hrs and Hrs " – Muni Long (#16)
"Industry Baby " – Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (#1 in 2021, #6 in 2022)
"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas " – Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra (#12 in 2020, #13 in 2022)
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year " – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #6 in 2022)
"Jingle Bell Rock " – Bobby Helms (#3)
"Kiss Me More " – Doja Cat feat. SZA (#3 in 2021, #19 in 2022)
"Last Christmas " – Wham! (#7)
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow " – Dean Martin (#8 in 2021, #12 in 2022)
"Levitating " – Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#2 in 2021, #12 in 2022)
"Mamiii " – Becky G and Karol G (#15)
"Nail Tech " – Jack Harlow (#18)
"Need to Know " – Doja Cat (#8)
"Oh My God " – Adele (#5 in 2021, #18 in 2022)
"Pushin P " – Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug (#7)
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " – Brenda Lee (#2)
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " – Gene Autry (#16 in 2019, #19 in 2022)
"Sacrifice " – The Weeknd (#11)
"Santa Tell Me " – Ariana Grande (#17 in 2021, #18 in 2022)
"Save Your Tears " – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande (#1 in 2021, #18 in 2022)
"Shivers " – Ed Sheeran (#4)
"Sleigh Ride " – The Ronettes (#10)
"Smokin Out the Window " – Silk Sonic , Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (#5 in 2021, #13 in 2022)
"Stay " – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber (#1 in 2021, #2 in 2022)
"Super Gremlin " – Kodak Black (#5)
"Surface Pressure " – Jessica Darrow (#8)
"Thats What I Want " – Lil Nas X (#9)
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) " – Nat King Cole (#11)
"The Family Madrigal " – Stephanie Beatriz , Olga Merediz and Encanto cast (#20)
"Too Easy " – Gunna and Future (#16)
"Underneath the Tree " – Kelly Clarkson (#12 in 2021, #13 in 2022)
"We Don't Talk About Bruno " – Encanto cast (#1)
Deaths [ ]
January 2 −
Traxamillion , 42, hip hop producer
Jay Weaver, 42, Christian rock bassist
January 4 − Jessie Daniels, 57, R&B singer
January 5 − Dale Clevenger , 81, classical French hornist
January 6 − Calvin Simon , 79, funk singer
January 8 –
January 9 −
January 10 −
January 11 −
Bruce Anderson, 72, experimental guitarist
Rosa Lee Hawkins, 76, pop and R&B singer
January 12 −
Everett Lee , 105, classical violinist and conductor
Ronnie Spector , 78, R&B and pop singer (The Ronettes )
January 13 −
January 14 −
Dallas Frazier , 82, country singer songwriter
Greg Webster, 84, funk drummer
January 15 −
Ralph Emery , 88, disc jockey
Jon Lind , 73, folk rock and pop singer songwriter
Rachel Nagy, 37, blues rock singer
January 18 − Dick Halligan , 78, jazz rock multi-instrumentalist
January 20 –
Meat Loaf , 74, rock singer
Tom Smith, 65, experimental rock multi-instrumentalist
January 21 − Terry Tolkin , 62, music journalist and music executive who coined the term Alternative Music
January 22 – Don Wilson, 88, instrumental rock and surf rock musician (The Ventures )
January 23 − Beegie Adair , 84, jazz pianist
January 29 − Sam Lay , 86, blues drummer
January 30 −
Philip Paul , 96, jazz blues and R&B drummer
Hargus Robbins , 84, country and rock pianist
January 31 − Jimmy Johnson , 93, blues guitarist
February 1 – Jon Zazula , 69, music industry executive
February 2 −
Willie Leacox, 74, folk rock drummer
Joe Diorio , 85, jazz guitarist
February 6 −
February 8 − Bruce Greig, 54, death metal guitarist
February 9 – Betty Davis , 76, funk and soul singer, songwriter
February 12 – Howard Grimes , 80, soul drummer
February 13 – King Louie Bankston , 49, power pop singer, songwriter and guitarist
February 14 –
Sandy Nelson , 83, rock and roll drummer
Roger Segal, 49, punk rock bassist
February 16 – Bob DeMeo , 66, jazz drummer
February 17 – David Tyson, 62, R&B singer
February 18 – Scotty Wray, 64, country music singer
February 19 – Nightbirde , 31, pop singer
February 20 – Sam Henry , 65, punk rock drummer
February 22 – Mark Lanegan , 57, alternative rock singer songwriter
February 26 − Snootie Wild , 36, rapper
See also [ ]
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