The following is a list of events and releases that happened 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 studio 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 died at the age of 74.[4]
25 – Dashboard Confessional released their first studio album in four years, All the Truth That I Can Tell.
March
4 – Dolly Parton released her first studio album of original material in five years, Run, Rose, Run.[13]
Danielle Bradbery released her first studio album in five years, In Between: The Collection.
Crowbar released their first studio album in six years, Zero and Below.
6 – The Industrial Strength Tour, featuring Ministry, Melvins and Corrosion of Conformity, began 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.[14][15][16]
18 – Stabbing Westward released their first studio album in 21 years, Chasing Ghosts.
25 – Longtime Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins was found dead in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, where the band was scheduled to play a show that night. He was 50 years old.[17]
Bowling for Soup released their first album in six years, Pop Drunk Snot Bread. It was their final album with lead guitarist and co-founder Chris Burney, who announced his retirement in 2025.
29 – Ted Nugent released his first studio album in four years, Detroit Muscle.
30 – Country singer Naomi Judd died at the age of 76.[22]
17 − Dan Reed Network released their first studio album in four years, Let's Hear It For The King.
20 – Due to internal struggles between himself and the band, Live fired its co-founder and lead guitarist, Chad Taylor. Later in the year, it was confirmed by former lead singer Chris Shinn that Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey were also fired from Live, leaving singer Ed Kowalczyk as the only founding member still in the band.[23]
Unwritten Law released their first studio album in eleven years, The Hum. It was the band's first studio album in 20 years to feature original drummer Wade Youman, with his last studio album being 2002's Elva.
August
5 – The Interrupters released their first studio album in four years, In the Wild.
Alison Sudol released her first studio album in ten years, Still Come the Night, which is also her first album under her own name after previously recording as A Fine Frenzy.
October
4 – Country music legend Loretta Lynn died at the age of 90.[27]
7 – Broken Bells released their first studio album in eight years, Into the Blue.
Shaboozey released his first studio album in four years, Cowboys Live Forever, Outlaws Never Die.
11 – Blink-182 announced that guitarist and co-founder Tom DeLonge has rejoined the band after leaving in 2015; DeLonge subsequently replaced Matt Skiba, who had been his replacement.[28]
Dead Cross released their first studio album in five years, II.
Polyphia released their first studio album in four years, Remember That You Will Die.
November
1 – Rapper Takeoff of Migos was shot dead at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas at the age of 28.[31]
3 – After supporting the Zac Brown Band on three of their tours, singer Caroline Jones joins the band as an official member.[32]
4 – The Welcome Wagon released their first studio album in five years, Esther.
7 – Flyleaf announced the return of original lead vocalist Lacey Sturm, who had left following the recording of 2012's New Horizons. The band also announced that they would now be known as "Flyleaf with Lacey Sturm".
11 – Chelsea Grin released their first studio album in four years, Suffer in Hell, the first half of a double album. The second half, Suffer in Heaven, will be released in March 2023.
9 – Lionheart released their first album in five years, Welcome to the West Coast III, a sequel to 2017's Welcome to the West Coast II.
SZA released her first album in five years, SOS.[35]
13 – Bryce Leatherwood was crowned the winner of the twenty-second season of The Voice, bodie was runner-up. Morgan Myles, Omar Jose Cardona, and Brayden Lape finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
16 – Ab-Soul released his first studio album in six years, Herbert.
Nostalghia released her first studio album in four years, Wounds.
Tiffany released her first studio album in four years, Shadows.
Circa Survive released their first studio album in five years, Two Dreams, while also announcing an indefinite hiatus. However, frontman Anthony Green would later confirm in 2025 that the band had permanently disbanded, thus making this album their last.
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^Bouza, Kat (March 25, 2022). "Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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^"Naomi Judd Dies at 76, Daughters Confirm in Heartbreaking Statement". Extra. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
^Chris Shinn on Fronting Live: 'I'm Just Embarrassed By the Whole Thing'
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^Sacks, Ethan (October 4, 2022). "Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country music icon, dies at 90". NBC. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
^Kaufman, Gil (October 11, 2022). "Blink-182 Reuniting Classic Lineup With Tom DeLonge For 2023 World Tour, New Single". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^"Skid Row Parts Ways With Singer ZP Theart, Enlists Ex-H.E.A.T. Frontman Erik Grönwall". Blabbermouth.net. March 23, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^Randall, Mark (October 28, 2022). "Rock 'n' Roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87". DeSoto Times-Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^Migos rapper Takeoff shot to death at Houston bowling alley, reps say
^Whitaker, Sterling (November 3, 2022). "Zac Brown Band Welcomes Caroline Jones as Newest Member". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
^Smashing Pumpkins release new single 'Beguiled' and tell us about their three-part "rock opera", 'ATUM'
^"The 2022 AMAs Will Return Sunday, Nov 20". The AMAs. Dick Clark Productions, LLC. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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^Zemler, Emily. "Watch the Lumineers Debut '15-Year-Old's Fever Dream' 'Brightside' on Kimmel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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^"Age of Apathy, by Aoife O'Donovan". Aoifeodonovan.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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^DiVita, Joe. "Korn Debut First New Song of 2021, 'Start the Healing,' Announce New 'Requiem' Album". Loudwire. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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^"Guns N' Roses To Release 'Hard Skool' Four-Song EP In February". Blabbermouth.net. September 25, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^Jones, Abby (September 16, 2021). "The Moldy Peaches Announce Archival Set Origin Story: 1994-1999". Consequence.net. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^"This Is Everything You Need To Know About Mom Jeans' New Album 'Sweet Tooth' - News". Rocksound.tv. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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^"COIN announces new album, 'Uncanny Valley'". 105.7 The Point. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^"Symphony X Guitarist Michael Romeo Releases "Divide & Conquer" Music Video; War Of The Worlds, Part 2 Album Details Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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^Travie McCoy has released a starkly vital new track 'The Bridge'
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^Unwritten Law return with first new album in over a decade! – hear the new single "Ghosted" now!
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^Silversun Pickups announce new album 'Physical Thrills'
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^Dirty Heads Announce 8th Studio Album "Midnight Control"
^Matt Maeson details sophomore album, 'Never Had to Leave'
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^Armor for Sleep announce first album in 15 years (new single & behind-the-scenes video)
^Flogging Molly announce new album 'Anthem' (exclusive vinyl & new song)
^Highly Suspect Announce New Album "The Midnight Demon Club" With Two New Singles
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^Dropkick Murphys Announce New Album This Machine Still Kills Fascists For September 2022 Release Featuring Lyrics Originally By Woody Guthrie
^Dayglow has announced his new album, 'People In Motion', for October
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^The Early November release new single; Twenty LP out October 14th via Pure Noise Records
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