Does this mean Van Halen will definitely release an album next year?
Not necessarily. On the positive side of things, a division of Warner Music Group is saying that Van Halen will have an album out next year, so that’s (yet another) great sign! But on the negative side, Warner/Chappel got some basic facts about Van Halen wrong in their story, so one could question what they are basing their “new album” statement on. Are they basing it on the band’s actual plans, or did an intern simply google the latest news on the band and end up adding a mere rumor to their press release? Hopefully a new Van Halen album will come to fruition and it will turn out that they were right. Van Halen remains silent. VHND emailed Janie Van Halen today asking for a statement, but they aren’t talking. The press release: Warner/Chappell Music has extended its administration agreements with two original members of the legendary rock band VAN HALEN, Eddie and Alex Van Halen. Under the agreement, Warner/Chappell will continue to administer their catalog of works. The Grammy Award-
