Best Rock Album - LOCKDOWN 2020
Best Rock Performance - HEROES
Collectively, Band Members Have Earned 3 GRAMMY Awards® and 9 Nominations
"I Love This!"
- Howard Stern
"Sammy Hagar and the Circle remain determined to keep their music alive, even during lockdown."
"Guitarist Vic Johnson leans into (Heroes') riff and conjures washes of sound for the verses, while Hagar wails the vocals in the way only he can, and bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham keep the track on course with a steady rhythm."
- Rolling Stone
"Sammy Hagar and his band The Circle have premiered the seventh in a series of remotely recorded "Lockdown Sessions" performance videos... paying tribute to the late Little Richard with a fiery rendition of the rock 'n' roll pioneer's 1957 hit "Keep A-Knockin'."
- MSN
"Sammy Hagar and The Circle smash AC/DC's Whole Lotta Rosie"
- Classic Rock Magazine
"This album couldn't have come at a more perfect moment — the world is in the middle of a pandemic and plenty of other global issues, and people needed something to uplift their spirits. With Lockdown 2020, the band does just that; the project is 11 powerful tracks of truly impressive hard rock craftsmanship."
- mxdwn.com
"Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson, and Jason Bonham are under the STAY AT HOME ORDER just like us and have been jamming separately from home. This is so cool."
- iHeartRadio
This "Three Little Birds" cover is the most uplifting one so far and it shows the musicians lounging around their houses, sipping coffee, petting their dogs and reminding the world that "every little thing gonna be alright" during this difficult time."
- Rolling Stone
"When the going gets tough, the tough records a new song via mobile devices while self-isolating from each other. That's the mantra of Sammy Hagar & the Circle, as the Red Rocker and his rock and roll colleagues debuted a new song over the weekend. Titled "Funky Feng Shui," the undeniably groovy guitar-based hard-rock anthem came about while the band members — Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson — were staying apart due to the coronavirus pandemic, recording themselves playing the song at their respective homes or home studios, editing it all together and presenting it to the masses."
- Rock Cellar Magazine
"Sammy Hagar and the Circle Rip Through Van Halen's 'Right Now'."
- Yahoo! News
"When the going gets tough, the tough records a new song via mobile devices while self-isolating from each other. That's the mantra of Sammy Hagar & the Circle, as the Red Rocker and his rock and roll colleagues debuted a new song over the weekend. Titled "Funky Feng Shui," the undeniably groovy guitar-based hard-rock anthem came about while the band members — Hagar, bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson — were staying apart due to the coronavirus pandemic, recording themselves playing the song at their respective homes or home studios, editing it all together and presenting it to the masses."
- Rock Cellar Magazine
"Sammy Hagar & The Circle have just delivered a killer new track... featuring the "Red Rocker" and the band recording separately, connected only by their cell phones. With the Coronavirus keeping bands and their audiences in self-quarantine, don't be surprised if this new track inspires countless other artists to continue plying their craft apart - but still together."
- Radio.com
"Being stuck at home separately during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't stopped Sammy Hagar and the members of his current group, The Circle, from recording a brand-new tune. Check out Sammy Hagar and The Circle's new "lockdown challenge" song, "Funky Feng Shui."
- ABC News
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Perform Van Halen's 'Right Now' At Home. It's been a while since Van Halen fans have heard Sammy Hagar belt one of the band's signature tunes.The singer-songwriter and former frontman of the legendary rock group recently released a new video performing "Right Now" with the Circle — his current outfit consisting of former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson, and drummer Jason Bonham.
- Entertainment Tonight (Canada)
About Sammy Hagar & The Circle
Formed in 2014, the acclaimed supergroup featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson, quickly established themselves as one of the most emphatic and exciting live acts on tour today, seamlessly ripping through career-spanning hits from Montrose, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas and Led Zeppelin. Their debut album, Space Between, was released in 2019 and entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at #4 and debuted at #1 on four Billboard charts including: #1 - Top Album Sales, #1 - Top Rock Albums, #1 - Hard Rock Albums and #1 - Independent Albums. The band toured throughout 2019 in support of the album, earning universal praise from fans and critics alike.
Formed in 2014, the acclaimed supergroup featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson, quickly established themselves as one of the most emphatic and exciting live acts on tour today, seamlessly ripping through career-spanning hits from Montrose, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas and Led Zeppelin. Their debut album, Space Between, was released in 2019 and entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at #4 and debuted at #1 on four Billboard charts including: #1 - Top Album Sales, #1 - Top Rock Albums, #1 - Hard Rock Albums and #1 - Independent Albums. The band toured throughout 2019 in support of the album, earning universal praise from fans and critics alike.