RollingStone.com has issued the following report from Reya Hart:

Two hours before CHICKENFOOT took the stage at New York City's Webster Hall Tuesday night for their last show of a six-date club tour, lead singer SAMMY HAGAR was complaining about a sore throat – so he traded his trademark glass of Cabo Wabo tequila for a bottle of orange Gatorade.

Because of prior commitments, Chickenfoot has changed their live lineup to include drummer Kenny Aronoff in place of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith.

"There were a couple challenges early on which were, Kenny didn't know the songs that well so he would go by the charts," Hagar told Rolling Stone. "I had to tell him, 'Kenny, look, you're playing the same songs, you're not being Kenny, you're not letting go and you've got to get off the hook. Don't play the parts, play the fucking song. That's what it was, playing the parts and only a drummer would understand that.' [Aronoff] went, 'Wow, I've never had a guy tell me that before.' So, we went in and it's been great."

Recently the Grammy Foundation tweeted, "Who do u predict the reuniting band will be @ #GRAMMYnoms? Does this hint make u wanna 'Jump' & 'Dance the Night Away'?" – a not-so-subtle hint about a Van Halen reunion at the Grammy nominations concert.

But Hagar said any reunion wouldn't include him. "If Van Halen play, it will be Dave [DAVID LEE ROTH], Eddie [Van Halen], Alex [Van Halen], and Wolfie [Wolfgang Van Halen], his kid – it wouldn't be Mike [Anthony] and I. First of all, we wouldn't be invited and second of all, if we were invited, we probably wouldn't do it. If Eddie is in the same condition he was the last time I saw him, I don't want to step onstage with him."

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Van Halen is rumored to make a “special live announcement” at the November 30th Grammy Nominations Concert in Los Angeles, CA.

From Hitfix.com: “So is it Van Halen? That’s our guess. A very cryptic message from The Recording Academy, the folks who bring you the Grammys, came out today, announcing more acts for the lineup for The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. The hour-long program airs November 30th, live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater, and, in addition to announcing nominations for the February 12th Grammy Awards, the special will feature appearances by a number of acts.

Toward the end of the announcement, the Recording Academy slipped in that the TV show will “feature a special live announcement from a truly iconic group regarding their historic band reunion set to take place” at the Grammys.

Van Halen are currently mastering their as-yet-untitled new album. The band have been in the studio with Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks (BON JOVI, FLEETWOOD MAC, STEVIE NICKS) and producer/engineer Ross Hogarth (DIO, MÖTLEY CRÜE, RATT), recording their first album with David Lee Roth in more than 25 years, and their first new music as a band in seven years. The hard rock legends are rounded off by brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie's son Wolfgang.

Stay tuned for updates.