NEWS - Hall & Oates To Be Honored In Upcoming 'Billboard'

(11/21/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Hall & Oates will be the subject of the February 15 edition of Billboard magazine. The trade publication will feature articles and advertising dedicated to the multiple-Grammy-winning duo. Fans of the group can purchase advertising space in Billboard to show their support and appreciation for Hall & Oates. To make a donation toward an ad, visit hallandoates.com/donations.html. The Bee Gees, Lionel Richie, and Michael Jackson have all been subjects of Billboard magazine special editions. The timing of the Billboard issue coincides with the February 11 release of the group's new album, Do It For Love. The upcoming set is the first collection of all-new material from the duo in the new millennium, and it features the band collaborating with rocker Todd Rundgren. John Oates told LAUNCH how Rundgren came aboard the new project. "We did a tour with Todd this summer. And after we did it, and we were recording the new Hall & Oates album, there was one particular song we were doing--we're doing a Gregg Alexander song, a New Radicals song called 'Someday We'll Know'--and we thought, 'Wow, it will be cool to get Todd on this to play guitar and sing.' So as it turned out, it's myself, Daryl, and Todd all singing and playing on this one track, and it's a great track and it's probably gonna be a single down the road for us."

-- Chad Dougatz, New York