has called for to become ’s permanent new singer. Speaking to , Bon Jovi – who grew up with Skid Row guitarist Dave ‘Snake’ Sabo and helped the latter band get their record deal in the late 80s – threw his weight behind the idea of Halestorm frontwoman Hale taking the Skid Row job permanently. "She should please join Skid Row," Bon Jovi said unprompted, when Hale‘s name came up.
“Please, Lzzy Hale join Skid Row. Put the two bands together, if you need to. But this is the best thing that happened to Snake since he met me.
" Hale in late May and early June. She had stepped in as a temporary replacement for previous vocalist Erik Grönwall, who announced his departure from the band in April 2024 to focus on his health (Grönwall was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2021, though he was later given the all-clear). Hale’s short stint as Skid Row frontwoman was rapturously received, but despite that – and Jon Bon Jovi’s endorsement – both she and the band insist that she won’t be filling the position full-time.
After saying that she was “ ” at being given the opportunity to sing with the band, Hale added that “this particular time in my life prevents me from committing to a permanent role in Skid Row.” Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan also suggested that the band were looking for other singers to replace Grönwall. “We have [been talking to singers] no one, really, with a name,” .
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