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===Death=== Meat Loaf died in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], on the evening of January 20, 2022, at the age of 74. No official [[cause of death]] was released.<ref name=cbsdied/> He was reportedly ill with COVID-19 earlier in January, and reporting by [[TMZ]] suggested that he died from COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Katherine |date=January 27, 2022 |title=Howard Stern wants Meat Loaf's survivors to advocate for COVID-19 vaccines |work=[[The Patriot-News]] |url=https://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/2022/01/howard-stern-wants-meat-loafs-survivors-to-advocate-for-covid-19-vaccines.html?e=27466ea18de088f6092383835123372f}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Koehn |first1=Alexandra |title=Music City remembers music legend Meat Loaf |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/music-city-remembers-music-legend-meat-loaf |work=[[WTVF]] |date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> As his health rapidly declined, his two daughters rushed to see him in the hospital with his wife being beside him as he died.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Jeff |last2=Duncan |first2=Gabrielle |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Meat Loaf's Wife Deborah Aday Recalls Love Story with Late Husband: 'He Was My World' |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=https://people.com/music/meat-loaf-wife-deborah-aday-recalls-their-love-story/ |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124221146/https://people.com/music/meat-loaf-wife-deborah-aday-recalls-their-love-story/ |url-status=live}}</ref> His daughter had posted to [[Instagram]] in early January that: "We are not sick, but we have too many friends and family testing positive [for COVID-19] right now, positive but doing OK."<ref name=":1" /> Notable people who posted tributes include [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[Cher]], [[Brian May]], [[Boy George]], [[Travis Tritt]], [[Marlee Matlin]], [[Stephen Fry]], and his ''Rocky Horror'' co-star [[Nell Campbell]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/01/21/meat-loaf-dead-tributes/ |title=Meat Loaf tributes pour in as fans remember 'rare and rather wonderful' showman, 'rebellious chameleon' |first1=Adela |last1=Suliman |first2=Marisa |last2=Iati |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 21, 2022 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Meat Loaf dies: Bonnie Tyler, Cher and Brian May lead tributes to singer and actor after death aged 74 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/the-vaults-of-heaven-will-be-ringing-with-rock-cher-bonnie-tyler-and-brian-may-lead-tributes-to-meat-loaf-12521812 |work=[[Sky News]] |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121235715/https://news.sky.com/story/the-vaults-of-heaven-will-be-ringing-with-rock-cher-bonnie-tyler-and-brian-may-lead-tributes-to-meat-loaf-12521812 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rift>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-meat-loaf-20220121-witfpmuq4fbzfgsuveky6um5g4-story.html |last=Goldiner |first=Dave |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Trump calls Meat Loaf a 'great guy' despite rift over run for president |work=[[New York Daily News]] |url-access=limited |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121162457/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-trump-meat-loaf-20220121-witfpmuq4fbzfgsuveky6um5g4-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[King's Guard|Queen's Guard]] performed a rendition of "[[I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)]]."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20220124131547/the-queens-guard-tribute-meat-loaf/ |title=The Queen's Guard make fans emotional with touching tribute to Meat Loaf |first=AINHOA |last=BARCELONA |work=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>
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