Editing Mötley Crüe (section)

===2018–2022: Reunion, ''The Dirt'' film and return to touring===
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In 2017, frontman Vince Neil told host [[Sammy Hagar]] on the show ''[[List of Rock and Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar episodes|Rock and Roll Road Trip]]'' that Mötley Crüe were "completely done".<ref>{{cite web |title=Nashville Cats (2017) – 21 min |url=https://www.axs.tv/channel/rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar/rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar-season-2/video/nashville-cats/ |website=axs.tv |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924195216/https://www.axs.tv/channel/rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar/rock-roll-road-trip-with-sammy-hagar-season-2/video/nashville-cats/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, on September 13, 2018, Neil announced via [[Twitter]] that Mötley Crüe was recording four new songs;<ref name="blabbermouth neil" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/motley-crue-heading-back-to-the-studio-says-vince-neil |title=Motley Crue heading back to the studio, says Vince Neil |publisher=Loudersound.com |date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223342/https://www.loudersound.com/news/motley-crue-heading-back-to-the-studio-says-vince-neil |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> this was later also confirmed by bassist Nikki Sixx, who said that the new material was recorded for the film adaptation of the band's biography, ''[[The Dirt (film)|The Dirt]]''.<ref name="blabbermouth sixx" /> Neil also clarified that, though the band has signed a contract to no longer tour, they still plan to continue putting out new music for the future.<ref>{{cite web |last=Redrup |first=Zach |url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-motley-crue-still-recording-new-music-following-break-up |title=NEWS: Mötley Crüe still recording new music following break up! |publisher=DEAD PRESS! |date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=September 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914061351/http://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-motley-crue-still-recording-new-music-following-break-up/ |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Netflix]] released ''The Dirt'' biopic based on the book of the same name that coincided with an 18-song soundtrack on March 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Motley Crue Set 'The Dirt' Premiere Date |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-premiere-date-762540/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=30 December 2019 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226225825/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-premiere-date-762540/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Jeff Tremaine]] (''[[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]''), produced by Julie Yorn and Erik Olsen, executive produced by Rick Yorn,<ref name="Variety">{{cite news |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=Watch First Trailer for Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/motley-crue-the-dirt-netflix-watch-trailer-1203142798/ |access-date=8 April 2019 |work=Variety |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626224624/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/motley-crue-the-dirt-netflix-watch-trailer-1203142798/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and co-produced by Kovac, who is Mötley Crüe's manager, CEO of [[Eleven Seven Label Group]]<ref name="BB 3">{{cite magazine |last1=Drew |first1=Ian |title=Industry Vet Allen Kovac on Working With Problematic Stars: 'We Have to Take Care of Our Artists First' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8503335/allen-kovac-interview-working-with-problematic-stars |access-date=23 April 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 21, 2019 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501225253/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8503335/allen-kovac-interview-working-with-problematic-stars |url-status=live}}</ref> and founder of Tenth Street Entertainment.<ref name="Music Bis Worldwide">{{cite news |last1=Ingham |first1=Tim |title=ALLEN KOVAC: 'DON'T TELL ARTISTS WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR. TELL THEM THE TRUTH.' |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dont-tell-artists-what-they-want-to-hear/ |access-date=23 April 2019 |work=Music Business Worldwide |date=September 30, 2015 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423154438/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dont-tell-artists-what-they-want-to-hear/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Dirt'' stars [[Daniel Webber (actor)|Daniel Webber]] as Neil, [[Iwan Rheon]] (''[[Game of Thrones]]'') as Mars, [[Douglas Booth]] as Sixx and Colson Baker (a.k.a. [[Machine Gun Kelly (rapper)|Machine Gun Kelly]]) as Lee.<ref name="BB 1">{{cite magazine |last1=Titus |first1=Christa |title=Nikki Sixx Spills 'Dirt' About Mötley Crüe Movie Soundtrack |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8499408/nikki-sixx-the-dirt-motley-crue-movie-soundtrack |access-date=8 April 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416213607/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8499408/nikki-sixx-the-dirt-motley-crue-movie-soundtrack |url-status=live}}</ref> Also starring in the movie is [[Pete Davidson]] (''[[Saturday Night Live]]'') as record executive Tom Zutaut.<ref name="Cosmopolitan">{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Anna |title=Netflix's The Dirt is about the lives of Mötley Crüe, and stars Pete Davidson |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a26355128/the-dirt-motley-crue-netflix-film-pete-davidson-release-date-trailer/ |access-date=8 April 2019 |work=Cosmopolitan |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428024501/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a26355128/the-dirt-motley-crue-netflix-film-pete-davidson-release-date-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that ''The Dirt'' is "a truly debauched movie that delves deep into their rise from the early Eighties Sunset Strip metal scene to their days as arena headliners."<ref name="RS1">{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=See Motley Crue at Their Best and Worst in First 'The Dirt' Biopic Trailer |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-biopic-trailer-796217/ |access-date=8 April 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324121622/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-biopic-trailer-796217/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film portrays many of the adventures the band went on including touring with [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and the ''[[Theatre of Pain]]'' tour.<ref>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|2212640964}} |last1=Gröw |first1=Köry |title=Sex, Drugs & Mötley Crüe |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=1325 |date=March 2019 |page=26 }}</ref>

The first new song from the soundtrack was "The Dirt (Est.1981)", which was released on February 22, 2019. The band wrote two other new songs, "Ride With the Devil" and "Crash and Burn", and covered [[Madonna]]'s "[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]", on the album. The soundtrack additionally included fourteen previously released Mötley Crüe songs. It was produced by [[Bob Rock]], who produced ''Dr. Feelgood'', and was released on March 22, 2019, on [[Mötley Records]] and Eleven Seven Music.<ref name="RS 2">{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=Motley Crue Drop 'The Dirt (Est. 1981)' Video, Detail Biopic's Soundtrack |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-est-1981-soundtrack-798699/ |access-date=April 8, 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329161305/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-the-dirt-est-1981-soundtrack-798699/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack hit the Billboard Top 10 at No. 10, the first time Mötley Crüe hit the Billboard Top 10 in over a decade.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|2201502291}} |last1=Sisario |first1=Ben |title=Mötley Crüe Returns To the Billboard Top 10 |newspaper=New York Times |date=2 April 2019 |page=C.3 }}</ref>

The group's legacy was also featured on a 2019 episode of the [[Reelz]] documentary series ''Breaking the Band''. Both Neil and Sixx had a negative reaction to how things were portrayed in the episode. Sixx said they would be pursuing legal action and called Reelz "the bottom of the barrel".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-reelz-breaking-the-band/|title=Motley Crue Stars Blast 'Bottom of the Barrel' Reelz Documentary|last=Kielty|first=Martin|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=June 18, 2019 |language=en|access-date=June 18, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202225736/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-reelz-breaking-the-band/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2019, rumors started to circulate of the band reuniting for a 2020 tour with [[Def Leppard]] and [[Poison (American band)|Poison]], following the success of [[Guns N' Roses]]' [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour|reunion tour]]. The band responded to an online petition rallying for the group's return, saying "this is interesting...".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-comment-reunion-petition/|title=Motley Crue Comment on 'Interesting' Reunion Petition|first=Joe|last=DiVita|website=Loudwire|date=November 16, 2019 |access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118185549/https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-comment-reunion-petition/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 18, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine reported that all four band members had agreed to come back together for the tour, utilizing a loophole in their "Cessation of Touring" contract.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|date=November 18, 2019|title=Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison Set 2020 Stadium Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-def-leppard-poison-set-2020-stadium-tour-913823/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118190220/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/motley-crue-def-leppard-poison-set-2020-stadium-tour-913823/|archive-date=November 18, 2019|access-date=November 18, 2019|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=}}</ref> Later that same day, the band confirmed all reports with a statement on their website, posting a press release and a video of the contract being destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motley.com/news/motleycrueisback|title=MÖTLEY CRÜE IS BACK!|website=Mötley Crüe|date=November 18, 2019 |access-date=November 18, 2019|archive-date=November 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119120657/https://www.motley.com/news/motleycrueisback|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 4, 2019, it was officially confirmed that Mötley Crüe would embark on [[The Stadium Tour]] with [[Def Leppard]], [[Poison (American band)|Poison]] and [[Joan Jett|Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]] in the summer of 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppard-motley-crue-poison-and-joan-jett-the-blackhearts-the-stadium-tour-details-revealed/|title=Def Leppart, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: 'The Stadium Tour' Details Revealed|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 5, 2019|archive-date=December 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205013528/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/def-leppard-motley-crue-poison-and-joan-jett-the-blackhearts-the-stadium-tour-details-revealed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in December 2019 Mick Mars announced that his debut solo album would be released in the spring of 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Motley Crue's Mick Mars To Release Debut Solo Record In April 2020 |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crues-mick-mars-to-release-debut-solo-record-in-april-2020/ |website=Blabbermouth.net |date=November 29, 2019 |access-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203042249/https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crues-mick-mars-to-release-debut-solo-record-in-april-2020/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 1, 2020, Mötley Crüe announced that The Stadium Tour would be rescheduled to June–September 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]];<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Postpone North American Stadium Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9394715/motley-crue-def-leppard-poison-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-postpone-north-american-stadium-tour-postponed |magazine=Billboard |date=June 2020 |access-date=11 June 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611163205/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9394715/motley-crue-def-leppard-poison-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-postpone-north-american-stadium-tour-postponed |url-status=live}}</ref> it was postponed once again to 2022, due to similar circumstances amid the pandemic.<ref name="2022 tour"/> In January 2022, in the wake of the [[SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant|Omicron variant]] surge, Sixx was asked by a fan on Twitter if The Stadium Tour was still happening this year; his response was, "We're 1000% hitting the road with Def Leppard for The Stadium Tour in mid-June...I can't f'ckin wait..."<ref>{{cite web |date=January 15, 2022 |title=Nikki Sixx Has No Concerns About Mötley Crüe's Upcoming Stadium Tour |url=https://metalheadzone.com/nikki-sixx-has-no-concerns-about-motley-crues-upcoming-stadium-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126230544/https://metalheadzone.com/nikki-sixx-has-no-concerns-about-motley-crues-upcoming-stadium-tour/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2022 |website=metalheadzone.com }}</ref> Mötley Crüe later joined Def Leppard again for another tour together in Europe in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Phil Collen says Mötley Crüehas 'Signed Up' to Tour Europe with Def Leppart in 2023|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/great-white-parts-ways-with-singer-mitch-malloy-recruits-last-in-lines-andrew-freeman|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=June 3, 2022|date=June 1, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104033620/https://blabbermouth.net/news/great-white-parts-ways-with-singer-mitch-malloy-recruits-last-in-lines-andrew-freeman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Def Leppard Confirm That Stadium Tour With Mötley Crüe Will Reach Europe|url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/def_leppard_confirm_that_stadium_tour_with_mtley_cre_will_reach_europe.html|website=[[Ultimate Guitar]]|access-date=July 3, 2022|date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715034724/https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/def_leppard_confirm_that_stadium_tour_with_mtley_cre_will_reach_europe.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2021, Mötley Crüe sold their entire back catalogue to [[BMG Rights Management]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Todd |date=2021-12-06 |title=BMG Buys Mötley Crüe Catalog for $150 Million |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/media/music/bmg-buys-motley-crue-catalog-150-million/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112000835/https://labusinessjournal.com/media/music/bmg-buys-motley-crue-catalog-150-million/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2022, Neil announced in an interview with the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' that the band would return for a US tour in 2023. In that same interview, he also ruled out the possibility of further studio albums, stating that they were "strictly a touring band".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kielty |first1=Martin |last2=Wilkening |first2=Matthew |title=Motley Crue Hints at Future Tour Plans: 'See You in February' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-future-tour-plans/ |access-date=September 12, 2022 |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=September 11, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104033620/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-future-tour-plans/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MÖTLEY CRÜE Plots Another U.S. Tour In 2024, Possible Third Las Vegas Residency |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-plots-another-u-s-tour-in-2024-possible-third-las-vegas-residency |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=September 12, 2022 |language=en |date=September 11, 2022 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104033621/https://blabbermouth.net/news/motley-crue-plots-another-u-s-tour-in-2024-possible-third-las-vegas-residency |url-status=live }}</ref>