Editing Axl Rose (section)

=== 2012–present: Hall of Fame and regrouping; AC/DC ===
[[file:ACDC with AxlRose WashingtonDC 17-SEP-2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Rose performing with [[AC/DC]] in 2016]]

Together with the other members of Guns N' Roses' classic lineup, Rose was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2012, their first year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|title=Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|newspaper=The Guardian|date=December 8, 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/08/guns-n-roses-rock-roll-hall-fame|access-date=February 18, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005153051/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/dec/08/guns-n-roses-rock-roll-hall-fame|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> He did not attend the induction ceremony in April, however,<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland's Rock Hall welcomes new class|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/clevelands-rock-hall-welcomes-new-class/|work=[[CBS News]]|date=April 14, 2012|access-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415215813/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57414229/clevelands-rock-hall-welcomes-new-class/|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref> as he had announced in an open letter three days prior.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web|last=Quan|first=Denise|title=Axl Rose refuses Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honor|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/11/showbiz/axl-rose-hall-of-fame/|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414203300/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/11/showbiz/axl-rose-hall-of-fame/|archive-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> Rose, who had long been on bad terms with several of his former bandmates, wrote that the ceremony "doesn't appear to be somewhere I'm actually wanted or respected".<ref name="CNN"/> He subsequently joined his band in [[Artist-in-residence|residencies]] at [[The Joint (music venue)|The Joint]] in [[Las Vegas]] in 2012 and 2014, as part of the [[Appetite for Democracy (Tour)|Appetite for Democracy Tour]] celebrating the anniversaries of ''[[Appetite for Destruction]]'' and ''[[Chinese Democracy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-taking-over-las-vegas-with-appetite-for-democracy-residency-20120813|title=Guns N' Roses to Take Over Las Vegas With 'Appetite for Democracy' Residency|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003745/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/guns-n-roses-taking-over-las-vegas-with-appetite-for-democracy-residency-20120813|archive-date=November 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/08/13/20098716-wenn-story.html|title=Guns N' Roses heading to Vegas|newspaper=London Free Press|date=August 13, 2012|access-date=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814203821/http://www.lfpress.com/entertainment/music/2012/08/13/20098716-wenn-story.html|archive-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> By mid-2014, the group's new album, recorded concurrently with ''Chinese Democracy'', and a remix album were completed and pending release, but no new material emerged.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/axl-rose-says-guns-n-roses-have-two-new-albums-completed.html|title=Axl Rose Says Guns N' Roses Have Two New Albums Completed|work=[[Revolver Magazine]]|date=June 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717092704/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/axl-rose-says-guns-n-roses-have-two-new-albums-completed.html|archive-date=July 17, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref>

[[file:Reformation des Guns N' Roses , photo exceptionnelle des trois précurseurs du groupe mythique.jpg|thumb|right|Rose (left) alongside [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] (center) and [[Duff McKagan]] (right) performing with [[Guns N' Roses]] in 2018]]

Rose and [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] reunited for the [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]], one of the most-anticipated reunion tours in rock history.<ref name="Greene16"/> Alongside [[Dizzy Reed]] and returning member [[Duff McKagan]], who had previously made guest appearances with the band, they comprised two-thirds of the band's ''Use Your Illusion''-era lineup, with ''Chinese Democracy''-era members [[Richard Fortus]] and [[Frank Ferrer]] joining new member [[Melissa Reese]] to fill in the rest of the lineup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2016/04/guns-n-roses-classic-lineup-reunites-for-first-gig-in-23-years-setlist-video/|title=Guns N Roses' classic lineup reunites for first gig in 23 years: Setlist + video|work=Consequence of Sound|date=April 2, 2016|access-date=April 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427130152/https://consequence.net/2016/04/guns-n-roses-classic-lineup-reunites-for-first-gig-in-23-years-setlist-video/|archive-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6029516/duff-mckagan-reuniting-with-guns-n-roses-to-help-axl-out-says-tommy-stinson|first=Gary|last=Graff|title=Duff McKagan Reuniting With Guns N' Roses to 'Help Axl Out,' Says Tommy Stinson|magazine=Billboard|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502141446/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6029516/duff-mckagan-reuniting-with-guns-n-roses-to-help-axl-out-says-tommy-stinson|archive-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref> Rose shared a stage with Slash for the first time in nearly 23 years during the group's surprise performance at The Troubadour in April 2016, ahead of its headlining shows at [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]].<ref name="Greene16">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/six-questions-we-still-have-about-guns-n-roses-reunion-20160404#ixzz464xZmrOV|title=6 Questions We Still Have About Guns N' Roses' Reunion|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Andy|last=Greene|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419043801/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/six-questions-we-still-have-about-guns-n-roses-reunion-20160404#ixzz464xZmrOV|archive-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230|title=Axl Rose, Slash to Reunite Guns N' Roses at Coachella |first1=Kory|last1=Grow |first2=Brittany|last2=Spanos |date=December 30, 2015|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417030317/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/axl-rose-slash-to-reunite-guns-n-roses-at-coachella-20151230|archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref> The tour was a massive success, and became the [[List of highest-grossing concert tours|third highest-grossing concert tour of all time]] at the time of its conclusion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-not-in-this-lifetime-believed-to-be-second-highest-grossing-tour-of-all-time/|title=GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Believed To Be Second-Highest-Grossing Tour Of All Time|last=Blabbermouth|date=December 17, 2018|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>
[[File:Axl Rose live in London 2022.jpg|thumb|Rose performing in London in 2022.]]
On April 16, 2016, Australian [[hard rock]] band [[AC/DC]] announced that Rose would be joining them and performing as the lead singer for the remainder of the band's [[Rock or Bust World Tour]], after long-time lead vocalist [[Brian Johnson]] had to stop touring due to hearing problems.<ref name="RS April 2016">{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=AC/DC Confirm Axl Rose Is New Lead Singer, Joining Band on Tour|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-confirm-axl-rose-is-new-lead-singer-joining-band-on-tour-20160416|access-date=April 17, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 16, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417151941/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ac-dc-confirm-axl-rose-is-new-lead-singer-joining-band-on-tour-20160416|archive-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref> Subsequent reports indicated that guitarist [[Angus Young]] would be continuing the band with Rose as its official lead singer.<ref>{{cite web |title=AC/DC Continuing With Axl Rose 'Never Really Came Up' |author=Martin Kielty |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |url= https://ultimateclassicrock.com/acdc-continuing-with-axl-rose/ |quote=}}</ref> This did not happen however; on September 30, 2020, AC/DC officially announced that Brian Johnson, along with [[Phil Rudd]] and [[Cliff Williams]] had returned to the band in 2018 and recorded an album, showing that Rose only stepped in to help finish the tour and that he was never brought in to replace Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://badfeelingmag.com/2020/09/30/ac-dc-reunite-with-vocalist-brian-johnson-tease-pwr-up-album/|title=AC/DC reunite with vocalist Brian Johnson, tease PWR/UP album|publisher=Bad Feeling Magazine|date=September 30, 2020|access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref>

In 2018, Rose appeared in an episode of ''[[New Looney Tunes]]'' as himself, singing an original song "Rock the Rock".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Hear Axl Rose's First New Song in 10 Years, 'Rock the Rock' |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 4, 2019 |access-date=October 19, 2021 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/axl-rose-new-song-rock-the-rock-775361/ |quote=}}</ref> In 2021, Rose again appeared as himself in a cartoon, this time ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=How 'Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?' Landed That Axl Rose Guest Spot |last=Greene |first=Andy |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 25, 2021 |access-date=October 19, 2021 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/scooby-doo-axl-rose-cameo-interview-1132969/ |quote=}}</ref>

Rose and Guns N' Roses continued touring after the Not In This Lifetime... Tour, with the [[Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/guns-n-roses-2020-north-american-tour/ |title=Guns N' Roses Announce New 2020 Stadium Tour Dates |last=Lifton |first=Dave |date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> The group released two singles in 2021, "[[Absurd (song)|Absurd]]" and "[[Hard Skool]]", the first release of newly recorded material since 2008. Hard Skool was heavily praised in comparison to Absurd, both songs feature vocals recorded in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guns N' Roses Share New Song "ABSUЯD" |last=Minsker |first=Evan |work=Pitchfork |date=August 6, 2021 |access-date=August 11, 2021 |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/guns-n-roses-share-new-song-absurd-listen/ }}</ref><ref name="HARDSK">{{cite web |title=GUNS N' ROSES To Release New Single 'Hard Skool' This Friday |author= |work=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=September 23, 2021 |url= https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-to-release-new-single-hard-skool-this-friday/ |language= |quote=}}</ref>

In 2023, Rose and the band would release the two singles "[[Perhaps (song)|Perhaps]]" and "[[The General (Guns N' Roses song)|The General]]", the latter having a music video uploaded to YouTube on January 24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/guns-n-roses-releases-cinematic-a-i-generated-animated-music-video-for-the-general|title=GUNS N' ROSES Releases Cinematic A.I.-Generated Animated Music Video For 'The General'|date=January 24, 2024|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> In addition, they performed live in [[Indio, California|Indio]], California on October as part of the [[Guns N' Roses 2023 Tour|2023 tour]]
.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=August 18, 2023 |title=Watch: GUNS N' ROSES Releases Official Music Video For 'Perhaps' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/watch-guns-n-roses-releases-official-music-video-for-perhaps |access-date=May 13, 2024 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> The band [[Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things Tour|continued touring]] in 2025.