Overview
- Johannes Oerding released Hotel on Friday, a stripped-back acoustic album he wrote after stepping away from touring.
- The record leans on live band takes and features collaborations with Peter Maffay, Michael Patrick Kelly and Sarah Connor.
- He paused in 2024 after realizing he felt absent on stage, then traveled through Mexico and the United States as he processed his father's death and a breakup.
- In recent TV interviews he condemned misogynist online influencers and urged men to support women against that worldview.
- He resumes public work in April as host of Vox's Sing meinen Song and will tour in support of the new album.