![]() ![]() ![]() Forty years later, Blackheart is a thriving entertainment company producing music, film and television, and continues to champion emerging bands. As a producer, she has overseen seminal albums by Bikini Kill, and the Germs' LA punk masterpiece “GI.” Jett and co-founder Kenny Laguna (her longtime producer and music partner) founded Blackheart from the trunk of Kenny’s Cadillac after countless rejections from no less than 23 labels. After forming her band the Blackhearts in 1979, with whom Jett has become a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, she has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine Top 40 singles, including the classics "Bad Reputation," "I Love Rock 'N' Roll," "I Hate Myself For Loving You," and "Crimson and Clover." With a career that has spanned music, film, television, Broadway, and humanitarianism, Joan Jett remains a potent force and inspiration to generations of fans worldwide. Joan Jett grew up during a time when rock ‘n’ roll was off limits to girls and women, but as a teenager, she promptly blew the door to the boys’ club right off its hinges. ![]() “Stay tuned for more exciting announcements about the concert stage.” “Once again, our partnership with Live Nation in booking another homerun has paid off tremendously,” said Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst. The 2022 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival is the first major event of the Metro Atlanta festival season. Additional performers will be announced soon. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will take the stage Saturday, March 26. 18, 2022 – The City of Brookhaven announces Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as the concert headliner for the 2022 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, taking place Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, at Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven. ![]()
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