The Rolling Stones Announce New Album 'Foreign Tongues' For July 10 Release

The Rolling Stones have announced the release of their new studio album Foreign Tongues, arriving July 10 from Polydor/Universal Music. The 14-track collection follows less than three years after the band’s Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. The new album will be introduced by the upbeat and infectious lead single "In the Stars" released digitally alongside the album’s opening track "Rough and Twisted." Check it out below.

In the lead-up to the announcement, the band have been subtly building anticipation for the new project, including the limited white label release of the track "Rough and Twisted" only on vinyl under the name The Cockroaches. Circulating among fans and collectors, the release has already sparked excitement and speculation around the sound and direction of Foreign Tongues, offering an early glimpse into the album’s raw and exploratory energy. 

Pre-order Foreign Tongues

Recorded during an exceptionally creative period, Foreign Tongues was brought to life in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed Hackney Diamonds. The result is a dynamic and forward-looking record that captures the band’s unmistakable sound while pushing into new sonic and lyrical territory, further cementing their unparalleled legacy.

The album features standout performances from Jagger, Richards and Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from an impressive line-up of guest artists, including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Reflecting on the recording process, Mick Jagger said: “I love doing these recording sessions in London at Metropolis. It was a very intense few weeks recording Foreign Tongues. We had 14 great tracks and we went as fast as we could. I like the room there as it’s not too big so you can feel the passion in the room from everyone.”

Keith Richards added: “The Foreign Tongues album has a continuity from Hackney Diamonds and it was great to be working in London again, and to have that London vibe around us. It was a month of concentrated punch. To me, it's all about the enjoyment of it.  I'm blessed to be able to do this and long may it last.”

Ronnie Wood commented: “The atmosphere in the room was so creative, and the whole band was on top form throughout the whole process. Very often we nailed it on the first take. I hope everyone loves it.”

The album’s striking cover artwork is a painting created by acclaimed American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn who commented: “Creating the album cover for the Rolling Stones is an artistic honor - a dialogue with one of the most enduring forces in cultural history”

Foreign Tongues will be available on a wide range of formats, including CD, deluxe CD editions, cassette, multiple vinyl variants (standard and limited color pressings), exclusive retailer editions, and special box sets, alongside the single "In The Stars" on CD and vinyl formats.

Eagles Announce Fall Dates At Sphere Las Vegas

Due to overwhelming demand, additional shows – Friday, September 18, Saturday, September 19, Friday, November 13, Saturday, November 14, Friday, November 27, Saturday, November 28 - have been added to Eagles – Live in Concert at Sphere, the longest-running residency at the revolutionary venue now with 64 shows in total. 

The Eagles began playing at Sphere in September 2024, offering an immersive experience into the band's catalog. The general on-sale for the September and November 2026 shows will begin Friday, May 15 at 10:00 AM PT at ticketmaster.com.

To assist in getting tickets directly into the hands of fans, advance Artist presale registration is available now at eagles.com, powered by Seated, and presale begins Wednesday, May 13, at 10 AM PT. Additional presale opportunities begin Thursday, May 14, at 10 AM PT.

Tickets start at $175 and reflect all-in pricing, meaning the ticket price listed is inclusive of taxes and fees.

Limited VIP Ticket Packages, with premium seats, exclusive merchandise, parking, and more, will also be available at eagles.com.

Rhino Releases Audiophile Vinyl, Reel-To-Reel & Atmos Versions Of Grateful Dead's 'Workingman's Dead'

On June 14, 1970, the Grateful Dead released Workingman's Dead, an album that was unlike anything they'd ever done, one that showed the world a new side of the Dead. It was clearly the same band as before, but now with a distinctly different sound and approach to the music, pivoting from psychedelic improvisation to folk-rock storytelling for the "everyman," as the album's title suggests. Now, Rhino High Fidelity presents new audiophile editions of the album on reel-to-reel and vinyl, plus Mickey Hart's 2023 Atmos mix, available on Blu-ray for the first time.

Workingman's Dead (Rhino High Fidelity) was cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal in Germany. It features glossy gatefold packaging with newly written liner notes by author and Grateful Dead historian David Gans. The album is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively at Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores internationally.

In the liner notes, Gans says the songs reflect a more direct, stripped-down approach, calling them "concise, countrified, and catchy as hell." As bassist Phil Lesh recalled in his autobiography Searching for the Sound, the shift moved the Dead "from the mind-munching frenzy of a seven-headed fire-breathing dragon to the warmth and serenity of a choir of chanting cherubim."

Workingman's Dead (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original flat analog master tape. The result is a master-quality listening experience that captures the full dynamics of the recording. The 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4" tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and housed on a 10.5" metal reel. The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 300 copies worldwide and available exclusively at Rhino.com.

In 2023, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart created a new Dolby Atmos mix of Workingman's Dead, revealing remarkable instrument separation and nuance in the album's harmonies and arrangements. Hart's immersive mix expands the sonic depth of the original recording while preserving its essential character. Hart's new Atmos mix will be available on Dead.net and Rhino.com. 

While the Dead's first three studio albums appealed to many, the group didn't yet have the mass breakthrough that would make the entire world take notice of this band of misfits from the Bay Area. Workingman's Dead changed all that. With eight perfect songs – like "Casey Jones" and "High Time" – the album solidified the Jerry Garcia-Robert Hunter songwriting tandem as one of the best and most important songwriting collaborations in music history. The album reached the Top Thirty and included the single "Uncle John's Band," which climbed to #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart recorded the album in about 10 days at Pacific High Recording Studio in San Francisco with Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor – the band's live-sound engineers – as producers.

Yes Announce 24th Studio Album 'Aurora' For Early Summer Release

 

Yes have announced their 24th studio album Aurora will be released on June 12 via InsideOutMusic and Sony Music. The album will be available as a Limited Deluxe 180g Light Green 2LP+2CD+Blu-ray Artbook & Poster, as well as a Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook, both featuring the stunning artwork of Roger Dean and Freya Dean, as well as a bonus disc of instrumentals, and a Blu-ray featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound & 24bit stereo mixes (by Curtis Schwartz). The album is also available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP + LP-booklet, Special Edition CD Digipak & as Digital Album. 

Pre-order Aurora

Check out the first single from the album, with a beautiful animated video for the title track, created by Matt Hutchings (Greg Lake, Oasis, Iron Maiden) below. 

"Making this record was joyful, a chance to play, explore and give everything to the music," guitarist Steve Howe says. "It's always been about collaboration, somebody can write a song, but until everybody puts their contribution in it isn't really a Yes song. We’re not trying to echo the past; we’re carrying the spirit of Yes forward and turning it into something new."

 When Yes — Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood, and Jay Schellen — first began sketching out ideas for what would become Aurora, the process was loose and exploratory. There was no preconceived concept at the start, just a collection of musical fragments that gradually began to find one another and take form. Among these early sketches was a piece titled “Aurora,” and it quickly became clear that the name carried certain gravity. It suggested light, emergence, and a sense of vastness, qualities that resonated deeply with the band. Davison remembers how "the title immediately resonated with Howe and sparked visual inspiration for artist Roger Dean, setting a conceptual tone that would guide the project."

Work on Aurora began almost as soon as the ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ tour ended in 2024. The idea of a new album surfaced quickly and with the label’s encouragement, the band had the time to develop material organically. Rather than gathering in a single studio for months, they embraced a modern workflow; ideas were born in home studios, shaped independently, and then woven together through constant collaboration. Downes and Howe often acted as the central creative axis, with Howe, as producer, serving as the point through which all ideas eventually flowed.

Across Aurora, each track carries its own character. Some echo the classic approach, others push into new territory, but together they form a cohesive whole that honors the band’s heritage while embracing forward motion. With their 24th studio album, Yes demonstrate not just longevity, but a sustained curiosity, a desire to keep exploring, refining and discovering their capacity to create.

For more info, visit yesworld.com. 

Jethro Tull Announces 'Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition' Box Set

Jethro Tull's Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition brings together 1984’s Under Wraps with Ian Anderson's debut solo album Walk Into The Light, released in 1983. The two albums hold significant importance in Anderson's vast body of work, marking a notable shift from Jethro Tull's established sound. At the time, Anderson embraced cutting-edge technology, integrating synthesizers and drum machines. This was a considerable move away from the band's traditional folk roots and illustrated their ability to adapt to the evolving musical landscape.

This comprehensive five-CD, single Blu-Ray box set has been overseen by Anderson and includes both original albums extensively remixed twice by Bruce Soord - ‘2026 Drums’ and ‘Original Drums’ remixes. These discs also include associated recordings from that period. The fifth CD is a live recording from a BBC Radio 1 concert at The Hammersmith Odeon in 1984 and the Blu-Ray contains stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, along with promo videos from the era. The set comes complete with a 100-page book offering an extensive article on the making of the records.

Additionally, Walk Into The Light is available as single vinyl featuring Bruce Soord’s 2026 Drums remix and includes its own booklet. 

Pre-order Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition

Under Wraps is perhaps one of Jethro Tull’s most misunderstood albums, where the band fully embraced the electronic and synth-pop sounds of the ’80s focusing heavily on keyboards, drum machines, and a polished, synthetic production. Once reflecting on this period, Anderson said “We wanted to do something completely different with Under Wraps. It was about exploring the technology of the time and seeing how far we could push our sound into new territories. It was an experiment, and not everyone was ready for that kind of change from Jethro Tull.” 

Tracks like "Lap of Luxury" show Anderson’s attempt to fuse his lyrical storytelling with the cold, often detached soundscapes of the era, creating a unique, if divisive, chapter in their discography. The album has grown to be appreciated for its bold experimentation, showcasing Anderson’s willingness to risk the band’s established identity for artistic exploration.

Walk Into Light combines sophisticated, cutting-edge electro-pop songs with typically pointed and uncompromising sociological lyrical observations. This album was a brave reinvention of an established identity – made in conjunction with keyboardist Peter-John Vetesse – the album reflected Anderson’s growing fascination with modern life, technology, and isolation.

In other Jethro Tull news, the UK leg of the band’s The Curiosity Tour starts on April 19. Tickets are available from jethrotull.com/tour-dates/ and from venue box offices.

April 2026

19 – Perth, Concert Hall

20 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall

22 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall

23 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall Newcastle

25 - Bradford, St George’s Hall

26 – Salford Quays, The Lowry

28 – Liverpool, Philharmonic

29 – Sheffield, City Hall

May 2026

2 - Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall

3 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall

5 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall

6 – London, The London Palladium

8 – Basingstoke, The Anvil

9 – Swansea, Brangwyn Hall

10 – Bristol, Beacon Theatre

12 – Truro, Hall for Cornwall

13 – Bournemouth, Pavilion Theatre

15 – Southampton, Guildhall

16 – Eastbourne, Congress Theatre

Dave Mason Releases Children’s Book Inspired By Traffic Song

After more than six decades on the road, singer-songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dave Mason is embarking on a new creative chapter. The co-founder of groundbreaking band Traffic has announced the release of his first-ever children’s book, Hole In My Shoe, a reimagining of the whimsical 1967 song that launched his extraordinary career.

In September 2025, Dave Mason made the difficult decision to retire from touring after 60 remarkable years, citing ongoing health challenges. While recuperating at his home in Maui, he revisited an idea that had lived quietly with him for decades — transforming his 1967 composition “Hole In My Shoe,” written at just 19 years old, into a children’s book.

“‘Hole In My Shoe’ was the first song I ever wrote,” says Mason. “Released by Traffic in 1967, it spent 14 weeks on the UK charts, climbed to #2, and has carried its charm ever since. Now, it’s been reimagined as a children’s book for all ages. I’ve had the lyrics beautifully illustrated and re-recorded the song, which is included as a download inside the book — and it’s the only way you can hear it.”

The new recording features acclaimed guitarist John McFee of The Doobie Brothers, who also mastered the track, while Mason’s wife, Winifred, lends her voice to the spoken passages, adding a deeply personal touch.

Long celebrated as an “everywhere man,” Mason’s career includes collaborations with Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Graham Nash, Cass Elliot, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Spencer Davis Group, and Eric Clapton — a testament to his enduring and far-reaching influence on rock music.

Originally written during his time with Traffic, “Hole In My Shoe” emerged from the band’s free-flowing, experimental spirit. Its surreal lyrics and psychedelic sound helped propel it up the UK charts, becoming the band’s first major hit. Yet despite its success, the song was never performed live due to its complexity, remaining a deeply personal piece in Mason’s catalog.

The roots of the song stretch even further back. As a child, Mason spent 14 months in a hospital, immobilized while recovering from a serious hip condition. During that time, his imagination flourished—an experience he now believes helped shape his early songwriting instincts.

Now, at nearly 80 years old and newly retired from touring, Mason has come full circle.

“It brings great satisfaction,” he reflects, “to revisit my first creative endeavor. A lot of miles and music have happened since then, and that song opened a door to a life bigger and better than I ever imagined.”

Hole In My Shoe is illustrated by Jillian Dister and includes a QR code for a free exclusive download of the updated recording. The project bridges past and present—linking the first song Mason ever wrote with his most recent recording to date.

Though retired from touring, Dave Mason remains creatively engaged in his home studio, revisiting and reworking material from across his six-decade career. He also hosts his monthly NewHD Radio show, Feelin’ Alright, which continues to gain momentum — three episodes have already aired, with episode four set for April 15. The May installment will air on May 8th and is set to celebrate Mason’s 80th birthday, featuring surprise messages from friends and collaborators, along with a curated selection of their favorite Dave Mason songs, making for a truly special broadcast.

With Hole In My Shoe, Dave Mason invites a new generation into his imaginative world proving that even after a lifetime of music, the story is still unfolding.

To purchase the book, head over to davemasonmusic.com/hole-in-my-shoe-book

'Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition' Movie Tickets Available, Trailer Released

 

With unprecedented access to the official archives and intimate recollections from the

band, both current and past, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition invites fans to experience one

of the most iconic journeys in music history. The film is set to hit theaters on May 7 for a limited time only in the US and Canada and on general wide release throughout the rest of the world. Tickets are now available at ironmaidenfilm.com.

Spanning five decades, this electrifying documentary charts the band’s rise from the pubs of East London to the world’s biggest stadiums. Featuring exclusive interviews with band members and contributors such as Javier Bardem, Lars Ulrich and Chuck D, as well as all-new animated sequences of the band's mascot, Eddie, the film offers a rare and intimate look at Iron Maiden’s uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their truly global army of fans.

Check out the official trailer for the film below.

Formed in East London in 1975, Iron Maiden has grown into one of the world’s most influential and enduring rock bands. Across 50 years, they have released 17 studio albums, sold over 100 million records, and performed almost 2,500 concerts in 64 countries.

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition arrives as the band continues its two-year “Run For Your Lives” world tour, which included a triumphant homecoming performance at London Stadium a short distance from where it all began five decades ago.

A recently announced, one-of-a-kind celebration named EddFest in historic Knebworth Park, England, on July 11, forms part of over 50 shows worldwide in 2026.

For more info, visit ironmaiden.com.