THE ROLLING STONES UNVEIL NEW SINGLE ‘ANGRY’; ‘HACKNEY DIAMONDS’ SET FOR OCT. 20 RELEASE

The Rolling Stones  are set to release their forthcoming album, Hackney Diamonds, on October 20, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced during a press conference today (September 6).

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood sat down with Jimmy Fallon on a YouTube livestream  to talk about the record, which is their first since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.

Jagger joked that the band has been “lazy,” but revealed the record was completed quickly since recording sessions began in December.

The band also revealed that their late drummer, Charlie Watts,appears on two songs, which were recorded in 2019. They also confirmed that original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman appears on the record, as does special guest Lady Gaga. 

“I don’t want to be big headed, but we wouldn’t have put this album out if we didn’t really like it,” Jagger shared. “I mean we didn’t want to make just any record and put it out,” adding, “before we went in, we said we’ll go and make a record that we really love ourselves.”

The first single from the record, “Angry,” is out now. The band also debuted a new video featuring Euphoria and White Lotus  star Sydney Sweeney.

The album is produced by Andrew Watt, who also produced albums by Eddie Vedder, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Ozzy Osbourne,is available for preorder now.