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Forbes
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Ringo Starr Casually Announces A New Album
Ringo Starr confirms he's recording a new album with T Bone Burnett, following the Americana-leaning ... More Look Up, which arrived earlier in 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JULY 07: Ringo Starr attends Ringo's Peace & Love Birthday Celebration at Beverly Hills Garden Park on July 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo byfor ABA) Ringo Starr's energy shows no sign of waning, even though the celebrated musician recently turned 85. After more than six decades in the spotlight, the legendary drummer is not only still touring, he's expanding his musical horizons in ways few could have expected, and continuing to produce more new music. Just months after releasing Look Up, his first full-length in more than half a decade, Starr recently shared some good news via an announcement that confirms that more new work is on the way. A Follow-Up to Look Up In a video Starr shared recently on YouTube, the former Beatle revealed that he is already working on a new album, and the project sees him reuniting with the producer who helped him produce his latest genre-shifting effort. 'I'm in the studio here now doing another album with T Bone [Burnett]. Thank you, Lord. Woo. Yeah,' he said in the clip. He jokingly referred to the album's working title as Look Up Two, but then added with a smile, 'I don't think it'll be called that.' Few Details Are Available For the moment, details about Starr's upcoming album are scarce, but that's likely only because it's still early days when it comes to putting the project together. The set, which doesn't have a real title or release date yet, will be Starr's twenty-second as a soloist. Look Up Was Something Different The upcoming effort will follow Look Up, his country-leaning full-length released in January 2025, which marked his first studio album in nearly six years. That project was a stylistic pivot for Starr, as it leaned into Americana and roots sounds. Fans embraced the sonic move, and Look Up was a relative commercial success in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Touring Picks Up Again in September While Starr is focused on recording for now, he'll soon be back on the road. The second leg of his U.S. tour is set to kick off on September 10 in Chicago. The next piece of the run will wrap with a six-night Las Vegas residency at the Venetian Theatre, which opens on September 17 and runs through September 27. Ringo Starr's Creative Push This upcoming collection will seemingly build on the momentum of Look Up, which earned praise for everything from the production to Starr's decision to try something new and focus on a style that's growing in popularity. The album featured guest contributions from Billy Strings, Lucius, Molly Tuttle, and Alison Krauss, who all rank among the most celebrated names in Americana at the moment.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zach Bryan Scores $350 Million in Blockbuster Label, Publishing Deals
In a pair of blockbuster deals totaling $350 million, Zach Bryan has re-upped with Warner Records and, separately, either has sold or is in the process of selling his publishing catalog, sources tell Variety. Bryan's team had long been negotiating with Warner, but the recorded-music deal, which sources say is for at least two albums, was just concluded Sunday night. While it was clear that Warner was determined to keep him — despite Bryan's social media post in January about releasing 'one final major label album' — the company faced stiff competition from Universal. More from Variety Tim Hinshaw's Free Lunch Agency Partners With Warner Records, Launches Label With Signees Syd and Alex Isley Mike Chester Promoted to General Manager of Warner Records Blackpink's Jisoo Signs With Warner Records for Solo Releases Sources say the buyer of the publishing catalog is a new entity, apparently called the Merrit Group, that is helmed by Cameron Strang, who was previously CEO of both Warner Bros. Records and Warner Chappell Music publishing, although details about the company and the deal are unclear. Strang left Warner Chappell in 2015 and the label two years later, and has largely kept a low profile in the music industry since then. He had launched the Americana-leaning indie label New West in 1998 and Southside Independent Publishing in 2004, the latter of which was acquired by Warner Chappell in 2010, shortly before he took over that company. Reps for Bryan, Strang, Warner and Bryan's attorney David Jacobs declined or did not respond to Variety's requests for comment. The new label deal was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter. Bryan, one of the biggest recording artists in the world, has been Warner Records' top performer for nearly three years, beginning with the success of his 2022 breakthrough album, 'American Heartbreak.' He signed with Warner, in partnership with his own Belting Bronco label, shortly after he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 2021, having released his first two albums independently while he was still in the service. Since then he has risen rapidly to a stadium-level artist, with three multiplatinum studio albums that spawned hit singles like 'Something in the Orange,' 'Pink Skies' and the Kacey Musgraves duet 'I Remember Everything.' He also has released a pair of live albums. This summer, Bryan will headline AEG's massive Hyde Park BST festival in London, and just a few weeks later will perform at the 107,000-capacity Michigan Stadium. Bryan teased an upcoming film in the same post as the 'final' major label album via a voice note from actor Matthew McConaughey. In a clip posted to Instagram, Bryan enlists McConaughey to announce the film 'Motorbreath,' which he suggests will document Bryan and his friends recording his final album for Warner Records. 'This is not a film about a band,' says McConaughey. 'This is a film about a boy from Oklahoma, a boy who joined the Navy with a love of writing. That writing connected with people — a lot of people. This film is about a group of best friends taking a two-week motorcycle ride across America while recording one final major label album. Oh, and the title of the film, you ask? 'Motorbreath.'' Best of Variety Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Sign in to access your portfolio
