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Rolling Stones Announce “Foreign Tongues” Album, Cancel Tour

5/7/2026

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Rolling Stones Album

The Rolling Stones announced the album “Foreign Tongues,” set for July 10, 2026.
The album will feature Paul McCartney and Robert Smith as guests.
At a Conan O’Brien event in Brooklyn on May 5, 2026, the band debuted “In The Stars.”
The group cancelled a tour because members’ ages—Jagger and Richards 82, Wood 78—pose risks.
A vinyl “Rough And Twisted” sold in United Kingdom for £10.07 ($13.64) under alias The Cockroaches, prompting July-10 predictions.

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Watt Finishes Album

Producer Andrew Watt finished the 14-track Rolling Stones album in under a month.
Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn painted the cover, calling it a dialogue with the Stones’ cultural legacy.
A teaser using the alias “The Cockroaches” and multilingual billboards led fans to a sign-up portal.
The album will be released on CD, cassette, standard and limited-color vinyl, featuring Charlie Watts’ archival drum tracks recorded before his August 2021 death.

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Stones Appearances

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood will appear on The Tonight Show in May, Wednesday, Thursday and May 13.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Odessa A’zion and Lindsey Vonn attended the launch at the Williamsburgh Savings Bank, sipping rum.
Keith Richards’ schedule canceled a 2026 UK/European tour after the 2024 North American Hackney Diamonds tour was top-grossing.
Mick Jagger said the Mr. Ugly cover was hand-painted by Nathaniel Mary Quinn with no AI.

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Band Guides Fans

The campaign uses a “Cockroaches” website that posts GPS coordinates to guide fans to UK record stores, after poster teasers promoting the alias appeared in Camden Town, London before the album’s official reveal.
The white-label vinyl “Rough and Twisted” dropped on April 11, sold only at secret locations.
The single “In the Stars” streamed on May 5 when pre-order links opened, with CD and vinyl set for May 15 before the July 10 album.

History

Historical Context

After the Rolling Stones released Exile on Main St. in 1972—featuring guitarist Mick Taylor and prompting Allen Klein’s lawsuit over five songs—the album proved veteran rock acts could still deliver landmark records. In 2026 the band announced the collaborative album Foreign Tongues with Paul McCartney, Robert Smith and producer Andrew Watt, echoing that same collaborative spirit.

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Rolling Stones Album

The Rolling Stones announced the album “Foreign Tongues,” set for July 10, 2026.
The album will feature Paul McCartney and Robert Smith as guests.
At a Conan O’Brien event in Brooklyn on May 5, 2026, the band debuted “In The Stars.”
The group cancelled a tour because members’ ages—Jagger and Richards 82, Wood 78—pose risks.
A vinyl “Rough And Twisted” sold in United Kingdom for £10.07 ($13.64) under alias The Cockroaches, prompting July-10 predictions.

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