Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – The Rolling Stones today announced the release of their new studio album “Foreign Tongues,” arriving July 10 from Capitol Records.
The 14-track collection follows less than three years after the band’s well-received Grammy Award-winning “Hackney Diamonds.”
Lead single “In the Stars” was released digitally today alongside the album’s opening track “Rough and Twisted.” “In The Stars” receives a physical release on May 15th.
The band has teased the upcoming release, including a release of the track “Rough and Twisted” only on vinyl under the name The Cockroaches.
”Foreign Tongues” was recorded in less than one month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed “Hackney Diamonds.”
Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan also played on the recording with a special appearance from late Stones drummer hCharlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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.”
Richards said, “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.”
Wood said, “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 cover artwork is a painting created by American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn who said, “Creating the album cover for the Rolling Stones is an artistic honor - a dialogue with one of the most enduring forces in cultural history.”
The track list for the record was not released.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night, died peacefully at the age of 83 at his home in Studio City, Cal. on Monday.
Negron’s lead vocals appear on classics like “Joy To The World (Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog),” “One (Is The Loneliest Number),” “Easy To Be Hard,” “Old Fashioned Love Song” and “The Show Must Go On.”
Charles Negron II was born June 8, 1942 to Charles Negron, a Puerto Rican nightclub performer, and Elizabeth Rooke. The couple divorced when he was two years old. He grew up in the Bronx, playing basketball and singing in doo wop groups from an early age. He was recruited by Allan Hancock College and, later, California State University to play basketball, bringing him to Los Angeles where he continued to explore work in music.
In 1967, he joined Danny Hutton and the late Cory Wells to form Three Dog Night, a vocal trio focused on harmonies. The band was expanded to include guitarist Michael Allsup, and the late musicians Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, and Floyd Sneed. Hutton and Allsup are the last living members of the original band, and continue to tour as Three Dog Night.
After decades of estrangement between him and fellow Three Dog Night founder, Danny Hutton, the two men met last year in a timely effort to exchange apologies and bury the hatchet.
The band’s success was stymied by fractions internally, and fell apart at their peak. Negron’s drug addiction overtook him. He ended up on Los Angeles’ notorious Skid Row for a time. After many rehabilitation attempts, he finally got clean in 1991 and went on to have a solo career, releasing seven albums between ‘95 and 2017. He released a book, “Three Dog Nightmare,” in 1999, a recount of the ups and downs of his life.
In his later years, Negron continued to tour heavily, even through chronic COPD for three decades. The COVID-19 pandemic sidelined him permanently, as touring became impossibly unsafe with his condition. In his final months, he battled heart failure in addition to the COPD.
He is survived by his wife Ami Albea Negron, his children Shaunti Negron Levick, Berry Oakley, Charles Negron III, Charlotte Negron, and Annabelle Negron, his brother Rene (Jody) Negron, sister Denise (Janey) Negron, his 9 grandchildren, 5 nieces and 2 nephews, as well as his children’s mothers, Paula Servetti, Julia Negron, Robin Silna and Kate Vernon.