Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music
Get our Now Hear This email for free
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will apparently come together on the new Rolling Stones album.
The two surviving Beatles have reportedly recorded parts on the new Stones album, which will be produced by Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt.
Multiple sources told Variety that Starr has played drums on the new album, while McCartney has recorded bass for certain tracks.
According to the sources, recording sessions went ahead in Los Angeles, with the album almost ready to be mixed.
The new Rolling Stones album is yet to be announced, but the band has given several clues that a record is in the works.
Recommended
- Heaven knows he’s miserable now: Morrissey shares morose-sounding tracklist for new album
- Harry Styles ‘disgusts’ fans by performing Australian tradition during live show
- Liam Neeson explains why he would have turned down rumoured James Bond role
The band’s guitarist, Keith Richards said “there’s some new music on its way” on his Instagram post in January.
This would not be the first time The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have crossed over. The Stones’ first hit record was actually a cover of the Beatles song “I Wanna Be Your Man”.
Lennon and McCartney later sang backing vocals on the Stones’ song “We Love You”.
Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sit opposite each other on a train at Euston Station in 1967
(Getty Images)
The new Stones record is also reportedly set to include drumming parts from late drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021, aged 80.
Recommended
Richards appeared to confirm that Watts had recorded parts on the record before he had died in a Los Angeles Times interview, saying “you haven’t heard the last of Charlie Watts”.
Watts has now been replaced by the band’s long term collaborator, Steve Jordan.
✕
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
SubscribeAlready subscribed? Log in{{/url}}