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Ronnie Wood is back to full solo sets after more than 16 years, with Imelda May in the company. On IORR, a specialist Rolling Stones fan forum, reaction is mixed but warming: some listeners hear the band tightening up, while others still want more bite and deeper solo cuts.
3 sources · View evidenceThe Rolling Stones released the 14-track Foreign Tongues on 10 July through Polydor and Universal. Recorded at Metropolis with Andrew Watt, it is a proper new chapter rather than archive housekeeping.
1 source · View evidenceUniversal Music Japan has set 25 September for eight limited paper-sleeve SHM-CD editions. Brussels Affair and the Wembley 1982 set are also getting standalone CD releases — the two collector details worth clocking.
1 source · View evidenceMick Jagger and Ronnie Wood hosted a launch gathering beside the Thames, capped by a 500-drone light show set to In the Stars. Loud, literal and very much built for a new-album moment.
1 source · View evidenceThe Stones released Jealous Lover with a video featuring Anya Taylor-Joy and Charles Melton. Its companion track, Divine Intervention, brings Robert Smith into the Foreign Tongues picture on guitar.
1 source · View evidenceKeith Richards told Uncut he was unsure whether full tours remain possible because of the travel, but he left the door open to residencies. That distinction may shape the Stones' next live chapter.
1 source · View evidenceThe official six-part podcast follows the making of Foreign Tongues, with Norah Jones narrating and the first episode dated 25 June. For listeners who want the record's working parts, this is the useful companion piece.
1 source · View evidenceThe official FIFA World Cup 2026 album, released on 5 June, includes a Rolling Stones remix of In the Stars. An unexpected side road for the single, but a sizeable one.
1 source · View evidenceMick Jagger told BBC Radio 2 that he wants to tour with the Stones again, while ruling out this year as the likely moment. The appetite is there; the timetable is not.
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