Global music icons Duran Duran have unveiled their first new music of 2026 with “Free To Love”, the brand new single featuring longtime collaborator Nile Rodgers.

The song, which is accompanied by a Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video starring Clara Amfo, was made in association with Italian luxury perfumer Xerjoff.

The release follows the news that the band will headline London’s BST Hyde Park for the second time on July 5, supported by special guests Scissor Sisters.

An uplifting, high-energy track built around a euphoric groove, “Free To Love” was co-written by the legendary Nile Rodgers. The new single delivers an explosive strain of cyber-funk – fun, immediate and built for the dancefloor, while carrying a message of positivity, openness and love in the face of a very divided world.

Introducing “Free To Love,” Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon said, “‘Free To Love’ is disco for the 2020s. It’s up-beat and up-tempo; it’s about freedom; it’s about loving the modern world instead of hating it, and that is something we need right now. Be free! Be free to love!”

Keyboardist Nick Rhodes adds, “Every time we plug in and play with Nile, the electricity he generates could light up a whole city. We share a common belief that music is a force for good and something that brings positive energy into the world. ‘Free To Love’ is our call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding to prevail. An anthem for freedom, which is the most valuable currency we have, and something that should be truly and freely available for everyone, everywhere. ‘Free To Love’ has a simple message, there is nothing more important than freedom and love. We certainly need a lot more of both in the world right now.

“Free To Love” is the latest in a long line of Duran Duran x Nile Rodgers collaborations that first began with a remix of the iconic No. 1 smash single, “The Reflex,” more than four decades ago.

Speaking about their latest work, Rodgers said, “True love is free and unconditional. My love for Duran Duran and what our music together has always been about, is the love we share for our song’s deepest meanings. Whatever chaos is going on outside, inside the studio we’re free to love our peace.”

Source: RTT Music News

Beatles legend Ringo Starr has released a new solo album, Long Long Road. The 10-song album, which is Ringo’s 22nd solo project, is a follow-up to last year’s chart topper Look Up.

Long Long Road is Starr’s second album in collaboration with American producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett. Daniel Tashian and Bruce Sugar co-produced the record.

Ringo co-wrote the album, which features collaborations with Sheryl Crow, Sarah Jarosz, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and St. Vincent.

“We’re talking about this Long Long Road I’ve been on – and I’ve been thinking about the road I’ve taken,” reflected Ringo. “Starting in Liverpool, being in several bands, then with The Beatles – all those stops on your walk of life, it’s so far out. What would have happened if I’d emigrated to Texas to be near Lightnin’ Hopkins? We don’t know. I could have taken another path, but I took this one and ended up here, still on this Long Long Road. I loved making this record with T Bone and I hope you enjoy listening to it.”

“I’ve loved Ringo’s playing and his singing for my whole life,” said T Bone, who produced the album. “And I always heard Ringo as a Texas artist; the way he played felt just like Texas music to me. Ringo Starr is a master musician and a recording artist of the highest caliber, and I wanted to surround him with these young masters, bringing in some of this extraordinary young energy that’s happening around Nashville for both of these records.”

T Bone Burnett co-wrote six of the ten songs in the record. Ringo and Bruce Sugar co-wrote two. Ringo Starr, Mark Hudson and Gary Burr wrote one, while Bernie Benjamin and George David Weiss penned one song.

Long Long Road Tracklist:

SIDE ONE

“Returning Without Tears”
“Baby Don’t Go”
“I Don’t See Me In Your Eyes Anymore”
“It’s Been Too Long”
“Why”

SIDE TWO

“You And I (Wave of Love)”
“My Baby Don’t Want Nothing”
“Choose Love”
“She’s Gone”
“Long Long Road”

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Rock legends ZZ Top have extended their 2026 The Big One! Tour by adding nearly two dozen new dates for this summer.

The newly announced concerts are scheduled for August and September. The new dates begin on August 4 in Chula Vista, California, and include stops in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Maine and Connecticut. The new dates wrap on September 18 in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Special guests include Cheap Trick and George Thorogood & The Destroyers on select dates.

Tickets for the new dates are on sale now at zztop.com/tour.

“It’s true that we’ve been spending a lot of time on the road, and the more we’re out there, the better it feels,” Billy F Gibbons noted in a press release announcing the new shows.

“It’s a good time for us and for the generations of fans who appreciate what we do,” he added. “We’ve been at it for quite a while – something like five decades – and it seems we’re getting good at it, so there’s no reason to slow things down. Let’s rock!”

ZZ Top launched the first leg of The Big One! Tour in March. In addition to their U.S. dates, they are heading to Europe in June and July and Mexico and South America in November.

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Universal Music Enterprises has announced a vinyl and digital reissue of Don Henley’s six-time platinum solo album The End Of The Innocence, due June 5th.

The album is newly remastered from the original analog tapes and will be available as a 2-LP set on 180-gram vinyl for the very first time. The remastered audio will also be available on the same date for streaming and digital download.

The End of the Innocence, Henley’s third solo studio album, was released on June 27, 1989, on Geffen Records, and was his last release on that label. It was also his last solo album before reforming the Eagles and it would be eleven years before he released another solo project, 2000’s Inside Job.

The End of the Innocence debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 and went on to become his best-selling solo album.

Featuring hits like the title track, which Henley wrote with Bruce Hornsby, “I Will Not Go Quietly,” which features Axl Rose, “The Last Worthless Evening,” “The Heart of the Matter” and “New York Minute,” The End Of Innocence has been certified six-times platinum.

Source: RTT Music News