Beatles' Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones collaborate as surviving bandmates recapture glory days
foxnews.comPaul McCartney and the Rolling Stones are coming together to make new music. The 80-year-old founding member of The Beatles recently hit the studio in Los Angeles with Mick Jagger, 79, and Keith Richards, 79, where McCartney laid down a bass track for the Rolling Stones' upcoming album, a representative for the band confirmed to the Guardian.
While Variety had previously reported that both surviving members of The Beatles, McCartney and Ringo Starr, 82, would be featured on the album, the Stones' representative told the outlet that Starr was not involved with band's new release, which has yet to be officially announced, and McCartney played bass on one song.
The forthcoming album will be the Stones' 31st studio album and their first album of original compositions since 2005's platinum-certified "A Bigger Bang." In 2016, they released an album of blues covers titled "Blue & Lonesome," which won the 2018 Grammy Award for traditional blues album of the year.
It was the Rolling Stones' first Grammy Award in 23 years. According to Variety, Andrew Watt will produce the band's new endeavor.The 32-year-old, who won the Grammy Award for producer of the year in 2021, has collaborated on albums with a long list of notable artists and acts including McCartney, Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Pearl Jam, and Eddie Vedder.
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