Johnny Depp’s showbiz return after Amber Heard showdown will be an album with Jeff Beck

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victorious courtroom showdown with ex-wife Amber Heard — a new album with guitar god Jeff Beck.The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star has already joined the “Hi Ho Silver Lining” rocker on a series of high-profile UK gigs — even missing the court decision ruling that he was defamed by his ex.Hard-living Depp, 58, didn’t mention his $15 million win during his latest appearance, in Gateshead — but buddy Beck referred to it, according to the BBC, who quoted him as saying, “What a result.”The guitar maestro then revealed what his Hollywood star pal was going to do next — teasing the crowd about the upcoming album while gushing about their friendship.“I met this guy five years ago and we’ve never stopped laughing since,” Beck told the crowd, according to the BBC.“We actually made an album.

I don’t know how it happened. It will be out in July,” he said.The pair already released their first single as a duo, a cover of John Lennon’s “Isolation,” in April, calling themselves “musical soulmates.”At the time, Beck explained that they had “been working on music together for a while now.”“You’ll be hearing more from Johnny and me in a little while,” the one-time Yardbird teased fans at the time.Depp has increasingly turned his back on Hollywood to focus on music — calling it his first love — most famously in the Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry.He was clearly “having fun” at Thursday’s show, Beck fan James Pallister, 32, told the BBC.“He looked really happy.