Rolling Stones to release ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ first studio album in 18 years

New album: Mick Jagger, flanked by Rolling Stones bandmates Ron Wood, left, and Keith Richards, will announce details about their first studio album since 2005. (Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

September 04, 2023 at 8:34 pm EDT

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but the Rolling Stones still like it.

The group announced the release of its first studio album in 18 years on Monday, Variety reported. Titled “Hackney Diamonds,” it will be the group’s first studio effort since 2005′s “A Bigger Bang,” according to Billboard.

It is also the Rolling Stones’ first studio album without original drummer Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021.

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The group will provide full details on Wednesday at an event that will be held in the Hackney district of East London, Variety reported. Frontman Mick Jagger, lead guitarist Keith Richards and guitarist Ron Wood will be interviewed live by “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, according to the entertainment news website.

The interview will be streamed live on the Rolling Stones’ YouTube channel at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

“Hackney may be at the heart of ‘Hackney Diamonds,’ but this is a truly global moment we want to share with fans around the world via YouTube,” the Rolling Stones said in a statement.

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1965 English drummer Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, circa 1965. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Antonia Hille/Getty Images)

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