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Michael Stipe Sets Solo Album for May 2027, With Single Due on New Year’s Eve
Former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe has set a date for his first solo album after years of waiting.
The first single and a video are due on New Year’s Eve 2026, according to Stipe.
The album is scheduled to arrive in May 2027 and does not yet have a title.
Stipe first teased the project’s premiere date four years ago, but has said he is in no rush to release it.
He is making the album with producer Andrew Watt, Andy LeMaster and other collaborators.
Stipe says the music is not topical, but that his identity and history as an activist make it deeply political in its own way.
Michael Stipe says his debut solo album is expected in May 2027.
The former R.E.M. singer-songwriter says the lead single and a video will arrive on New Year’s Eve 2026.
The album is still untitled.
Stipe is working on the project with Andrew Watt, Andy LeMaster and other collaborators.
He says the album is not topical, while describing it as deeply political because of his public profile and past work.
- Who
- Michael Stipe, former R.E.M. singer-songwriter.
- What
- He announced that his debut solo album is expected in May 2027, with a lead single and video due on New Year’s Eve 2026.
- When
- The single and video are due on New Year’s Eve 2026; the album is expected in May 2027.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
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Stipe told the New York Times Magazine he was “in no rush” to release his first solo album.
Stipe debuted a song from the project called “The Rest of Ever” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Stipe says the album’s lead single and a video will be released.
Stipe’s untitled debut solo album is expected to be released.
- Album release
- May 2027
- Lead single and video
- New Year’s Eve 2026
- Album title
- Untitled
- Collaborators
- Andrew Watt and Andy LeMaster
- Previously debuted song
- The Rest of Ever
What people are saying
five seconds into the new year, there will be a new song with a video setting up the album.
I think the rest of it should be a little bit of a surprise.
No, not at all
it is deeply, deeply political.
Sources
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