During an interview with UK tabloid The Sun, The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood confirmed the publication's earlier claims that the band will release a new album in summer 2023.

 Wood: "We are recording the new album now and we are going to LA in a few weeks to carry it on and finish it off."

Wood also revealed that late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died last year at 80 years-old, is on "some of the tracks." His replacement, Steve Jordan, tracked the other songs.

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Watts joined The Rolling Stones in January 1963 as their drummer, while doubling as designer of their record sleeves and tour stages. He was the only Rolling Stones member other than Mick Jagger or Keith Richards to have been featured on all of their studio albums.

On Charlie Watts, in the band’s own words:

Mick Jagger: “I miss Charlie on many levels. Like, I miss wanting to play him this new groove and I want to say how badly England have done in the Test match yesterday. You know, I miss him a lot.”

Keith Richards: ”I am still dealing with it. Charlie was the engine. The best drummer England has ever produced. People like Charlie Watts are very hard to put in a pocket. They don’t make pockets for people like Charlie. He is a totally unique guy.”

Ronnie Wood: “When Charlie passed, we were mind-blown. We have the spirit of Charlie playing with us all the time. One word – particular. Clothes had a layer of tissue paper between each shirt, each sock, each underpant, each jacket. Pristine would be the word. Not one thing out of place.”