UPCOMING album Hackney Diamonds is their first original music in 18 years and The Rolling Stones are marking the occasion in style.
I can reveal Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood are filming a new documentary showing the making of the record.
I’m hoping there will be some drama in it, too, as they’ve teamed up with the firm behind The Kardashians to make it.
A source said: “Stones fans are in for a treat as they’re not only getting a new album, but a documentary film too.
“The band have been working with Fulwell 73 on the production. They’re the team behind The Kardashians’ big deal with Hulu.
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“The film will chart the band as they started working on the 12 tracks which appear on Hackney Diamonds.
Slick production
“It will give followers an intimate and candid look at Mick, Keith and Ronnie as they work their magic in the studio, including the banter between them.
“There will also be nods to Charlie Watts, as this is the first record the band have made since he passed away in 2021.
“It includes scenes from their big Press event at the Hackney Empire too, where they premiered the video for Angry with Sydney Sweeney.
“It’s a very slick production and it will be amazing when it’s edited and the final cut is complete.”
Hackney Diamonds is released on October 20 and the band have high hopes it will be their 14th chart topper.
Yesterday the Stones unveiled the full album tracklist, with insiders revealing Sweet Sounds Of Heaven, which is expected to be their next single, runs for a whopping seven minutes and 22 seconds.
The rockers teamed up with Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder for the track.
The album also pays tribute to late bandmate Charlie — he played drums on two of the tracks before he died in August 2021.
Keith said: “Ever since Charlie has been gone it’s different, he’s number four. He’s missing, and of course he’s missed incredibly, but thanks to Charlie we have Steve Jordan who was his recommendation.
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“He’s been a friend of ours so he was a natural progression. It would have been a lot harder without Charlie’s blessing.”
As a big fan of the Stones, I am looking forward to seeing what goes on behind closed doors.
Shania blue them away
SHANIA Twain's might have looked blue in this all-denim outfit – but her mood was anything but as she kicked off her UK tour.
The singer said she was “having the time of her life” while performing at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Thursday night, the first of her fortnight of shows across the country.
She gushed: “I’ve never had so much fun in my life on stage than this year. And I just want to thank you for being here with me to celebrate, because I’m having the time of my life.
“I’m enjoying life and music and everything so much more than I ever have before.
“I wish I had learned to do this so many years earlier in my life, but it’s never too late.”
Jade slams baby claims
JADE Thirlwall has reacted to online speculation she is expecting her first child after gaining weight.
She hit out in an Instagram post after sharing photos with a bag covering her tummy, which led fans to question whether she’s expecting.
The Little Mix singer wrote: “Off the back of my band mates and sisters having beautiful children I’ve stopped counting the amount of times I’ve been asked if I’m ‘next’, when am I having kids or am I pregnant.
“I am a thick skinned woman who got a little thicker over the past year or so and that’s OK.
“Have in mind when commenting on another person’s body – if you don’t know, don’t say it. You don’t know their personal situation.”
With her former bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock back in the charts with her new track My Love, I can reveal Jade is all but wrapped with her debut album.
The singer replied “it’s made” to a fan on Instagram as they begged for the record.
Little Mix went on hiatus 16 months ago, so it’s time.
Sia: My split woe
SIA was so depressed following her 2016 divorce that she barely left her bed for three years.
The Australian singer is gearing up to release her first studio album of new music since This Is Acting seven years ago, and blames the delay on her separation from filmmaker Erik Anders Lang.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, she said: “I got divorced – that was such a dark time I was in bed for three years, severely depressed. .
“Then I started again, just little bits and pieces. Finally, we had enough good songs to make an album.”
She has just dropped lead single Gimme Love.
Her tenth album Reasonable Woman is set for release in spring next year.
