Ringo Starr Announces New Country Album, Long Long Road, Shares Lead Single "It's Been Too Long"

On Tuesday (March 3), Ringo Starr announced that he will release his new country album, Long Long Road, on April 24th via Universal Music. This record continues the 85-year-old music legend's ongoing collaboration with producer T Bone Burnett following 2025's Look Up. The Beatles drummer also unveiled the project's first single, "It's Been Too Long," featuring a collaboration with Molly Tuttle and Sarah Jarosz. Starr said, "I'm blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records. After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one just sort of happened." The 10-track album was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with musicians Burnett calls The Texans, named after a 1959 Liverpool band Starr played with. Additional special guests on the album include Billy Strings, Sheryl Crow, and St. Vincent. Starr's spring tour with His All Starr Band begins May 28th in Temecula, California.