On his just-released new single, “Time on My Hands,” Ringo Starr sings, “The lesson’s been learned / I’m over her now / That bridge has been burned.” But one bridge that Starr definitely never burned is the one connecting him to country music.

Ringo Starr will release a new album early next year. Look Up is a country record consisting of 11 original songs, most of them cowritten by the album’s producer, T Bone Burnett. The former Beatle cowrote one of the new songs in addition to playing drums and singing on the project.

Ringo Starr has revealed that he is releasing a new country album, Look Up, on January 10, 2025. The forthcoming 11-song record was produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, and was recorded earlier this year in Nashville and Los Angeles.

"I have loved Ringo Starr and his playing and his singing and his aesthetic for as long as I can (or care to) remember," said Grammy-winning producer/songwriter Burnett, 76, in a

Look Up is out on January 10th, 2025, and features appearances from Alison Krauss, Billy Strings, and Molly Tuttle. Ringo Starr Returning to Country with New Album Produced by T Bone Burnett Eddie Fu