U2 is preparing to release its first studio album of new songs in nearly nine years. Multiple outlets report that the band has already released a new single ahead of the album, with the single coming out on Tuesday. The forthcoming album is described as the group’s first collection of new studio material since its prior era of releases, and it is expected later this year.
Details about the album’s title are not confirmed in the reports, and it is referred to as an untitled project in some coverage. The announcements also tie the album release timeline directly to the new single, indicating that U2 is using the track to preview the upcoming studio work.
While the sources align on the broad release schedule—new single first, album later this year—they provide limited additional information about track listing, collaborators, or release dates. The coverage also continues to identify the band’s frontman, Bono, as a central figure in the announcement, but the key shared elements across the reports are the timing and the fact that this marks U2’s return with a studio album after a nine-year gap.
