Mick Jagger Talks Olivia Rodrigo and AI Music as Rolling Stones' New Album 'Foreign Tongues' Lands Billboard Cover

The Rolling Stones have landed the cover of the latest Billboard issue on the strength of their 27th studio album, Foreign Tongues. Following its mid-July 2026 release, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sat for separate interviews touching on the album's direction, Jagger discussing Olivia Rodrigo, and where AI-generated music currently stands in the industry.

The album and the interview

Foreign Tongues follows a stretch of live shows and reissue projects for the band, with Stereogum calling it "a compelling listen." Billboard's cover story features Jagger and Richards interviewed individually rather than together.

Jagger weighed in on Olivia Rodrigo and on how AI-generated music is affecting the current landscape, while Richards spoke about the creative process behind the new record. The full interviews run in the latest issue of Billboard; the account was relayed by Stereogum on Thursday, July 17, 2026 (Taiwan time).

Context: The Rolling Stones' recent run

Foreign Tongues is the band's 27th studio album and one of the releases to arrive under the Rolling Stones name since the death of drummer Charlie Watts. The band has remained active on the touring circuit in recent years, and the new album signals their creative output hasn't slowed.