However, Sony Music fully consolidated global digital distribution rights in mid-August 2026, and copyright notices for Queen releases now mention both Queen Productions (a Sony-owned international holder of Queen recording copyrights) and Hollywood Records in all territories.
Sony Music assumed international distribution rights on 1 July 2026, with new physical re-releases bearing the Columbia Records logo.
The album was later released on digital streaming services on May 1.
It was released exclusively for Record Store Day 2026 on April 18.
On February 4, 2026, the band announced Open Your Heart or Die Trying , an ambient companion album based on Pink Elephant .
The song ” Opening Night ” was released on 22 January.
On 20 January 2026, Arctic Monkeys announced they would be releasing a new single as part of an upcoming project with charity organisation War Child , later revealed to be the compilation album Help(2) .
On October 30, 2025, the band publicly announced via Instagram that members Win Butler and Régine Chassagne had decided to separate.
On 13 September 2025, May and Taylor performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the Last Night of the Proms in celebration of the song’s fiftieth anniversary, accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and with theatrical tenor Sam Oladeinde providing the lead vocal.
On June 9, 2025, the band were musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed “Circle of Trust”.