On June 5, 2023, it was announced that the band would be featured on Taylor Swift ‘s re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) , on the song ” Electric Touch “.
The first single from Part II, “Down Here Waiting” made its radio debut in June 2023
On 1 June 2023, the band released the single, ” Amen! ” featuring Daryl Palumbo of Glassjaw and Lil Uzi Vert .
In June 2023, McCartney announced plans to release “the final Beatles record” later in the year, using Jackson’s de-mixing technology to extract Lennon’s voice from an old demo of a song that he had written as a solo artist.
Four months later, it was reported that Wyman would return for a song, more than 30 years after his departure from the band.
On May 30, 2023, for its 30th anniversary, the band released a remastered edition of their first album Dune , released originally in 1993.
On May 29, 2023, Trohman confirmed in an Instagram post that he had returned to the band.
The next day, the band played their first concert in eight years on 19 May 2023 at the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester .
The album was released on 19 May and featured 16 tracks from previous albums reworked, stripped, or re-recorded.
On 18 May 2023, Blur released ” The Narcissist “, the first single from their ninth studio album The Ballad of Darren .