Hackney Diamonds is the twenty-fourth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 20 October 2023 on Polydor.

Produced by Andrew Watt, it features guest contributions from Elton John, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman.

[6] The band's last album of original material was A Bigger Bang in 2005; however, they continued to release occasional tracks, such as "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot" for the compilation GRRR!

Jagger was frustrated with the slow process of recording and proposed to Richards after their touring ended in August 2022 that they would choose 14 February 2023 as a due date for their new album.

[19] Final recording for the album began in December 2022, with 23 total tracks finished in January 2023 and mixing done in late February or early March.

[29] On 17 August 2023, an advertisement appeared in the Hackney Gazette teasing the album, referencing several Rolling Stones song titles and displaying their tongue logo.

[18] On 22 August, social media profiles posted new artwork by Paulina Almira, and Universal Music Group debuted a website to promote the release, on which a countdown appeared and solicited questions for the band.

[30][31][32][33] The group posted links to the site on their social media accounts on 29 August and showed photos of their lip logo projected on various monuments around the world.

[34] These projections continued to 2 September,[35] when the band previewed a short snippet of "Angry" on the website dontgetangrywithme.com, which experienced instability and frequent errors that some interpreted as being intentional.

[36] On 4 September, the album was officially announced, as were the plans for a livestream with television host Jimmy Fallon[37] where more information would be revealed and the lead single would be premiered.

Fallon interviewed the band, who revealed the album's track list and release date, as well as alluding to various guest musicians, and answered questions sent in from fans.

The music video for "Angry" premiered after the interview concluded, which features actress Sydney Sweeney being driven through Los Angeles in a red convertible, with the band members singing to her from large billboards along the way.

[43] Shortly after the newspaper advertisement implying the album release, 12 songs were registered to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers under the names of Jagger–Richards, with three tracks co-written by Andrew Watt.

[50] As the release date drew near, the band began rehearsing for a supporting tour,[51] and raised the possibility of virtual reality avatars for future performances.

[52] While no tour dates were announced by the time of the album release, the band played a seven-song set on 19 October 2023 at the 650-capacity Racket (fka Highline Ballroom) in New York City with Lady Gaga as they made promotional television appearances.

The limited edition 2CD version includes the standard album on CD 1 paired with Live at Racket, NYC on CD 2 which features the seven tracks the band performed at the launch event on 19 October 2023 at the Racket in New York, including debut live performances of "Angry", "Bite My Head Off", "Whole Wide World" and "Sweet Sounds of Heaven" (the latter song with Lady Gaga).

[69][70][71][72] Tim Cumming (The Arts Desk) gave Hackney Diamonds 5 out of 5, for being "a bravura performance benefiting from the level of focus and detail the band".

[82] Edna Gundersen (AARP: The Magazine) called Hackney Diamonds the best Rolling Stones album since 1981's Tattoo You, in part due to the guest stars.

[92] Michael Elliott (No Depression) called the star of the album vocalist Mick Jagger, who "sneers, growls, and draws out syllables to make his point".

[93] Editors at Pitchfork rated the album 4.5 out of 10 and Grayson Haver Currin stated that "these titans of industry flail as they try to act their image rather than their age".

[66] David Browne (Rolling Stone) called it an album "worthy of multiple listens" and praised Steve Jordan's drumming.

[95] Jeremy Winograd (Slant Magazine) wrote that the "crisp, booming drums, hooky choruses, and livewire vocals have a radio-ready sheen without feeling forced, or compromising the Stones's essential traits".