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The Black Keyskick off the New Year with the release of their new single Beautiful People Stay High. The song arrives alongside the announcement of the multipleGrammy Awardwinning, Akron, Ohio natives twelfth studio album,Ohio Players. An extensive international tour will be announced at a later date. Written by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney with longtime friends Dan The Automator Nakamura and Beck, the celebratory, joyful Beautiful People Stay High is one of several songs on the album that feature collaborations between the band and various additional friends and colleagues, including Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, and others. Speaking on the collaborative nature of the album, Carney shares, We had this epiphany We can call our friends to help us make music. Its funny because we both write songs with other people Dan all the time as a solo artist and producer, me when I039m producing a record. Thats what we do. Auerbach adds, No matter who we work with, it never feels like we039re sacrificing who we are. It only feels like it adds some special flavor. We just expanded that palette with people we wanted to work with. We were there to support them and their ideas, to do whatever we could to see that moment flourish. But when it came time to finish the album, it was just Pat and me. We039d never worked harder to make a record, he continues. It039s never taken us this long to make an album. We took our time and did it right. What we wanted to accomplish with this record was make something that was fun, Carney says. And something that most bands 20 years into their career dont make, which is an approachable, fun record that is also cool. While makingOhio Players, a title inspired by the legendary Dayton, OH funk band of the same name, The Black Keys were also DJing dance parties in cities around the world that they called record hangs, spinning 45s from their own eclectic and growing collections. Mojoreports, The spirit of those parties infused the albums DNA. Thats been the fun of it, says Auerbach. Letting go a little bit. The Black Keys first introduced Beautiful People Stay High to audiences via a string of mysterious teasers across social media platforms at the start of year. The band will make their debut live performance of the song at iHeartRadios ALTer Ego concert at the Hondo Center in Anaheim, CA on January 13 the show begins at 7pm PT. About The Black KeysFormed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys are singerguitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Last year, the duo received two Grammy nominations for their eleventh studio albumDropout Boogie. The Black Keys have been called rock royalty by the Associated Press and one of the best rock n roll bands on the planet byUncut. Cutting their teeth playing small clubs, the band has gone on to sell out arena tours and has released eleven previous studio albums the debutThe Big Come Up2002, followed byThickfreakness2003 andRubber Factory2004, along with their releases on Nonesuch RecordsMagic Potion2006,Attack amp Release2008,Brothers2010,El Camino2011,Turn Blue2014, Lets Rock 2019,Delta Kream2021, andDropout Boogie2022. The band has won six Grammy Awards and a BRIT and headlined festivals in North America, South America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.
