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At least one record label is happy to release new Morrissey<\/a> music. The Smiths\u2019 founder has signed a new contract with Sire Records, reports Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> three years after the singer\u2019s previous home, Capitol, shelved a finished album, and five years after BMG officially dropped<\/a> him (a development Moz blamed on new management and, uh, \u201cdiversity\u201d).<\/p>\n \u201cBMG have appointed a new Executive who does not want another Morrissey album,\u201d he wrote in a statement at the time. \u201cThe new BMG Executive has announced new plans for \u2018diversity\u2019 within BMG\u2019s artist roster, and all projected BMG Morrissey releases\/reissues have been scrapped. This news is perfectly in keeping with the relentless galvanic horror of 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n Morrissey has spent the ensuing years teasing two already-recorded, full-length followups to 2020\u2019s I am Not a Dog on a Chain<\/em>. The first, Bonfire of the Teenagers,<\/em> features Miley Cyrus, Chad Smith, Flea, and Iggy Pop. Initially, Capitol was set to release the album before it reportedly shelved it. \u201cEvery major label in London has refused Bonfire of Teenagers<\/em> whilst also admitting that it is a masterpiece,\u201d Morrissey told<\/a> The<\/em> Telegraph<\/em> in 2024. \u201cAnd although there is nothing insulting or antagonistic in the title track, label bosses say they are worried that The Guardian<\/em> would make their lives hell if they supported any such social awareness.\u201d Less is known about the second finished Moz album, You\u2019re Right, It\u2019s Time.<\/em><\/p>\n The Sire news comes after Morrissey was forced to cancel<\/a> two shows on his 2025 North American tour following an online death threat. That same month, the singer claimed<\/a> he was selling his rights to the Smiths\u2019 catalog.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve reached out to Sire Records for comment on when fans can expect new Morrissey music.<\/p>\n Read more about Morrissey on our 50 Best Britpop Albums ranking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n