Pioneering Alternative Rock Frontman Quietly Crafting Debut Solo Record

R.E.M. Is Haunting Michael Stipe’s Solo Album

R.E.M. is haunting Michael Stipe’s solo-album ambitions. The singer-songwriter recently admitted why he’s been slow to continue work on his album: ‘It’s a high bar … I want this to be as good as that, and that’s near impossible.’

Pioneering alternative rock frontman quietly crafting debut solo record

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is still working on his first solo album and hopes to release it before the end of 2026.

R.E.M. frontman Stipe is finishing off debut solo album

Michael Stipe has revealed he has almost completed his debut solo album - almost 15 years after R.E.M....

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is 'finishing' his debut solo album

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has revealed that he has almost completed his debut solo album - almost 15 years after the Losing My Religion band split.

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe gives update on debut solo album: "It’s taken longer than I wanted"

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe has given an update on his debut solo album, admitting that it has “taken longer than I wanted”. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The singer has only released a handful of songs under his own name since his former band split amicably in 2011, including ‘I Played The Fool’ with Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer and Travis Barker earlier this week for the new show Rooster. He has, however, b…

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe gives update on long awaited debut solo album – 106.5 The Arch

In a 2023 New York Times article, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe opened up about his long-in-the-works solo album. Well, fans are still waiting on that album, and now Stipe's giving them another update on… Source