Morrissey Album Likely Delayed Again as Miley Cyrus Wants Guest Spot Taken Off - Rolling Stone

Over 18 months aft Morrissey archetypal announced his upcoming medium Bonfire of Teenagers, the LP appears to beryllium indefinitely shelved erstwhile again aft the vocalist revealed helium has parted ways with his grounds label. Also delaying its release: Miley Cyrus wants her backing vocals removed from 1 of the medium tracks.

In a brace of messages posted to Morrissey Central (via NME) — the singer’s go-to mouthpiece — Morrissey revealed that helium has “voluntarily withdrawn from immoderate association” with Capitol Records, the statement that was acceptable to merchandise Bonfire of Teenagers successful Feb. 2023. The vocalist besides “voluntarily parted company” with Maverick/Quest management. (Morrissey antecedently complained astir a deficiency of promotion up of the album’s merchandise date.)

First announced backmost successful May 2021, Bonfire of Teenagers was expected to beryllium released done BMG earlier that statement dropped Morrissey successful Nov. 2020. “The worst twelvemonth of my beingness concludes with the champion medium of my life,” Morrissey wrote of the release, adding that helium was unsigned and that the medium is disposable to the “highest (or lowest) bidder.”

In October, Morrissey proclaimed that Bonfire of Teenagers recovered a location astatine Capitol Records, and that the medium would diagnostic an all-star impermanent database that included Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Flea, Iggy Pop, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer and, connected the opus “I Am Veronica,” Miley Cyrus. 

However, “Miley Cyrus present wants to beryllium taken disconnected the opus ‘I Am Veronica’ for which she volunteered backing vocals astir 2 years ago,” Morrissey Central posted Saturday alongside a photograph of Morrissey and Cyrus successful the studio. “This comes astatine a clip erstwhile Morrissey has disassociated himself with Capitol Records (Los Angeles), who power the hidden medium Bonfire of Teenagers.”

While Morrissey didn’t accidental wherefore Cyrus wants disconnected the record, helium has invited contention successful caller years starring up to his departure from BMG. 

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In 2019, helium claimed successful an interview on his website that helium isn’t racist due to the fact that “everyone yet prefers their ain race” and has been a nationalist protagonist of utmost right-wing authorities successful Britain. When Morrissey played a Las Vegas residency successful 2020, his website stated that “there are nary anti-social distancing oregon facial concealment rules successful place” for the shows. 

Morrissey’s past album, I Am Not a Dog connected a Chain, arrived successful 2020.