January 9 2026 (Los Angeles) — Today, MORRISSEY, one of the most beloved and influential artists of all time announces the impending arrival of his fourteenth solo studio album, MAKE-UP IS A LIE – set for release on March 6 – with the immediate release of the lead single, “Make-up is a Lie,” out now via Sire/Warner Records. The stirring and sonically dynamic new song arrives alongside the long whispered-about tracklist for the highly anticipated project — MORRISSEY’S first album in over five years marks his welcome return to Sire Records.
Listen to “Make-up is a Lie” (single) HERE and pre-save MAKE UP IS A LIE (album) HERE.
The breaking news and new music arrive as the truly iconic English singer and songwriter continues his current world tour, which has already swept through the US, Canada, UK and Europe. The next leg of his tour will pick up in January with dates in the US, Europe and UK. Find tour and ticket details HERE.
MAKE-UP IS A LIE reunites MORRISSEY with producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes, The White Strips, Weezer, My Morning Jacket) as he returns to Studio La Fabrique in the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence region of Southern France. With poetic and provocative lyrics, evocatively unpredictable instrumentation, and a title that can be read as an explicit call for unvarnished truth and expression, the 12-song set is poised to further cement MORRISSEY status as one of the most acclaimed and potent voices of the last four decades.
The album’s first single is an intoxicating introduction. Co-written by MORRISSEY keyboardist Camila Grey, “Make-up is a Lie” surges forth on a trip-hop-like groove — echoing drums, propulsive bass riff, mysterious atmosphere — that bursts into swirling dream-pop for the chorus. MORRISSEY vocally floats across the track, weaving a curious tale of a woman who keeps desperately trying to deliver him a message, even in death:
Ten years passed in boredom
I made my way to Paris
to stand before her gravestone
I read the words in granite
one.
two.
three four five.
“MAKE-UP IS A LIE! ALL MAKE-UP, MAKE-UP IS A LIE!”
MORRISSEY is joined on MAKE-UP IS A LIE by a familiar cast of characters and bandmates, including Jesse Tobias, Camila Grey, Carmen Vandenberg, Juan Galeano, Alain Whyte, Gustavo Manzur, and Brendan Buckley. The tracklist includes some song titles previously referenced by Morrissey and others never before revealed, as well as a faithful cover of Roxy Music’s 1973 deep cut “Amazona”.
MAKE-UP IS A LIE will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally, through all DSP’s. Vinyl album variants include Blue vinyl and a unique Zoetrope picture disc. A Red vinyl pressing will be available exclusively through all Indie retail stores.
MORRISSEY – MAKE-UP IS A LIE Tracklisting:
1. “You’re Right, It’s Time”
2. “Make-up is a Lie”
3. “Notre-Dame”
4. “Amazona” (Roxy Music cover)
5. “Headache”
6. “Boulevard”
7. “Zoom Zoom the Little Boy”
8. “The Night Pop Dropped”
9. “Kerching Kerching”
10. “Lester Bangs”
11. “Many Icebergs Ago”
12. “The Monsters of Pig Alley”
2026 MORRISSEY Tour Dates:
Click HERE for ticket and tour details
U.S.
Jan 10 San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
Jan 13 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
Jan 15 St. Louis, MO – The Factory
Jan 17 Atlanta, GA – The Fox Theatre
Jan 20 St. Petersburg, FL – Duke Energy Center for the Arts / Mahaffey Theater
Jan 22 Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
Dominican Republic:
Jan 25 La Romana – Altos de Chavón Tickets
Europe / U.K.:
Feb 13 Aarhus – Scandinavian Congress Center
Feb 15 Hamburg – Sporthalle Hamburg
Feb 17 Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
Feb 20 Esch-Sur-Alzette – Rockhal
Feb 24 Rotterdam – De Doelen
Feb 28 London – The O2
Mar 04 Lille – Zenith Des Lille
Mar 07 Zurich – THE HALL
Mar 09 Milan – Fabrique
Mar 12 Valencia – Palau Des Les Arts
Mar 14 Zaragoza – Auditorio Des Zaragoza
Mar 16 Seville – Cartuja Center
About MORRISSEY:
MORRISSEY’S musical legacy is irrefutable. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in British pop, as well as one of the greatest lyricists of his generation, MORRISSEY has released 13 solo studio albums, an impressive string of No. 1 records, and an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. As co-founder and lead singer of The Smiths, he forever altered the history of music within the span of only four albums. As a soloist, he has minted a sound that still reverberates today on stage and on record, with his forthcoming album, MAKE-UP IS A LIE, an explicit declaration of love for unvarnished truth and expression, cementing his status as one of the most acclaimed and potent voices of the last four decades. After The Smiths’ debut single, “Hand In Glove,” hit the airwaves in 1983, the musical landscape would never be the same, with MORRISSEY at the helm of a rich catalog of songs that includes such indelible anthems as “This Charming Man,” “How Soon Is Now?,” “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out,” “Suedehead,” “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” “Irish Blood, English Heart,” “First of the Gang to Die,” and many, many more. His current tour celebrates a songbook that has been resonating with fans around the world for 40-plus years.
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