Billy Joel teases his first new music in 17 years

After a 17 year hiatus from recording, legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel has begun teasing new music.

Last month, Joel launched an official TikTok account to share footage of him discussing new music on stage, and has now shared another teaser hinting at brand new material.

In the TikTok, Joel said: “I have good news, I have bad news, I’ll give you the bad news first. We don’t have anything new to play for you.

“The good news is you don’t have to sit through something you have no idea what it is! Although … we got a little something we’re working on you might hear some time.”

@billyjoelBilly has some good news and bad news. Stay tuned for more! - Team Joel♬ original sound - Billy Joel

Just this weekend, Joel followed the informal announcement by changing his Spotify canvas and Facebook header photo to a phrase: “Did I wait too long…”

Notably, the last album Joel released was Fantasies and Delusions in 2001, the only record in his back catalogue to be composed of classic compositions. The instrumental release followed 1993’s River of Dreams, which featured the titular lead single and marks the final standard studio album in Joel’s repertoire.

Since Fantasies and Delusions, the piano man has released a slew of covers on various collections, sharing the last of his original songs, ‘All My Life’ and ‘Christmas in Fallujah’ (recorded with Joel’s daughter Alexa Ray’s ex-partner Cass Dillon) in 2007.

Later this year, Joel will conclude his long-standing Madison Square Garden residency, and he recently announced some U.S. co-headlining dates with Stevie Nicks and Sting that will commence this spring.