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Published on 2026-09-18
Violence Insane In A Beautiful World, the new album from legendary Queen songwriter, musician and singer Roger Taylor, is out now on Columbia Records.
Listen to Violence Insane In A Beautiful World.
The video for Roger’s new single, “A Beautiful World,” featuring the Ndlovu Youth Choir, was created in collaboration with renowned eco-designers VIN + OMI and shows the beauty of the natural world and the traumatic decline of the planet.
Watch the “A Beautiful World” video.
The track and video had their world premiere at the VIN + OMI show ANARCHY, which marked the start of London Fashion Week. The show also saw Roger make his catwalk debut. Photography from the show is available here.
VIN + OMI are internationally recognized for pioneering sustainable fashion and textile innovation. Their work transforms plant waste, recycled materials and other overlooked resources into high-quality, forward-thinking designs. Their work emphasizes environmental responsibility and social engagement, showing how creativity can directly address ecological and societal challenges. More about their ethos and work can be found at vinandomi.com.
Speaking about the collaboration, Roger says, “It’s in the title of the track, really, what a beautiful world we live in, don’t fuck it up. It’s been great collaborating with VIN + OMI, I really admire their commitment to sustainability and trying to make the world a better place.”
While not a concept record, Violence Insane In A Beautiful World does have an overarching theme, as Roger explains: “There seems to be all this insanity at the moment. The violence in the world seems to be as bad as it ever was, at any point, and certainly in my lifetime. It’s just horrific, a lot of insane violence. And we do seem to be fucking up the world, plastics in the sea, you know, and all these awful wars everywhere and hatred born of different religions.”
Violence Insane In A Beautiful World is Roger’s seventh album in a solo career stretching back to 1977 and his first since 2021’s critically and fan-acclaimed top-three album Outsider. To celebrate the release, Roger will hit the road for his only UK shows of 2026.
Produced by Roger Taylor and Joshua J. Macrae. All songs were written by Roger Taylor except “Jealous Guy,” written by John Lennon.
Musician, singer, songwriter, rock star and bon vivant, legendary Queen drummer Roger Taylor is all of these and more.
For more than 50 years, Roger has been a driving force behind one of the most successful bands in history. With Queen, he has sold more than 300 million albums, leaving his distinctive musical and vocal stamp on such iconic songs as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Under Pressure” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” as well as writing the worldwide hits “Radio Ga Ga,” “A Kind of Magic” and “These Are the Days of Our Lives,” and co-writing countless more.
Few people embody the idea of the rock star quite like Roger does. From his early days as Queen’s resident poster boy to his current role as one of the custodians of the band’s immense legacy, he has always been at ease with the lifestyle that success has given him.
Roger Taylor formed the band Smile with guitarist Brian May in 1968. Within three years, that band had transformed into Queen with the addition of singer Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon, embarking on one of the most successful careers in the history of popular music.
Roger was an integral part of the chemistry that made Queen so unique, bringing his own distinct songwriting and playing to each of the band’s 15 albums. He launched his solo career in the late 1970s, subsequently releasing albums under his own name and with his side project, The Cross.
Queen’s story was immortalized in the Oscar-winning 2018 movie Bohemian Rhapsody, on which Roger was co-executive music producer. The film went on to gross almost $1 billion worldwide, making it the most successful music biopic in history.
In 2011, Roger and Brian May relaunched Queen with singer Adam Lambert, embarking on a series of hugely successful international tours. In recent years, he has balanced Queen with his own career, releasing the widely acclaimed solo album Outsider in 2021. In 2020, Roger was awarded an OBE for services to music.
Roger, alongside fellow Queen member Brian May, recently curated and released a lavish Collector’s Edition of the band’s classic 1974 album Queen II, featuring a 2026 mix of the album, intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks and radio sessions.
While music has always been Roger’s primary passion, it has been far from his only interest. Queen’s beloved 1975 song “I’m in Love With My Car” was the drummer’s hymn to petrolheads everywhere, an interest he has pursued over the years through an impressive collection of cars. Since the 1980s, he has also been an avid sailor, owning a series of luxury yachts and sailing as far as the Caribbean and around the world. Most recently, his hands-on involvement with Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé wine has extended his love for the finer things life has to offer.
September 21, 2026 — O2 City Hall — Newcastle
September 22, 2026 — Usher Hall — Edinburgh
September 24, 2026 — The Alexandra — Birmingham
September 25, 2026 — Opera House — Manchester
September 28, 2026 — Roundhouse — London
September 29, 2026 — Swansea Building Society Arena — Swansea
Tickets and additional information are available at rogertaylor.live. Visit rogertaylorofficial.com for more from Roger Taylor.
