The rockers said they recorded 23 songs for the album, eventually picking 12 tracks to make the final cut. In 2016, they released the blues covers album, Blue & Lonesome, which won the band their third Grammy. Hackney Diamonds is the band’s first album of original music since 2005’s A Bigger Bang. She and the band bowed at the end of the set. Gaga was pitch-perfect while singing alongside Jagger, earning a standing ovation from the audience.
Jagger removed his jacket near the end of the show and danced and sang onstage, which featured stunning backing musicians, including Steve Jordan on drums. Grammy-winning producer-songwriter Andrew Watt, who produced Hackney Diamonds and is best known for his work with Justin Bieber, Miley Cryus and Ozzy Osbourne, also attended. Attendees included Trevor Noah, Jimmy Fallon, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Taylor Hill, Rachel Weisz, Christie Brinkley, Ed Burns, Keegan-Michael Key, Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, Minka Kelly, Christy Turlington and Questlove, who deejayed sets before and after the Stones performed. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood played like old friends onstage, enjoying every second of the short performance while the audience watched in awe. AFM: The Russian President Is A Doddering But Dangerous Dictator in 'Putin' (Exclusive Trailer)
