Ringo Starr and Friends are celebrating the January 10th release of his brand-new country album, “Look Up,” with two solo performances in Nashville, Tennessee at the Ryman Auditorium on January 14 and 15.

Ringo Starr is back with a fresh sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, Look Up, and he's sharing the details on how he returned to the genre. What do you think of Ringo Starr's new country sound?

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Ringo Starr has released his new country album, Look Up. It is his first country album in more than 50 years and his first full-length album since 2019. Listen to it here.

Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings and Alison Krauss are among the guests on Starr's T Bone Burnett-produced country set.

"I liked the records he made. It has an edge," Starr says of the reclusive grandson of Hank Williams, who mixes country with heavy metal