Paul McCartney album due in a week

Paul McCartney’s own website confirms that a new album is arriving in a week, but the broader social-media claims about a coordinated television blitz are harder to verify from public schedules. McCartney’s site says “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” will be released on Friday, May 29, and Apple Music lists it as a 14-track pre-release for the same date. The online chatter appears to have grown out of fan posts on X on May 21 and May 22 that paired the May 29 date with supposed interview and morning-show appearances. Those posts line up with the official release date, but public broadcaster listings reviewed Friday did not provide matching confirmation of specific U.S. bookings. ### What is actually confirmed about the album itself? (paulmccartney.com) Paul McCartney’s March 25 announcement says “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” is out Friday, May 29, and available to pre-order now. The same announcement describes it as his first new solo album in more than five years and says the project was made with producer Andrew Watt. Apple Music separately lists “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” as a May 29, 2026 pre-release with 14 songs. (paulmccartney.com) That gives an independent platform confirmation of the date now being repeated across fan accounts. ### What has McCartney said about the record? McCartney’s website says the album looks back on his childhood in post-war Liverpool, his parents, and his early years with George Harrison and John Lennon. (paulmccartney.com) The site quotes McCartney saying of the lead track “Days We Left Behind”: “This is very much a memory song for me.” The official announcement also says the album title comes from a lyric in that song. (music.apple.com) McCartney said he was thinking about “the days I left behind” and memories of Liverpool, according to the release on his website. ### Where did the TV-appearance rumor come from? X posts cited by fans this week claimed McCartney had several appearances and interviews lined up across broadcasters ahead of the album’s release. (paulmccartney.com) The release-date portion of those posts matches the official information now visible on McCartney’s website and on Apple Music. Publicly accessible schedule pages do not, at least yet, back up the full TV rollout described in those posts. (paulmccartney.com) ABC’s “Good Morning America” episode guide for May 2026 lists recent guests and topics through May 21, and the entries reviewed did not include McCartney. ### Does that mean no promotion is happening? May 2026 reporting and fan documentation indicate that promotion for the album is already underway in other formats. (paulmccartney.com) McCartney has given at least one album-related interview this month, and fan coverage has pointed to a listening session tied to the release campaign. McCartney’s homepage also features the album trailer, a lyric video for “Days We Left Behind,” and a countdown clock to release. (abc.com) Those are the clearest official signs, as of Friday, that the campaign is active even if some rumored TV stops remain unconfirmed in public listings. ### What should fans watch for next week? May 29 is the next fixed date in the rollout. McCartney’s website says “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” will be released that Friday, and the album remains up for pre-order on the official site and on Apple Music. (the-paulmccartney-project.com) Broadcaster pages, McCartney’s official news feed and streaming platforms are the places most likely to show any late-added interviews or performances before release day. (paulmccartney.com) As of May 22, those official sources confirm the album date; they do not yet publicly confirm the full TV schedule described in fan posts. (paulmccartney.com)