Overview

• In a July 3 Vanity Fair interview, Debbie Harry said she “can’t see myself being on stage as Blondie” now that Clem Burke has died and Chris Stein no longer performs live.
• Blondie’s next studio album, the first since 2017’s Pollinator, is in the works with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton and features Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock.
• Glen Matlock said he believes the record could arrive early next year but emphasized that no release date has been confirmed.
• Harry said she is decluttering her personal life to rekindle creativity and that undergoing cosmetic surgery felt necessary for her career.
• After five decades of pioneering punk and new wave, Blondie now faces an uncertain live identity following Burke’s passing and Stein’s touring withdrawal.