Violence Insane in a Beautiful World is the seventh solo studio album from musician Roger Taylor. It was released on 18 September 2026, through Taylor's own Nightjar Productions and Columbia Records.
Background On 10 June 2026, Taylor announced the album and released the first single from the record, "Come On Summer (It's Party Time)". The single (and two other tracks on the album) feature the South African group known as the Ndlovu Youth Choir. The choir recorded a Zulu-language cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 2025, which brought the attention of Taylor. He then decided to have them feature on the album.
The only song on the album not written by Taylor is a cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy".
Release and tour The album released on CD, vinyl, and digital on 18 September 2026. A tour to promote the album is set to start on September 21 in the United Kingdom exclusively. Touring members include Spike Edney on the keyboard and many others.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal. Roger Taylor – lead vocals, production (all tracks); drums (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 10), piano (1, 3–7, 9, 10), keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 8), bass guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10), percussion (1, 3, 7, 9, 10); acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar (1, 10); background vocals (2–7), electric guitar (2–5, 9) Joshua J. Macrae – production, engineering (all tracks); keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), electric guitar (1, 10), percussion (2, 8, 9); drums, organ (4); piano (9) Ndlovu Youth Choir – background vocals (1, 9, 10) Neil Fairclough – bass guitar (3) Jason Falloon – acoustic guitar (7) Maria-Christina Angela Hizon – piano (8)
Charts + Chart performance for Violence Insane in a Beautiful World Chart (2026) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 100 French Physical Albums (SNEP) 39 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 18 German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 8 Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) 20 Italian Physical Albums (FIMI) 12 Japanese Western Albums (Oricon) 23 Norwegian Physical Albums (IFPI Norge) 7
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