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Billy Joel Drops 'Turn the Lights Back On,' His First New Song in 17 Years — Listen!

The piano man previously said he retired from songwriting altogether, not long after the release of his 1993 album 'River of Dreams' Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been ...
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Billy Joel to Release First New Song in 17 Years as He Teases 'Turn the Lights Back On' on Instagram

The singer-songwriter's first new material since 2007 will be available to stream on Feb. 1 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with ...
American Songwriter

The Story Behind How Freddy Wexler Helped Billy Joel Write Songs Again, and “Turn the Lights Back On”

Freddy Wexler always wanted to meet Billy Joel. The songwriter behind songs with Justin Bieber, P!nk, Kanye West, Jonas Brothers, Celine Dion, and more was a lifelong fan of Joel’s and wondered why ...
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Billy Joel releases first new song in nearly 20 years, 'Turn the Lights Back On'

Billy Joel released his first new song in close to two decades on Thursday. "Turn the Lights Back On" is a lush ballad with a rocking piano line that builds with soaring strings. It sounds a lot like ...