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Aerosmith is flying high this week after springing a genuine rock surprise: a brand-new single, My Only Angel, with British firebrand YUNGBLUD. The track headlines their upcoming One More Time EP, dropping November 21 through Capitol Records, and marks the first studio collaboration by Aerosmith since 2012—setting fans and critics ablaze with speculation over what it signals for the band’s future. The energy spiked with Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Brad Whitford sharing the Hollywood Bowl stage on September 17, opening for The Who as the Joe Perry Project. That night, Tyler teased the crowd about a secret that had been brewing for months, with Whitford and Perry fully in the mix—a homecoming as dramatic as any in their career, and the first instance of three Aerosmith members onstage together since 2023. The very next night, YUNGBLUD performed My Only Angel live in Boston, acknowledging the missing Aerosmith duo but leaning hard into the home-turf symbolism.

Tyler and Perry describe the studio encounter with YUNGBLUD in near-religious terms, electricity and chemistry firing across generations, with YUNGBLUD calling it a “dream fulfilled” and Perry telling Guitar World that the songs poured out of them after four focused days recording this past May in Florida. The full EP will feature My Only Angel, Problems, Wild Woman, A Thousand Days, and a new 2025 remix of Aerosmith’s classic Back in the Saddle. Fans have pounced on social media to connect studio sightings and speculate about guest contributors—with Lenny Kravitz rumored to drop in, though no confirmation yet.

The single’s release has fueled a passionate online debate about the lineup: Billboard says all five members played, Forbes hints this could foreshadow a “big farewell,” but Eddie Trunk reports Whitford told him he wasn’t involved in recording the lead track, pointing to mostly Steven and Joe, with YUNGBLUD. It’s familiar turf; Aerosmith has often flexed their lineup in studio, using session players, loops, and guest spots in place of the canonical five.

Reactions have spanned from old guard skepticism about the new sound and collaborators, to pure joy that Steven Tyler is back, healthy, and “energized.” Notably, My Only Angel hit No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes chart immediately after release—real chart action for a group many presumed retired after Tyler’s health collapse ended the Peace Out Tour in 2023. Tyler has since appeared at high-profile events, from Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell in Birmingham to epic tributes at the MTV VMAs.

Is this the comeback fans crave? There’s plenty of speculation swirling about surprise gigs, more singles, maybe even a final Boston show if Tyler’s voice holds strong. No part of that is confirmed, but for now, Aerosmith are undeniably back in the conversation—creating fresh music, moving the charts, and writing a new chapter that’s got the world watching, one more time.

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