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Harry Styles<\/a> is officially back. On Thursday (Jan. 23) the British pop star announced his Together, Together <\/em>global residency tour<\/a>, and shared new single \u201cAperture,\u201d<\/a> the first to be taken from his upcoming album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n On Friday morning, Jan. 23, he followed the reveal with his first interview of the new era on BBC Radio 1\u2019s breakfast show with Greg James. During the 10-minute conversation, Styles discussed the inspiration behind the new song, the album\u2019s playful title and how ended up amongst the crowds<\/a> in Rome to see the reveal of Pope Leo XIV back in May.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking to James, Styles said that \u201cAperture,\u201d a five-minute electronic-inspired banger, was influenced by his time away from performing. He said the song, produced with longtime collaborator Kid Harpoon<\/a>, was the last track completed for the LP, due for release on March 6.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was amazing for me. We had most of the album done and a lot of it was exploring the themes that the song is exploring. Getting this song at the end of the process when we were feeling the freest and having a lot of fun\u2026 and it felt like the mission statement of what the album was about.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d had a couple years away from work stuff and a lot of big realizations about generally opening up more to the world and allowing some more positive things to come into my life. It was the culmination of all that was happening around me making this record. [\u201cAperture\u201d] was like a perfect little bow, and once this song happened it was like \u2018oh, the record\u2019s finished.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n He added that the song was influenced by \u201cclassic pop songwriting\u201d but picked out LCD Soundsystem<\/a> and English post-punk band The Durutti Column as additional inspirations for the sonic departure.<\/p>\n \u201cI saw [LCD Soundsystem] at a festival in Madrid, then saw them again at Brixton [Academy, London]. It was so joyous watching them be immersed in it. The inspiration from watching [LCD Soundsystem] and realizing \u2018that\u2019s how I want to feel when I\u2019m on stage,\u2019 and it matched the music I was making.\u201d<\/p>\n Styles last performed live in 2023 in Bologna, Italy after 169 dates on the Love On Tour<\/em> run<\/a>. Returning to being an audience member and \u201cgetting out into the world\u201d is what inspired him during the recording process.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most important thing was about getting on the other side of the audience experience. Having so many years being on stage, the last couple years allowed me to be a real audience member and be in the crowd and have a reminder of \u2018oh this is why this is special to people and this is why this feels so good.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n When asked by James if going incognito at concerts was easy, Styles replied: \u201cYeah, when it\u2019s dark enough and music is loud enough it\u2019s quite easy actually.\u201d<\/p>\n James then questioned Styles on the LP\u2019s title \u2013 Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/em> \u2013 and the semantic implications. \u201cYou could say it\u2019s like \u2018drink water all the time. But you\u2019re gonna have to pee occasionally,\u201d Styles said. \u201cYou can have a break from kissing, but you could also drink water while you\u2019re peeing. It\u2019s kind of optional. The idea is that you can take a break from kissing to disco.\u201d<\/p>\n Since the conclusion of his tour in 2023, Styles has been spotted by fans on a number of \u201cside quests,\u201d such as attending Glastonbury Festival, attempting to help a fan<\/a> parallel park their Fiat 500, (\u201cThe space was too small. It wasn\u2019t going in there\u201d) and popping up in St. Peter\u2019s Square in the Vatican City when Pope Leo XIV \u2013 the first pope to be born in North America \u2013 was revealed to the world in May 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cI was getting a haircut in Rome and then I heard all these people start shouting \u2018Habemus Papam!\u2019 [\u2018We have a pope\u2019<\/em>] and people running down the street. The guy who was cutting my hair was like \u2018Habemus Papam!,\u2019 but then he finished up and then I was like \u2018oh I\u2019m like 5 minutes walk from there\u2019 so I just walked over there. It was wild.\u2019<\/p>\n Styles\u2019 Together, Together<\/em> tour kicks off on May 17 at Amsterdam\u2019s Johan Cruyff Arena, before heading to London\u2019s Wembley Stadium for six nights. Further stops will take him to S\u00e3o Paulo and Mexico City before a 30-night stint at NYC\u2019s Madison Square Garden. The tour concludes with shows in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia on Dec. 13.<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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