Sheryl Crow to Release Final Album in 2019

While appearing on Consequence of Sound's Kyle Meredith With... podcast Friday, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter announced plans to release a new and final album in 2019.

"Albums as an art form are kind of a little bit of a dying art form. People are more interested in singles," Crow said. "So I made the decision in my head that the record that comes out next year will be my last full album. I'll start putting songs out, and that feels good to me."

Her forthcoming untitled album will be star-studded, featuring collaborations with Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards, Don Henley, and St. Vincent.

The "If It Makes You Happy" singer said she came into the music's technology age of streaming services and singles "kicking and screaming," but slowly "dragged herself" into embracing the immediacy of music today.

"It feels great not to spend time in the studio to make a fully realized conceptual album, but just to put out really pertinent songs that feel immediate," Crow said.

Crow noted that her upcoming singles will be released through the digital distribution website Stem, which allows artists to track and organize revenue from their music.

has released ten studio albums, four compilations, a live album, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. Her songs include "All I Wanna Do", "If It Makes You Happy" and "My Favorite Mistake". She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.Crow has garnered nine Grammy Awards (out of 32 nominations) from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

In addition to her own work, Crow has performed with the Dixie Chicks, Emmylou Harris, the Rolling Stones, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stevie Nicks, Michael Jackson, Steve Earle, Prince, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, John Mellencamp, B.B. King, George Strait, Tony Bennett, Kid Rock, Sting, and Zucchero Fornaciari, among others. She has also performed backing vocals for Tina Turner, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Belinda Carlisle, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker, Neal Schon, and Michael Jackson.

As an actress, Crow has appeared on various television shows including 30 Rock, Cop Rock, GCB, Cougar Town, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, as well as One Tree Hill.

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