""BMG have appointed a new Executive who does not want another Morrissey album," he wrote in a statement at the time. "The new BMG Executive has announced new plans for 'diversity' within BMG's artist roster, and all projected BMG Morrissey releases/reissues have been scrapped. This news is perfectly in keeping with the relentless galvanic horror of 2020.""
""Every major label in London has refused Bonfire of Teenagers whilst also admitting that it is a masterpiece," Morrissey told The Telegraph in 2024. "And although there is nothing insulting or antagonistic in the title track, label bosses say they are worried that The Guardian would make their lives hell if they supported any such social awareness.""
Morrissey signed a new contract with Sire Records after Capitol shelved a finished album and BMG dropped him. Two completed follow-ups to 2020's I Am Not a Dog on a Chain reportedly exist: Bonfire of the Teenagers, featuring Miley Cyrus, Chad Smith, Flea, and Iggy Pop, and You're Right, It's Time. Capitol previously planned to release Bonfire before shelving it, and Morrissey says major labels refused it despite calling it a masterpiece. The Sire announcement follows canceled 2025 North American shows after an online death threat and claims that Morrissey is selling Smiths' catalog rights. Sire has been contacted for comment on release timing.
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