Mick Jagger and Keith Richards discussed Olivia Rodrigo's move into rock music and shared their views on artificial intelligence in songwriting, in separate interviews with Billboard timed to the release of the Rolling Stones' new album, Foreign Tongues. The comments matter as prominent legacy musicians increasingly weigh in on how AI is reshaping music creation, adding to a wider industry debate that has also drawn criticism from artists such as Robert Smith and Lorde.

Jagger praised Rodrigo's ability to shift from pop into rock, noting that several female singers have made similar transitions and calling the change "kind of interesting". On AI, Richards said he preferred original music over synthesised copies, while Jagger said he objected to AI being used to imitate the Rolling Stones' sound but did not oppose AI music in principle, provided it involved genuine creative input. Foreign Tongues, the band's 27th studio album, was released last week and features a Robert Smith collaboration on the track "Jealous Lover".