Foreigner to Release Live Track Featuring New Singer Luis Maldonado

Classic rockers Foreigner will release a live version of their celebrated song "Urgent" featuring new lead vocalist Luis Maldonado on March 20.

The song, dubbed "Urgent (Live in Halifax 2025)," will be available on streaming platforms on that date, whereas before, it was only available on YouTube.

"'Urgent' is one of the most powerful songs we perform in our set. It always gets people up and engaged with the band. We take no prisoners when we play," Maldonado said in a statement. He added that with the song's "strong and steady beat," it "stands as a highlight of the evening."

The clip was taken from Maldonado's first tour as the group's singer. He stepped in October 2025, replacing Kelly Hansen, who retired after two decades with the group.

In other news, Foreigner are also performing an orchestral residency at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, which continues on Friday, March 13. They'll also perform the national anthem Sunday, March 15, at the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Looking ahead, this summer, the band will tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd on the Double Trouble Double Vision Tour, which kicks off July 23 in Atlanta. For more information on the tour, visit the band's official website.

Some bands age. Foreigner just hangs around like a song you didn’t realize you still knew. Part of it is the writing. Those songs are built like old muscle cars—clean hooks, big choruses, no wasted parts. “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “I Want to Know What Love Is.” They don’t drift. They lock in and stay there.

But the real trick is balance. Foreigner always had enough grit to feel like rock and enough melody to sneak onto pop radio without apologizing for it. To this day, this band knows how to build a chorus that felt huge without getting bloated.

Decades later, the songs still work because they’re honest, loud and just a little bit heart-on-sleeve. People hear themselves in them.