Editing Queens of the Stone Age (section)

====''Villains'' (2014–2018)====
{{Main article|Villains (Queens of the Stone Age album)}}
[[File:Queens of the Stone Age - SSE Arena Wembley - Saturday 18th November 2017 QOTSAWembley181117-50 (37885906764).jpg|thumb|The band performing at [[Wembley]] in November 2017]]
The band performed with [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Lindsey Buckingham]] and [[Dave Grohl]] at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2014-03-05|title=Trent Reznor says Grammys were "an utter waste of time"|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38504/Trent-Reznor-says-Grammys-were-an-utter-waste-of-time|access-date=2021-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305021451/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38504/Trent-Reznor-says-Grammys-were-an-utter-waste-of-time|archive-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref> The band went on a joint headline tour of Australia with Nine Inch Nails in 2014.<ref name=":0" />

In January 2014, Homme told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine the band would start recording a new album when they finished their tour for ''...Like Clockwork''.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-absolutely-recording-new-album-soon-20140106|title=Queens of the Stone Age 'Absolutely' Recording New Album Soon|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> In June 2014, Homme performed a solo acoustic show at James Lavelle's Meltdown festival, featuring guest performances from Troy Van Leeuwen and Mark Lanegan. During this gig, Homme played a new song called "Villains of Circumstance," which was performed again at another acoustic set in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Homme plays new song 'Villains of Circumstance' during Meltdown acoustic set|url=https://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/77946|publisher=NME|date=June 17, 2014}}</ref> The band indicated in February 2015, when it was announced they are to play Rock in Rio 2015 in [[Rio de Janeiro]] in September, that they were about to record a new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/98119/rock-in-rio-2015-line-up-revealed|title=QOTSA, System of a Down and Johnny Depp for Rock in Rio 2015|author=Keeble, Ed|date=February 16, 2015}}</ref> Despite this, in March 2016, Michael Shuman revealed that the band were on a break.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/83710|title=Queens Of The Stone Age 'taking a break'|date=March 19, 2015|work=NME.COM|access-date=March 22, 2015}}</ref>

During this period, the members of the band worked on various other projects. Josh Homme and Dean Fertita contributed to [[Iggy Pop]]'s 2016 album ''[[Post Pop Depression]]'' and subsequent tour, while Troy van Leeuwen joined the rock supergroup [[Gone Is Gone]] with plans to release an EP and a studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/64785-mastodon-queens-of-the-stone-age-at-the-drive-in-members-form-supergroup-gone-is-gone-tease-new-song-violescent-listen/|title=Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age, At the Drive-In Members Form Supergroup Gone is Gone, Tease New Song "Violescent": Listen - Pitchfork|work=pitchfork.com|date=April 13, 2016|access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref> In May 2016, Van Leeuwen announced plans to record Queens of the Stone Age's seventh studio album "sometime this year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitaraficionado.com/qotsas-troy-van-leeuwen-talks-gear-galore-and-the-joys-of-touring-with-iggy-pop.html |title=QOTSA's Troy Van Leeuwen Talks Gear Galore and the Joys of Touring with Iggy Pop « Guitar Aficionado |website=Guitaraficionado.com |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=July 22, 2017}}</ref>

In January 2017, [[Troy Sanders]] from [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] and Gone Is Gone said Queens of the Stone Age will release a new album later in the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Young|first1=Alex|title=Queens of the Stone Age to unleash new album in 2017|url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/queens-of-the-stone-age-to-unleash-new-album-in-2017/|magazine=Consequence of Sound|access-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> Following this, the band posted several photos on social media featuring their studio<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kennelty|first1=Greg|title=QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Appears To Be In The Studio|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/queens-of-the-stone-age-appears-to-be-in-the-studio|work=Metal Injection|access-date=February 10, 2017}}</ref> and announced that they would be performing at the [[Fuji Rock Festival]] in July, their first performance in Japan since 2003. The band updated their social media accounts with a new logo and the words "Coming Twentyfive" on April 6, 2017, and announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand to begin in July.

On June 14, 2017, Queens of the Stone Age announced their new album ''[[Villains (Queens of the Stone Age album)|Villains]]'' which was released on August 25, 2017. The teaser trailer took the form of a comedy skit featuring the band performing a polygraph test with [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]] along with an appearance of the album's producer [[Mark Ronson]], and featured a snippet of the song "Feet Don't Fail Me." The first single, "[[The Way You Used to Do]]," was released the following day along with the announcement of a [[Villains World Tour|world tour]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blais-Billie|first1=Braudie|title=Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Album Villains, Preview New Song: Watch|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-announce-new-album-villains-preview-new-song-watch/|website=Pitchfork|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Queens of the Stone Age Preview New LP, Tour With Gritty 'The Way You Used to Do'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/queens-of-the-stone-age-detail-new-album-villains-tour-w488117|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref> The second advance single from the album, "The Evil Has Landed," was released August 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Listen To New QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Song 'The Evil Has Landed'|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-new-queens-of-the-stone-age-song-the-evil-has-landed/|work=Blabbermouth|access-date=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

On October 24, 2017, as part of the ''Villains'' tour, the band headlined [[Madison Square Garden]] for the first time, having opened for [[Nine Inch Nails]] there in 2005, and for [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] in 2003. Homme said he was "stoked".<ref>{{cite web|title=Queens of the Stone Age Is MSG Bound|first=Greg|last=Prato|url=http://lipulse.com/2017/10/19/queens-of-the-stone-age-are-msg-bound/|work=Long Island Pulse|date=August 19, 2017|access-date=October 23, 2017|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715215921/http://lipulse.com/2017/10/19/queens-of-the-stone-age-are-msg-bound/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three sets of free tickets to this show were hidden at three stations along the [[Q (New York City Subway service)|Q line]] of the [[New York City Subway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Queens Of The Stone Age are giving away free tickets to Madison Square Garden show on the New York Subway|first=Luke Morgan|last=Britton|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/queens-of-the-stone-age-free-tickets-madison-square-garden-show-2152652|publisher=NME|date=August 23, 2017}}</ref>

On December 9, 2017, while on stage during the [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] Acoustic Christmas concert in [[Inglewood, California]], Homme kicked a photographer's camera into her face, resulting in injuries for which she later received medical treatment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/josh-homme-kicks-female-photographer-in-the-head-at-kroq-acoustic-christmas-exclusive-1202635338/|title=Josh Homme Kicks Female Photographer in the Head at KROQ Acoustic Christmas (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Oldham|first=Steve Baltin, Stuart|date=December 10, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=October 5, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Homme, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time, later apologized through a video on the band's Instagram page, saying, "I hope you're okay, and I'm truly sorry. And I understand you have to do whatever you have to do. I just want you to know that I'm sorry. Goodnight, godspeed."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/josh-homme-truly-sorry-for-kicking-photographer-onstage-204961/|title=Josh Homme: 'Truly Sorry' for Kicking Photographer Onstage|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=December 11, 2017|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 5, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>