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===2013–present=== In 2013 and 2014, Taylor served as an executive producer of the film ''Solitary'', directed by Sasha Krane. In addition to those duties, he provided original music, including the song "When We Were Young" and three instrumental songs which serve as incidental/background music in the film and during the closing credits. Taylor also appeared as a special guest for Welsh Rock artist [[Jayce Lewis]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brianmay.com/brian-news/2018/01/we-are-one-jayce-lewis-ft-brian-may/ | title='We Are One' - Jayce Lewis ft Brian May | date=9 January 2018 }}</ref> providing drums for the track "Wrath" which were recorded at Taylor's personal studio in [[Surrey]], the song was released as a single from the Welshman's album ''Nemesis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogertaylor.info/guestdet.html|title=Roger Taylor of Queen guest appearances discography.|publisher=Rogertaylor.info|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809224804/http://www.rogertaylor.info/guestdet.html|archive-date=9 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/will-will-rock-you-jayce-7233750|title=He will, he will, rock you! Jayce Lewis is granted an audience with Queen star |website=Walesonline.co.uk|date=8 June 2014|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925044610/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/will-will-rock-you-jayce-7233750|archive-date=25 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/queen-drummer-roger-taylor-agrees-5324038|title=Queen drummer Roger Taylor agrees to play on Welsh rocker Jayce Lewis' new album|website=Walesonline.co.uk|date=28 July 2013|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810004706/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/queen-drummer-roger-taylor-agrees-5324038|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.queenconcerts.com/queenzone/1354161.html | title=Queen drummer Roger Taylor agrees to play on Welsh rocker Jayce Lewis' new [QueenConcerts] }}</ref> On 15 November 2014, Taylor joined the charity group [[Band Aid 30]], playing drums alongside current British and Irish pop acts on the latest version of the track "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]" at [[Sarm West Studios]] in [[Notting Hill]], London, to raise money for the [[2014 Ebola outbreaks|2014 Ebola crisis]] in Western Africa.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Band Aid 30: One Direction among celebrity line-up|newspaper=Telegraph|date=11 November 2014|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html|access-date=11 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220193058/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/11220735/Band-Aid-30-line-up-revealed.html|archive-date=20 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 and 6 September 2015, Taylor, along with [[Led Zeppelin]]'s [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], joined [[Foo Fighters]] on stage in [[Milton Keynes]] to perform a cover of the Queen and [[David Bowie]] song "[[Under Pressure]]". Taylor released a new single called "Gangsters Are Running This World" on 1 April 2019, and on 8 April released a more rocking version of this song called "Gangsters Are Running This World-Purple Version". Both versions became available for streaming on 8 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/news/gangsters-are-running-this-world-available-now-inc-new-purple-version|title='Gangsters Are Running This World' Available Now – Inc. New 'Purple Version'|access-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408192617/http://www.queenonline.com/news/gangsters-are-running-this-world-available-now-inc-new-purple-version|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 May 2019 he and Czech [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Petr Čech]] released a song called "That's Football" which Čech wrote for his retiring football career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.queenonline.com/news/out-today-thats-football-petr-cech-ft-roger-taylor|title=Out Today! 'That's Football' – Petr Cech ft. Roger Taylor|website=Queenonline.com|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520215231/http://www.queenonline.com/news/out-today-thats-football-petr-cech-ft-roger-taylor|archive-date=20 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2021, Taylor embarked on a 14-date solo tour (Outsider Tour) in the UK, from 2 to 22 October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen's Roger Taylor announces 2021 UK solo tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/queens-roger-taylor-announces-2021-uk-solo-tour-2952965 |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=NME}}</ref> In January 2023, Queen single "Radio Ga Ga" was sampled on singer Che Lingo's single "My Radio"; Taylor and Queen were credited as co-lead artists on the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/che-lingo-shares-queen-inspired-my-radio-featuring-roger-taylor-radar-3383880|title=Che Lingo shares Queen-inspired 'My Radio' featuring Roger Taylor|website=NME|last=Wilkes|first=Emma|date=19 January 2023|access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> In November 2023, Taylor's bar The Wild, a collaboration with his wife Sarina Taylor, [[Adam Lambert]], Bryan Patrick Franklin, and Michael Solis, opened in West Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adam Lambert's The Wild West Hollywood Has VIP Pre-Opening Party |url= https://wehotimes.com/adam-lamberts-the-wild-west-hollywood-has-vip-pre-opening-party/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |work=WEHO Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger and Adam Lambert Open New Bar in LA |url=https://www.queenonline.com/news/roger-and-adam-lambert-open-new-bar-in-la?fbclid=IwAR09lXkB1J7THl-dReR2xUqN-_lKfV1KZtCIZtPoWNCys96Gr5QpyBmTRTg_aem_AVb3htVMJuTI5Um88hQMHuJj27r_xMhniZijLB2pTgvBkTF_K1MY3jSCwPyrV_hQ6ns |access-date=17 November 2023 |work=Queen Online}}</ref>
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