Maffay and Oerding announce joint album 'Nashville' at Hamburg concert

In a surprise announcement to nearly 45,000 fans, German musicians Peter Maffay, 76, and Johannes Oerding, 44, revealed they will release a joint album this fall.

The album, titled "Nashville," is set for release on October 2. The duo debuted their first single from the album, "Ein Leben lang ist nicht lang" (A Lifetime Isn't Long), during Oerding's concert at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion. The performance was met with significant applause and cheers from the audience.

Following the debut of their new song, Maffay and Oerding also performed the Karat-Maffay classic "Über sieben Brücken musst du gehn" (Over Seven Bridges You Must Go). The concert itself featured several guest artists, including Max Giesinger, Clueso, Wincent Weiss, and Michael Patrick Kelly, who joined Oerding on stage. Stefanie Heinzmann also performed.

For Oerding, who resides in Hamburg, the stadium concert marked the largest performance of his career to date. He has previously released eight albums, three of which reached number one in Germany.

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This was incredibly fun, and that we get to kick this off today is a great moment.