A new song, Drive to the Ocean, which will be released on the 4th of January, the day of his sixtieth birthday, exclusively on the official website https://michaelstipe.com. So Michael Stipe inaugurates 2020: with a song – and the video – the title of which already suggests the environmental issues, and ‘donated’ to Pathway to Paris , the non-profit organization that combats the damage caused by climate change. The proceeds of each download of the piece will be to help, for the first 365 days of the year – so for all 2020 – the association founded by Jessica Paris Smith , daughter of Patti Smith , and the canadian musician Rebecca Hairdryer .