Bennington dies

Bennington died on July 20, 2017; his death was ruled a suicide by hanging . Shinoda confirmed Bennington’s death on Twitter , writing, “Shocked and heartbroken, but it’s true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one”. The band had released a music video for their single ” Talking to Myself ” earlier that day. One day after Bennington’s death, the band canceled the North American leg of their One More Light World Tour . On the morning of July 24, Linkin Park released an official statement on their website as a tribute to Bennington. On July 28, Shinoda announced that donations made to the band’s Music for Relief charity would be redirected to the One More Light Fund, which had been set up in Bennington’s memory. On August 4, when the band was initially scheduled to play on Good Morning America , Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell ‘s twelve-year-old daughter Toni appeared with OneRepublic to perform ” Hallelujah ” as a tribute to Bennington (who was the godfather to her younger brother, Christopher) and her father. Bennington had previously performed the song at the funeral for Cornell, who had also died from a suicide by hanging two months earlier.