On August 10, 2020, Nile Rodgers and Merck Mercuriadis ‘ company Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquired 100% of Chris Cornell’s catalog of song rights (241 songs), including Soundgarden’s catalog. Rodgers is friends with Cornell’s widow.
On 7 August 2020, Midnight Oil released their first song in 18 years titled ” Gadigal Land “, with all earnings going to organisations promoting the Uluru Statement from the Heart . The song featured poetry spoken in the Gadigal language. It is the first song from a mini-album titled…
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The following August, Carey noted that the band had entered a hiatus, but that he still hoped they would reconvene in the future to record an EP, which the band would have more freedom in releasing due to no longer being signed to a record label.
The next day, the track was released alongside the announcement of the band’s upcoming eleventh studio album titled We Are Chaos set for release on September 11, 2020. At the same time, the band revealed the album cover and the track list.
On July 28, Manson announced that a new single titled ” We Are Chaos ” would be released the following day.
Announced with the release of their single “Ghost Chapter” on 17 July 2020,
Due to the pandemic, the live induction ceremony for the 2020 Hall of Fame Induction was cancelled on July 15, 2020, and simultaneously, an induction special was announced to be broadcast and available for streaming through HBO and HBO Max , respectively, on November 7, 2020.
On July 10, 2020, the band released a cover of the Goo Goo Dolls ‘ ” Iris “, with singer Diamante .
In July 2020, the band announced that they would be touring the UK in April 2021 playing songs from Casually-dressed & deep in Conversation , Hours , and Tales don’t tell themselves
In July 2020, Korn released a cover of ” The Devil Went Down to Georgia ” by Charlie Daniels , who had died earlier that year.