In February 2020, New Order announced the Unity tour in North America, co-headlining with the Pet Shop Boys .
Each episode features previously unannounced guest musicians on new Gorillaz material, with the first being ” Momentary Bliss “, which was released on 31 January and features both the British rapper Slowthai and the Kent -based punk-rock duo Slaves . Upon the premiere of “Momentary Bliss”, Albarn revealed that the…
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In 2019 Bunford, Ciaran, Pryce, and Ieuan reformed without Rhys under the name Das Koolies, an alter ego SFA used around 2000 for an experimental electronic album that was never officially released. Das Koolies released their debut single “It’s All About The Dolphins” on 29 January 2020. According to Ciaran,…
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On 29 January 2020 the band announced its new project Song Machine . Eschewing the typical album format of releasing music, Song Machine is instead a web series that sees the band releasing one new song a month as “episodes” to the series, with 11 episodes released to comprise the…
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On January 26, 2020, the band won the Best Metal Performance for their song “7empest” at the 62nd Grammy Awards Their other nomination, “Fear Inoculum”, lost the Best Rock Song category to Gary Clark Jr.
On January 15, 2020, Nine Inch Nails was officially named as members of the Class of 2020 for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. However, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , the induction ceremony was postponed indefinitely. Originally, only Trent…
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Discovery created a new generation of Daft Punk fans. It also saw Daft Punk debut their distinctive robot costumes; they had previously worn Halloween masks or bags for promotional appearances. Discovery was later named one of the best albums of the decade by publications including Pitchfork and Resident Advisor .…
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The band stated that work on the album began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Gahan and Gore said they would send each other ideas for songs, for example Gahan said, “I played guitar and sort of sang on my iPhone”, while Gore “sent it back with his angelic voice.”…
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In January 2020, Novoselic and Grohl reunited for a performance at a benefit for the Art of Elysium at the Hollywood Palladium , joined by Beck, St Vincent, and Grohl’s daughter Violet .
The band released its sixteenth studio album, Ur Fun , on January 17, 2020. This was followed by the album, I Feel Safe with You, Trash , on March 5, 2021, and Freewave Lucifer Fck on July 29, 2022.