On May 21, 2020, the band released a cover of Blondie ‘s ” Dreaming “.
On May 11, 2020, Williams teased a potential return to a more guitar-driven sound on the band’s sixth album, commenting, “We’ve found ourselves listening to a lot of older music that we grew up being inspired by.”
Former lead singer Brian Howe died 6 May 2020, aged 66. In November 2023 Kirke stated in an interview on the Bob Lefsetz Podcast that Bad Company were “pretty much over”, citing Rodgers’ recent health problems as a factor. In 2025, Bad Company was inducted into the Rock and Roll…
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In May, Bleachers was featured on Carly Rae Jepsen ‘s song “Comeback” which was the first official release of the band in nearly two years.
However, Christian revealed in May 2020 that they had reversed course and were in the process of recording new music.
In May 2020, while in quarantine, Metallica performed a virtual acoustic version of ” Blackened “, titled “Blackened 2020”, which was later made available for download.
On May 1, 2020, the band released an EP titled Atonement II: B-Sides for Charity , containing six songs that were recorded during the Atonement sessions, but did not make the album. The EP was released on Bandcamp and sold as a “pay what you want” price, with all proceeds…
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Fuktronic , an electronic music collaboration with Mindless Self Indulgence ‘s Jimmy Urine was released in May 2020, after the duo released a sample on SoundCloud . Fuktronic is described as “the team of Serj Tankian and Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence, making a soundtrack for the ultimate British…
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Speaking to The Daily Telegraph in 2018, Daniel Johns expressed his love for the band—and appreciation of what the band had produced—but said he had no desire to reform the band. In May 2020, a picture of Johns playing electric guitar appeared online, leading to the Newcastle Herald speculating that…
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The band were due to tour across America and Australia in April and May 2020 as well as festival appearances in Norway, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK (which would have also included their 5th appearance at Glastonbury) but all were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.