Chris Cornell‘s property — which is run by his widow, Vicky — seems to lastly be on the identical web page, legally, together with his previous band, and it looks like there’s even new music on the way in which.
A press release was issued via Chris’s official IG web page, and it reads … “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are glad to announce they’ve reached an amicable out of court docket decision.”
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It goes on … “The reconciliation marks a brand new partnership between the 2 events, which is able to enable Soundgarden followers around the globe to listen to the ultimate songs that the band and Chris have been engaged on. The two events are united and coming collectively to propel, honor and construct upon Soundgarden’s unimaginable legacy in addition to Chris’s indelible mark on music historical past.”
The replace comes after years of acrimonious authorized battles between Vicky and the band since Cornell’s dying.
From what we all know … she’d really sued Soundgarden twice — as soon as in 2019 over royalties and seven unreleased tracks and once more in 2021 concerning the worth of his stake within the band … and there have been even complaints to a decide about COVID protocols amid all this drama. It’s been quite a bit.
Now, it looks like they’ve all buried the hatchet — which presumably means each lawsuits have been settled. And that is gotta be nice information for Chris’ followers around the globe.
His suicide rocked the music trade in 2017, and that wound was solely getting deeper because the infighting continued between his bandmates and his spouse behind the scenes.