Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, has settled her lawsuit against Soundgarden over royalties from music that she argued Chris initially recorded for a solo project. The two sides came to an agreement on Monday, settling their five-year dispute. Per the lawsuit, Chris made seven recordings in his home in Miami Beach months before his death in 2017. Soundgarden was founded in 1984 and broke nationally during the rise of Seattle’s grunge music scene in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
Soundgarden and Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell, have settled their legal battle, allowing for the release of the late singer's final songs with the band. The reconciliation marks a new partnership between the two parties, which will allow Soundgarden fans around the world to hear the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. Chris Cornell, a frontman for Soundgarden and Audioslave, died in 2017 by suicide at the age of 52.
Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of late frontman Chris Cornell, have reached an agreement that will allow the band to release their final songs with Cornell's vocals. The unreleased tracks have been the subject of a legal dispute between the band and Vicky Cornell, but the agreement will now allow for their release. No details have been given on when the songs will be released or how many there are.
Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell have reached an "amicable out-of-court resolution," ending their long-running legal disputes. The agreement will lead to the release of Chris Cornell's final recordings with Soundgarden. The legal spats between Vicky Cornell and the remaining members of the band got progressively uglier after Vicky initially sued the members of Soundgarden in December 2019. Hopefully, the out-of-court resolution will allow the dust to settle on what was an unfortunate episode.
Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, the widow of late singer Chris Cornell, have settled their legal disputes. The resolution will allow the release of the final songs that the band and Chris were working on. Vicky Cornell had accused the band of withholding royalties and trying to buy out her interest in Soundgarden for a low figure. The band argued that the unreleased recordings were made for a Soundgarden album and are property of the group.
Soundgarden and Chris Cornell's estate have settled their legal battle over seven unreleased tracks recorded before Cornell's death in 2017. The reconciliation will allow the band to release the final songs that they were working on with Cornell. The dispute began in 2019 when Vicky Cornell sued the band, accusing them of withholding royalties. Soundgarden countered that the recordings were from band writing and recording sessions that dated back to 2015. The settlement marks a new partnership between the two parties, but it is unclear when the music will be released.
