Soundgarden have settled a protracted legal battle with Vicky Cornell and are set to release the seven final recordings of the late Chris Cornell.
“Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” read a statement shared on Cornell’s Instagram. “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.”
The statement continued, “The two parties are united and coming together to propel, honor and build upon Soundgarden’s incredible legacy as well as Chris’s indelible mark on music history — as one of the greatest songwriters and vocalists of all time.”
The band reposted Cornell’s statement on Soundgarden’s official Instagram page.
Chris Cornell, who died in 2017, is credited as a writer on all seven songs. He wrote “Cancer” and “Stone Age Mind,” and co-wrote “Road Less Traveled,” “Orphans,” and “At Ophians Door” with Matt Cameron, “Ahead of the Dog” with Kim Thayil, and “Merrmas” with Ben Shepherd.
Vicky filed the suit against the surviving members of Soundgarden in late 2019, accusing them of withholding royalties from her over the seven recordings.
The lawsuit claimed the band “shamelessly conspired to wrongfully withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars indisputably owed to Chris’ widow and minor children in an unlawful attempt to strong-arm Chris’ Estate into turning over certain audio recordings created by Chris before he passed away.”
Vicky sued Soundgarden again in 2021, alleging that the band tried to buy out her interest in Soundgarden “for the villainously low figure of less than $300,000.”
Amid that dispute, the Soundgarden members claimed that Cornell locked them out of their social media accounts, but their access was eventually restored.
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