The band took to Facebook to share selected songs from their discography called Remembering Dolores. “In order to celebrate all that she inspired and the joy that she has given on her 50th Birthday, her bandmates, friends and family, have pulled together a brand new playlist called ‘Remembering Dolores’ which is available now on all streaming platforms” reads the Facebook note.

20 years old song “Never Grow Old” from the album Wake Up And Smell The Coffee, starts the playlist. The track is accompanied by brand new video footage of never seen before archival videos. The video starts with O’Riordan polishes a beam wearing rubber gloves and the bandmates ss behind her. She says looking at the camera: “Sorry we can’t be with you but, as you can see, we’ve got work to do”. Watch the full video below.

The singer Dolores O’Riordan passed away on January 15th 2018 in a London hotel room. The investigation showed that she died by drowning due to alcohol intoxication. Her 50th birthday would have been on 6th September. 

Singers mother Eileen O’Riordan spoke about her daughter on the Late Late Show on RTE. “She always wanted to be a singer/rockstar/a musician. She played the organ in the local church and I remember we had confirmation — not our confirmation. She sang for the Archbishop. When he came out everyone wanted a photograph and he said ‘I am not having any photographs until I see the girl who sang Panis Angelicus.‘ Twas then I knew she had something special. She was about 12 at the time. She sang after (as an adult) for the Pope. I was very proud” she told the host, Ryan Tubridy. 

Remembering Dolores is available on all streaming platforms here.

We were delighted to hear of Miley Cyrus’ cover of Zombie at the Whisky a Go Go #SOSFEST in LA at the weekend. It’s one of the finest covers of the song that we’ve heard. We think Dolores would be very impressed! Check it out here: https://t.co/ysFxUZLKnl

— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) October 19, 2020

Miley Cyrus performed the cover as a part of the #SaveOurStages festival, at the famous LA venue Whisky a Go Go, which was a fundraiser to preserve grassroots music venues affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the US. She also did a cover of The Cure’s Boys Don’t Cry and performed her single Midnight Sky.

Fans were obsessed with the cover as they saw it as two worlds colliding. One fan replied to The Cranberries’ tweet saying; “covering Zombie and all my fave Cranberries songs is what I need RN – give us an album sis. A fresh take on the classics, with some delicious nostalgia thrown in.” Other artists have also commented on the cover. Kacy Musgraves commented on Miley Cyrus’ Instagram saying; “slaying the gd game, woman.” Jessie J added; “superstar.”

This isn’t the first time Miley showed off this rocker personality, she recently covered Heart of Glass by Blondie at the iHeart Music Festival earlier this month. The cover got such a huge reaction from fans that she decided to release it on Spotify.

The Cranberries were also in the news recently after they paid tribute to Dolores O’Riordan on what would have been her 49th birthday. Dolores passed away at a London hotel in 2018, with her death subsequently ruled as a result of accidental drowning in a bath, caused by alcohol intoxication. The band shared a picture of the late singer with the caption: “Happy Birthday Dolores, you’re in our thoughts and in our hearts, always. Ferg, Mike & Noel.”

Happy Birthday Dolores,
you’re in our thoughts and in our
hearts, always.
Ferg, Mike & Noel pic.twitter.com/pthOp8mK98

— The Cranberries (@The_Cranberries) September 6, 2020

You can watch Miley Cyrus’ cover of Zombie below. Her forthcoming seventh studio album, She is Miley Cyrus, will be out in November with collaborations from Dua Lipa and Billy Idol.