Editing Radiohead (section)

=== 2015–2016: ''A Moon Shaped Pool'' ===
Radiohead began work on their ninth studio album in September 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148661-dis-meets-radioheads-philip-selway--if-it-means-something-to-some-people-then-that-is-success |title=DiS Meets Radiohead's Philip Selway: "If it means something to some people then that is success" |last=Langham |first=Matt |date=4 February 2015 |work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|access-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204143203/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4148661-dis-meets-radioheads-philip-selway--if-it-means-something-to-some-people-then-that-is-success|archive-date=4 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, they resumed work in the La Fabrique studio near [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence]], France.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/just-playing-in-a-room-with-friends/ |title=In a room with Radiohead |last=Thorpe |first=Adam |date=18 May 2016 |website=The Times Literary Supplement|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213231/http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/just-playing-in-a-room-with-friends/|archive-date=21 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The sessions were marred by the death of Godrich's father<ref name="hanging out with Radiohead">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=8 June 2017 |title=19 Things We Learned Hanging Out With Radiohead |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/19-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-radiohead-w486278 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608150813/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/19-things-we-learned-hanging-out-with-radiohead-w486278 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and Yorke's separation from his wife, [[Rachel Owen]], who died from cancer in 2016.<ref name="inside OK Computer">{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=1 June 2017 |title=Radiohead's rhapsody in gloom: The story behind ''OK Computer'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/exclusive-thom-yorke-and-radiohead-on-ok-computer-w484570 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531145331/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/exclusive-thom-yorke-and-radiohead-on-ok-computer-w484570 |archive-date=31 May 2017 |access-date=1 June 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Work was interrupted when Radiohead were commissioned to write the theme for the 2015 [[James Bond]] film ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]''.<ref name="hanging out with Radiohead" /> After their song, "[[Spectre (song)|Spectre]]", was rejected, Radiohead released it on the audio streaming site [[SoundCloud]] on Christmas Day 2015.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 December 2015 |title=Radiohead reveal rejected theme for James Bond film Spectre |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35178921|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225215044/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35178921|archive-date=25 December 2015|access-date=25 December 2015 |website=BBC News}}</ref>

Radiohead's ninth studio album, ''[[A Moon Shaped Pool]]'', was released digitally in May 2016, followed by retail versions in June via XL Recordings.<ref name="Pitchfork Daydreaming22" /> It was promoted with music videos for the singles  "[[Daydreaming (Radiohead song)|Daydreaming]]" (directed by Anderson) and "[[Burn the Witch (Radiohead song)|Burn the Witch]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1133-decoding-the-politics-in-radioheads-burn-the-witch-video/ |title=Decoding the Politics in Radiohead's "Burn the Witch" Video |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=3 May 2016 |website=Pitchfork|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506062235/http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/1133-decoding-the-politics-in-radioheads-burn-the-witch-video/|archive-date=6 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pitchfork Daydreaming22">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65297-radiohead-announce-new-album-release-date-share-daydreaming-video/ |title=Radiohead Announce New Album Release Date, Share "Daydreaming" Video |last=Philips |first=Amy |website=Pitchfork |date=6 May 2016|access-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508231728/http://pitchfork.com/news/65297-radiohead-announce-new-album-release-date-share-daydreaming-video/|archive-date=8 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The album includes several songs written years earlier, including "[[True Love Waits (song)|True Love Waits]]",<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/05/history-radiohead-true-love-waits.html |title=The 21-Year History of Radiohead's 'True Love Waits,' a Fan Favorite Two Decades in the Making |last=Reilly |first=Dan |date=10 May 2016 |website=Vulture|access-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907002120/http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/history-radiohead-true-love-waits.html|archive-date=7 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and strings and [[Choir|choral vocals]] performed by the [[London Contemporary Orchestra]].<ref name="91x2">{{cite web |url=http://www.91x.com/uncategorized/hear-radioheads-new-albuma-moon-shaped-pool-at-11pm-tonight-on-the-ftw-new-music-show/ |title=Hear Radiohead's New Album "A Moon Shaped Pool" at 11pm tonight on the FTW New Music Show |date=8 May 2016 |website=91X FM|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160521171321/http://www.91x.com/uncategorized/hear-radioheads-new-albuma-moon-shaped-pool-at-11pm-tonight-on-the-ftw-new-music-show/|archive-date=21 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It became Radiohead's sixth UK number-one album<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/radiohead-score-sixth-number-1-album-with-a-moon-shaped-pool__15040/ |title=Radiohead score sixth Number 1 album with A Moon Shaped Pool |publisher=officialcharts.com|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516231757/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/radiohead-score-sixth-number-1-album-with-a-moon-shaped-pool__15040/|archive-date=16 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and reached number three in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7541143/billboard-200-chart-moves-radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool |title=Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Radiohead's 'A Moon Shaped Pool' Returns After Special Edition's Release |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=13 October 2016 |website=[[Billboard 200|Billboard]]|access-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209180004/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7541143/billboard-200-chart-moves-radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool|archive-date=9 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the fifth Radiohead album nominated for the [[Mercury Prize]], making Radiohead the most shortlisted act in Mercury history,<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-bowie-radiohead-and-more-nominated-for-mercury-prize-w432686 |title=David Bowie, Radiohead and more nominated for Mercury Prize |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=4 August 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805213442/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-bowie-radiohead-and-more-nominated-for-mercury-prize-w432686|archive-date=5 August 2016|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]] (for "Burn the Witch") at the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017 |title=Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys |newspaper=Billboard|access-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206151125/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017|archive-date=6 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It appeared on several publications' lists of the best albums of the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/v-clubs-20-best-albums-2016-246644 |title=The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 |date=12 December 2016 |work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212062316/http://www.avclub.com/article/v-clubs-20-best-albums-2016-246644|archive-date=12 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/30/the-best-albums-of-2016 |title=The best albums of 2016 |date=30 November 2016 |work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315225333/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/30/the-best-albums-of-2016|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9980-the-50-best-albums-of-2016/?page=5 |title=The 50 Best Albums of 2016 |date=13 December 2016 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213222904/http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9980-the-50-best-albums-of-2016/?page=5|archive-date=13 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool-w451343 |title=50 Best Albums of 2016 |date=29 November 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129210043/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/radiohead-a-moon-shaped-pool-w451343|archive-date=29 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/4577061/top-10-best-albums-2016/ |title=The Top 10 Best Albums |date=22 November 2016 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128143048/http://time.com/4577061/top-10-best-albums-2016/|archive-date=28 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Radiohead second show at Le Zénith in Paris. May 24th 2016.jpg|thumb|Radiohead performing on the 2016 ''Moon Shaped Pool'' tour]]
In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Radiohead toured Europe, Japan, and North and South America,<ref name="Pitchfork – Radiohead in Amsterdam">{{cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=20 May 2016 |title=Radiohead in Amsterdam: a tour opener live blog |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65603-radiohead-in-amsterdam-a-tour-opener-live-blog/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520221831/http://pitchfork.com/news/65603-radiohead-in-amsterdam-a-tour-opener-live-blog/ |archive-date=20 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/63069-radiohead-announce-world-tour/ |title=Radiohead Announce World Tour |website=Pitchfork |date=14 March 2016|access-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315221524/http://pitchfork.com/news/63069-radiohead-announce-world-tour/|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-announce-north-american-tour/ |title=Radiohead Announce North American Tour {{!}} Pitchfork|last1=Wicks|first1=Amanda|last2=Monroe|first2=Jazz|date=20 February 2018|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228213102/https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-announce-north-american-tour/|archive-date=28 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> including headline shows at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] and [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]] festivals.<ref name="Glastonbury 2017" /> They were joined again by Deamer.<ref name="Pitchfork – Radiohead in Amsterdam" /> The tours included a performance in Tel Aviv in July 2017, disregarding the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] campaign for an international cultural [[Boycotts of Israel|boycott of Israel]]. The performance was criticised by artists including [[Roger Waters]] and [[Ken Loach]], and a petition urging Radiohead to cancel it was signed by more than 50 prominent figures.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-criticizes-whining-thom-yorke-over-radioheads-israel-gig-197361/ |title=Roger Waters Criticizes 'Whining' Thom Yorke Over Radiohead's Israel Gig |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=16 July 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=18 July 2018 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084115/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-criticizes-whining-thom-yorke-over-radioheads-israel-gig-197361/|archive-date=18 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In a statement, Yorke responded: "We don't endorse [[Netanyahu]] any more than [[Donald Trump|Trump]], but we still play in America. Playing in a country isn't the same as endorsing the government. Music, art and academia is about crossing borders not building them, about open minds not closed ones, about shared humanity, dialogue and freedom of expression."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=12 July 2017 |title=Radiohead's Thom Yorke responds as Ken Loach criticises Israel gig |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/12/thom-yorke-radiohead-ken-loach-criticises-israel-gig |access-date=15 July 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>