Editing Van Morrison (section)

===2020s===
In March 2021, Morrison announced that his 42nd album, ''[[Latest Record Project, Volume 1]]'', would be released by Exile Productions and [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] on 7 May. The 28-track album includes songs such as "Why Are You on Facebook?", "They Own The Media" and "Western Man". In addition to digitally, it was released as a 2-CD set and on triple vinyl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/pre-order-a-signed-cd-of-van-morrisons-forthcoming-latest-record-project/|title=Pre-order a signed CD of Van Morrison's forthcoming 'Latest Record Project' &#124; superdeluxeedition|date=3 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-morrison-latest-record-project/|title=Van Morrison Announces New Double LP, 'Latest Record Project'|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=3 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/van-morrisons-new-album-has-an-eyebrow-raising-tracklisting|title=Van Morrison's New Album Has An Eyebrow-Raising Tracklisting|website=Clash Magazine|date=3 March 2021 }}</ref> The album marked a return to the UK Top Ten for Morrison, making the 2020s the fourth consecutive decade in which he has achieved such success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 &#124; Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>

The following year, ''[[What's It Gonna Take?]]'' explored many of the same themes, but was less successful commercially.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hasted |first=Nick |date=12 May 2022 |title=Album – Van Morrison: What's it Gonna Take? |url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-van-morrison-whats-it-gonna-take |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=The ArtsDesk}}</ref> In 2023, he returned to his roots with ''[[Moving on Skiffle]]'' and ''[[Accentuate the Positive (Van Morrison album)|Accentuate the Positive]]''.<ref name="Uncut">{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/van-morrison-moving-on-skiffle-142121/|title=Van Morrison – Moving On Skiffle|work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|last=Watts|first=Peter|date=17 March 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023}}</ref> He also issued archival material via his own direct-to-consumer label Orangefield Records, beginning with ''Beyond Words: Instrumental'' and continuing in 2024 with ''Live at Orangefield'', taken from a run of 2014 concerts at his former secondary school. His 2024 studio album ''New Arrangements and Duets'' also compiled unreleased material, including big band reworkings of songs from his catalogue and duets with [[Kurt Elling]], [[Curtis Stigers]], [[Joss Stone]] and [[Willie Nelson]] recorded between 2014 and 2019.<ref name="The Arts Desk">{{cite web|url=https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/album-van-morrison-new-arrangements-and-duets|title=Album: Van Morrison - New Arrangements and Duets|work=[[The Arts Desk]]|last=Cumming|first=Tim|date=25 September 2024|accessdate=27 February 2025}}</ref>

Van Morrison's songs were used extensively in [[Kenneth Branagh]]'s Oscar-winning 2021 film ''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]'':<ref>{{citation|title=Belfast (2021) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt12789558/fullcredits|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> Morrison received his first nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] for "Down to Joy".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-nominations-2022-nominees-list-1235088770/|title=Oscars: Full List of Nominations|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first1=Kimberly|last1=Nordyke|first2=Hilary|last2=Lewis|date=8 February 2022|accessdate=8 February 2022}}</ref> Several tracks were also featured in ''[[Cherry (2021 film)|Cherry]]'', released the same year. "Down to Joy" would not be released on a Van Morrison album until 2025, when it became the lead single from ''Remembering Now'', his first album of original material since 2022.