Editing Brian Wilson (section)

== 2020s: ''At My Piano'', UMPG sale, and dementia==

Around this time, Wilson had two back surgeries that left him reliant on a [[Walker (mobility)|walker]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grieving |first1=Tim |title=Brian Wilson doesn't say much. Until you listen to his music. |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-12-01/beach-boys-brian-wilson-documentary-long-promised-road |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, he postponed some concert dates due to worsening mental health.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Brian Wilson Postpones Tour Saying He Feels 'Mentally Insecure' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-tour-postponed-845180/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 6, 2019}}</ref> The next month, his social media declared that he had recovered and would resume touring.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |title=Brian Wilson 'Feeling Much Better,' Looks Forward to Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-feeling-much-better-resumes-tour-865134/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 30, 2019}}</ref> Pausing his tours due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Doyle |first1=Patrick |title=Flashback: Brian Wilson Brings 'Pet Sounds' to the Stage in London |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-pet-sounds-live-london-1117627/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 22, 2021}}</ref> he resumed touring in August 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Watch Brian Wilson Perform 'God Only Knows' at First Pandemic-Era Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-perform-god-only-knows-first-pandemic-era-concert-1219583/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 24, 2021 |date=September 1, 2021}}</ref> In November, two releases followed: ''[[At My Piano]]'', featuring new instrumental piano recordings of his songs,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Brian Wilson Recreates Beach Boys Classics on New Album At My Piano: Listen to "God Only Knows" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/brian-wilson-recreates-beach-boys-classics-on-new-album-at-my-piano-listen-to-god-only-knows/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 24, 2021 |date=September 17, 2021}}</ref> and the soundtrack to ''[[Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road]]'', which includes both new and previously unreleased recordings.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Abby|title=Brian Wilson Announces Long Promised Road Soundtrack, Shares "Right Where I Belong" with Jim James: Stream|url=https://www.yahoo.com/now/brian-wilson-announces-long-promised-193604271.html|website=Yahoo|date=November 23, 2021}}</ref>

At the end of 2021, Wilson sold his publishing rights to [[Universal Music Publishing Group]] for $50&nbsp;million. Wilson was paid almost $32&nbsp;million for his songwriter share plus $19&nbsp;million for his reversion rights (his ability to reclaim his song rights within a time period after signing them away under the [[Copyright Act of 1976]]).<ref name=rolling/> In 2022, his ex-wife Marilyn, who had been awarded half of his songwriting royalties, sued Wilson for $6.7&nbsp;million.<ref name=rolling>{{cite magazine |last1=Millman |first1=Ethan |title=Brian Wilson's Ex-Wife Sues Beach Boys Founder After $50&nbsp;Million UMG Publishing Deal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-beach-boys-marilyn-wilson-rutherford-universal-music-publishing-lawsuit-1330232/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 11, 2023|date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

On July 26, 2022, Wilson played his final concert as part of a joint tour with [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]] at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, where he was reported to have "sat rigid and expressionless" throughout the performance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=Chicago, Brian Wilson celebrate 'Old Days' at Pine Knob |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/07/27/chicago-brian-wilson-celebrate-old-days-at-pine-knob/ |work=Oakland Press |date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> Days later, he cancelled his remaining tour dates for that year, with his management citing "unforeseen health reasons".<ref>{{cite web |author1=Music Staff |title=Brian Wilson Scraps All Upcoming Dates |url=https://nowdecatur.com/2022/08/01/brian-wilson-scraps-all-upcoming-dates/ |website=Now Decatur |date=August 1, 2022}}</ref> During a January 2023 appearance on a Beach Boys fan podcast, Wilson's daughter Carnie reported that her father was "probably not going to tour anymore, which is heartbreaking".<ref>{{cite web |author1=BeachBoys Talk |title=S3 E1: Carnie Wilson! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPym7_515Yk |website=YouTube |date=January 31, 2023|time=1:37:58}}</ref>

On January 30, 2024, Melinda Ledbetter died at their home.<ref name="melindadeath"/> The following month, it was announced that Wilson had [[dementia]] and entered into another conservatorship, which began in May 2024.<ref name="conserve">{{Cite news |issn=1756-3224 |oclc=60623878 |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |department=Music |accessdate=2024-02-16 |date=2024-02-16 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/16/brian-wilson-dementia-conservatorship-filing |title=Beach Boys star Brian Wilson has dementia |first=Ben |last=Beaumont-Thomas}}</ref><ref name="conserve2">{{Cite news |issn=1756-3224 |oclc=60623878 |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |department=Music |accessdate=2024-05-09 |date=2024-05-09 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/09/beach-boys-brian-wilson-conservatorship |title=Judge places Beach Boys' Brian Wilson in conservatorship |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

''Cows in the Pasture'', the unfinished album Wilson had produced for Fred Vail in 1970, is to be released in 2025, accompanied by a docuseries about Vail and the album's making.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene|first=Andy|date=February 13, 2024 |title=Brian Wilson Began Work on a Country Album in 1970. It's Finally Coming Out |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/brian-wilson-country-album-cows-in-the-pasture-fred-vail-1234951531/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>