Editing The Pretenders (section)

===2020s===
The band was originally scheduled to release their 11th studio album ''[[Hate for Sale]]'' on 1 May 2020, and lead single "The Buzz" was released on 17 March 2020.<ref name="HFS NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-pretenders-announce-new-album-hate-for-sale-and-share-first-track-2626467|title=The Pretenders announce new album 'Hate for Sale' and share first track|work=[[NME]]|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=17 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> However, on 24 March, the album release was delayed to 17 July.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Pretenders Delay New Album, Share "Hate for Sale": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2020/03/the-pretenders-delay-album-hate-for-sale-single/|website=Consequence|date=24 March 2020 |access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>  On the same day (24 March), they released the second single, which is the title track, "Hate for Sale".

17 April 2020 saw the release of the third single "You Can't Hurt a Fool".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pretenders-you-cant-hurt-a-fool-983719/|title=The Pretenders Drop R&B Slow Burner, 'You Can't Hurt a Fool'|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=14 April 2020|magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=4 September 2022}}</ref>  On 12 May 2020, they released their fourth single "Turf Accountant Daddy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://guitar.com/news/music-news/the-pretenders-new-song-turf-accountant-daddy/|title=List to The Pretenders' new song, Turf Accountant Daddy|last=Breathnach|first=Cillian|date=13 May 2020|publisher=[[BandLab Technologies#Brands|Guitar.com]]|accessdate=4 September 2022}}</ref>  "Don't Want to be This Lonely", release 28 May 2020, was the fifth and final single from the album.

A five-month North American tour with [[Journey (band)|Journey]] was originally slated to begin 15 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/journey-pretenders-2020-tour-906111/|title=Journey and Pretenders Team for Lengthy 2020 North American Tour|website=Rollingstone.com|date=31 October 2019|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the tour was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radio.com/kmox/articles/news/journey-the-pretenders-cancel-2020-tour-due-to-coronavirus|title=Journey, The Pretenders cancel 2020 Tour due to coronavirus|date=4 May 2020|website=Radio.com|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref>

On 3 September 2022, Pretenders performed at the [[Taylor Hawkins]] Tribute Concert at [[Wembley Stadium]] with [[Dave Grohl]] on bass. They performed "Precious", "Tattooed Love Boys" and "Brass in Pocket".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wardlaw |first=Matt |date=3 September 2022 |title=The Pretenders Joined by Dave Grohl at Taylor Hawkins Tribute |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pretenders-dave-grohl-taylor-hawkins-tribute/ |access-date=4 December 2022 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref>

''[[Relentless (The Pretenders album)|Relentless]]'' was announced in May 2023, with a release date of 1&nbsp;September, which has subsequently been moved to 15 September. The announced line-up for the recording was Chrissie Hynde (vocals), [[James Walbourne]] (guitars), [[Carwyn Ellis]] (keyboards, guitar), Kris Sonne (drums), and Chris Hill (double bass) and Nick Wilkinson (bass). The new album announcement coincided with a return to major touring in 2023, starting with various UK, Ireland and European dates with a wide variety of headline, festival and support shows reaching the US, Canada and further European dates to be completed by October.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}