# Courtney Love says finished solo album followed near-fatal illness

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/courtney-love-gives-album-update-reveals-she-almost-died/
- Published: 2026-08-15T20:32:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-18T16:22:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2508425/courtney-love-gives-album-update-reveals-she-almost-died/news/
- Topics: Software, Technology

## Key points

- Courtney Love says her new solo album is finished
- She reveals she nearly died from illness in England in 2019
- Album features Michael Stipe, Billie Joe Armstrong and other guests

## Summary

Musician Courtney Love has announced that her long-delayed solo album is complete, while revealing that she nearly died from a serious illness in 2019. The record, first teased in 2020, is the follow-up to 2010's Nobody's Daughter (billed as a Hole album despite being a solo Love effort), and its completion marks the end of a lengthy and much-discussed creative process.

In an Instagram video, Love said she suffered a severe health collapse after travelling to England in 2019, spending extended periods in hospital, losing her hair and dropping to around 100 pounds, with doctors warning she might die. She said she recovered against expectations and is now healthy, and used the video to reflect on childhood experiences of "gaslighting" that she says influenced the album's themes. She also confirmed a string of guest collaborators, including Michael Stipe, Will Sergeant, Butch Walker, Melissa Auf der Maur, Billie Joe Armstrong, Eg White, Justin Parker, Suzy Shinn and Jonathan Daniel, though no release date was given.

## Coverage

- [Stereogum: Courtney Love says finished solo album followed near-fatal illness](https://stereogum.com/2508425/courtney-love-gives-album-update-reveals-she-almost-died/news/)
- [Consequence: Courtney Love Offers Health Update After She “Almost Died,” Says New Album Is “Done”](https://consequence.net/2026/08/courtney-love-health-update-new-album-done/)

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