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Watch Ryan Adams Cover Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” In Tribute To Chris Cornell

AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 16: Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams performs at Music Is Universal presented by Marriott Rewards and Universal Music Group, during SXSW at the JW Marriott Austin on March 16, 2016 in Austin, Texas (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Ryan Adams honored Chris Cornell by covering Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" during his concert in Auckland, New Zealand last night. Similarly, Metallica's Robert Trujillo incorporated part of the song's melody into his bass solo on "Halo On Fire" while performing in Boston on Friday. U2 and Aerosmith also paid tribute to the late Soundgarden frontman during their respective shows last night, with Bono dedicating "Running To Stand Still" to Cornell and his family and Aerosmith projecting an image of Cornell onto a screen behind the stage. Watch Adams' rendition of "Black Hole Sun" below.

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