Editing Lex Records (section)

===2020s===

Lex released “[[Romantic Lover]]” by Eyedress on 12 January 2020 which also became a viral hit.<ref name="fader2"/>"Romantic Lover" was certified platinum in the US in March 2023.<ref name="RIAA"/>

Lex's first feature film, ''[[The Show (2020 film)|The Show]]'', written by Alan Moore and directed by Mitch Jenkins was an official selection for [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] 2020.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://schedule.sxsw.com/2020/films/2023352| publisher= [[South by Southwest]] | title= SXSW Schedule | date=2020| access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> Following SXSW's cancellation due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] film had a world premiere at [[Sitges Film Festival]] 2020,<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.ign.com/articles/the-show-review-alan-moore| publisher= [[IGN]] | title= The Show Review |first=Kirsty |last=Puchko| date=8 October 2021| access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref> and was licensed to [[Starz]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Watch The Show Online |url= https://www.starz.com/us/en/movies/the-show-64081 |via=Starz.com |access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>

Eyedress' album ''[[Let's Skip to the Wedding]]'', which includes the singles "Jealous" and "Romantic Lover", was released on 7 August 2020. The album was certified gold in the US and Canada in 2024.<ref name="RIAA"/><ref name=MC/>

On 31 December 2020, MF Doom's death was announced on social media.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=2020-12-31|title=Masked Rapper MF Doom Dies at 49|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9506021/mf-doom-dead/|access-date=2021-05-02|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126232926/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9506021/mf-doom-dead|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2021 Lex released Eyedress’ fourth studio album ''[[Mulholland Drive (album)|Mulholland Drive]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mulholland Drive by Eyedress |date= 27 August 2021 |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/album/mulholland-drive/1573623503 |via=Apple Music |access-date=September 2, 2021}}</ref> The first single from the album, “[[Something About You (Eyedress Song)|Something About You]]” became a viral hit in the US with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' citing the track as the fastest-rising song on American streaming services for the week ending 23 September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/trending/2021-09-23/|title=Trending 25 The fastest-rising songs of the week| publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> "Something About You" was certified gold in the US in May  2022, and platinum in October 2023.<ref name="RIAA"/>

During 2021, Lex marked its twentieth anniversary by releasing a series of remixes of recordings in its catalogue under the project title ''[[Lex-XX]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krups|first=Daniel|date=2021-08-12|title=Hear Thom Yorke's 'Man on Fire' Remix of MF Doom's 'Gazzillion Ear' |url= 
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/thom-yorke-man-on-fire-remix-mf-doom-gazzillion-ear-1211173/|website=RollingStone.com|language=en}}</ref>