Fender was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 Brit Awards, losing out to Lewis Capaldi. He performed in the Live Lounge playing a cover of 'Back To Black' by Amy Winehouse, a previous Brit Award winner, which was later officially released. Elton John personally invited Fender to perform at his annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Party after the 2020 Oscars and joined Fender on stage for a rendition of 'Will We Talk?'. On 13 February, the track 'Hold Out' was released which Fender said was to be the last song released of the "Hypersonic Missiles" era.