Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 28 ga Janairu, 2018, Shinoda ya amsa wani tweet daga wani fan da ke tambaya game da makomarsa tare da Linkin Park, yana rubuta "Ina da niyyar ci gaba da LP, kuma mutanen suna jin haka. Muna da abubuwa da yawa da za mu sake ginawa, da kuma tambayoyi da za mu amsa, saboda haka zai ɗauki lokaci". A ranar 29 ga Maris, duk da haka, Shinoda ya bayyana cewa ba shi da tabbas game da makomar Linkin Park lokacin da aka yi hira da shi ta hanyar "Vulture". A ranar 17 ga Afrilu, an zabi Linkin Park don kyaututtuka uku a 2018 Billboard Music Awards
, amma bai lashe ko daya daga cikinsu. An gabatar da ƙungiyar tare da George da Ira Gershwin Award don Rayuwa ta Musamman a UCLA a ranar 18 ga Mayu.