During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, Sinéad O'Connor decided to record her version (released Oct 1, 2020) of the classic Mahalia Jackson gospel.

O’Connor, stirred up by the Black Lives Matter movement, was compelled to cover this song, for the cause itself and as a tribute to Mama Mahalia (Mahalia Jackson). In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, the cause had gained substantial momentum in 2020.

Given Sinéad’s socially conscious music and activism, along with her spiritual lyrical tendencies, “Trouble of the World” offers both. Her 1990 song “Black Boys on Mopeds”, about the police killing of a black teenager in the U.K., has been covered by a substantial number of artists .
Upon release, The Daily Telegraph quoted her on her strong views regarding the movement,

Every movement needs a soundtrack. And the soundtrack to the Black Lives Matter movement was recorded and written in the ’60s during the civil rights movement ….so … it’s really important to reintroduce those artists to this generation, whatever race they are. It’s terribly important to introduce these artists again to show the power of music, to provide encouragement. Music is there to entertain but that’s not it’s only purpose.