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Katy Perry Wins Best Female At Mtv Emas
Katy Perry has been crowned Best Female at the MTV Europe Music Awards.The 'Roar' hitmaker beat her pop rivals Lady GaGa, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift to the prestigious prize at the 20th...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 November 2013
Alanis Morissette Adapting 'Jagged Little Pill' Into Broadway Show
Alanis Morissette is looking to bring her hit 1995 album Jagged Little Pill to the world of musical theatre, with the singer apparently working on the script for a musical adaption of the hit album....
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 November 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones Team Up To Revamp Everly Brothers Album
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones have teamed up to record an album of duets, inspired by the music of The Everly Brothers.Both big fans of rock 'n' roll siblings Don and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 October 2013
Robbie Williams Gutted After Being Branded Irrelevant By Nick Grimshaw
Singer Robbie Williams has been left reeling after BBC Radio 1 personality Nick Grimshaw said that he and his music were "not relevant" to the stations target audience and failed to put the pop star's...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2013
Leeds Festival 2013 Flooding Fails To Bring The Rapturous Crowd Down
Leeds Festival 2013 may not have brought with it the best weather of the year, with torrential downpours and heavy flooding putting a damper (pardon the pun) on everyone's camping weekend, but the line-up was...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 28 August 2013
Eminem Headlines Second Day At Reading Festival
Eminem referenced his battle with drug addiction during his Reading Festival set last night (24.08.13).The iconic rapper was headlining the second day of the event and told fans he couldn't ''get f***ed up'' with them...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2013
Green Day Play Dookie In Full At Pre-festival Gigs
Green Day thrilled fans at a special festival warm-up gig in London on Wednesday (21Aug13) by performing their breakthrough album Dookie in full.The American Idiot rockers took to the stage at the U.K. capital's O2...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 August 2013
Weather-worries Are Looking Few For Leeds And Reading Festival 2013
It may be nearing the end of the summer but Leeds and Reading Festival 2013 goers don't have much to worry about in terms of the unpredictable English weather this weekend (August 23rd - 25th).The...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 20 August 2013
Green Day Win Court Case Over Street Artist's 'Scream Icon' Image Use At Concert
A US court has ruled that rock band Green Day are not liable for using a street artist's work in the concerts visuals for their song 'East Jesus Nowhere' during 2009. Dereck Seltzer tried to...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 08 August 2013
Iheartradio Festival To Welcome Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars And Err, Queen
Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry are among the names confirmed for the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas in September. The two-day festival, set to be held on...
By Michael West on 16 July 2013
Courtney Love Still Guarding Nirvana Rights
Courtney Love is preventing Nirvana's music being used for a ''jukebox musical.''The 'Doll Parts' singer - widow of grunge band's late songwriter Kurt Cobain, and shareholder in the rights to the band's back catalogue -...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 May 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong: 'Psy Is The Herpes Of Music'
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has taken aim at South Korean pop sensation Psy, calling the Gangnam Style hitmaker the "herpes" of music.The American Idiot singer was in rehab tackling substance abuse issues as...
By WENN on 08 May 2013
Green Day Make Live Return
Green Day have performed their first major live show since Billie Joe Armstrong left rehab.The US rockers performed a two-hour set at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas - one of the biggest venues being...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 March 2013
Biffy Clyro Nervous About Headlining
Biffy Clyro are ''sh***ing it'' about performing at Reading and Leeds 2013. The 'Black Chandelier' band may have performed at the UK festivals seven times already, but are nervous about their first headlining appearance this...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 March 2013
Green Day At Sxsw – Good To Have You Back, Boys
The return of Green Day was stunted by the very public breakdown of Billie Joe Armstrong, after the punk legend was admitted to rehab following his onstage rant at the iHeartRadio Music Festival last September.So...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 March 2013
Green Day Watching Out For Idiots On Tour
Green Day will not let any ''idiots'' backstage, in order to protect Billie Joe Armstrong.The 'American Idiot' band are making drastic changes to the way they tour to accommodate their newly sober frontman - who...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 March 2013
Want To See Prince Perform With 21-Piece Band At Sxsw?
250 lucky competition winners will get the chance to see Prince perform with a 21-piece band at the SXSW closing party this week. The legendary singer has been confirmed as a performer for one of...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 14 March 2013
Green Day Bounce Back With Fun-packed California Warm-up Show
Green Day returned to the stage on Sunday night (10Mar13) for the first time since frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's meltdown at a festival in Las Vegas last year (Sep12).The rocker spent months in rehab battling...
By WENN on 11 March 2013
Stereophonics Dismissed Album Trilogy After Green Day Project
The Stereophonics decided against releasing a trilogy of albums after Green Day's similarly ambitious project flopped.The punk trio released three records in a four-month span last year (12), but none of them - ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!...
By WENN on 11 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong: 'I Was Often Loaded Onstage'
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed he often performed drunk before seeking help for his alcoholism last year (12).The rocker mixed pills for insomnia and anxiety with shots and beer and suffered a...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Credits Wife For Sticking By Him During Drunken Days
Green Day rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has paid tribute to his wife Adrienne for sticking by him at the height of his alcohol abuse issues last year (12).In a candid new Rolling Stone interview, the...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About What Sent Him Over The Edge
The death of a beloved aunt combined with Green Day's crazy schedule sent punk star Billie Joe Armstrong spiralling into a drug and booze haze.The American Idiot rocker recently emerged from a rehab stint and...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Determined To Stay Sober
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is determined to stay sober after his recent rehab stint - because he doesn't want to let fans down or pick up a reputation as an unreliable rock star.The...
By WENN on 04 March 2013
Green Day Ignored Warning Signs
Billie Joe Armstrong's bandmate wasn't surprised by his public meltdown last year that led to him going to rehab for 30 days.Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt has revealed the group ignored warning signs that the...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 March 2013
Green Day To Make Sxsw Debut After 25 Years In The Business
Punk rockers Green Day will make their debut at Austin festival SXSW on March 15, 2013, some twenty-five years after first forming in Vallejo, California. The group - who released three albums last year -...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 March 2013
Billy Joe Armstrong Determined To Stay Sober
Rocker Billy Joe Armstrong is committed to staying sober.The 'Green Day' singer - who completed a 30-day stint in rehab in October - has revealed reminders of his public meltdown last year makes him feel...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2013
"It's Pretty Bad": Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Recalls Rehab Drama In New Interview
“It’s pretty bad.” These were the words spoken to Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, by his wife, the morning after he fell off the wagon in a bad way and smashed his guitar up...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Substance Abuse
Billie Joe Armstrong only remembers ''tiny things'' about the outburst which led him to rehab. The Green Day singer and was treated for substance abuse after a disastrous episode when the band played at the...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 February 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong Opens Up About Substance Abuse Hell
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has broken his silence about the substance abuse issues that drove him to rehab last year (12), revealing his infamous outburst at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas last...
By WENN on 27 February 2013
Uno, Dos, Tres, Go! Green Day Back On The Road, Billie Joe Armstrong Thanks Fans For Support
Things are finally starting to look up in the Green Day camp, with news of a 2013 tour suggesting that singer Billie Joe Armstrong is on the road to recovery. Armstrong suffered a highly-publicised onstage...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2013
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