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Rihanna Is Most Liked Star On Facebook
Rihanna was the "most liked' celebrity on Facebook in 2011. The 'We Found Love' singer beat musical artists including Bob Marley and Avril Lavigne, who placed second and third respectively, in the list of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 December 2011
Armstrong Encourages Green Giving
Billie Joe Armstrong is urging Green Day fans to go even greener this Christmas (11) by buying eco-friendly gifts.The rocker and his wife Adrienne are encouraging holiday shoppers to pick up environmentally-conscious presents on the...
By WENN on 02 December 2011
Green Day Musical To Tour U.k.
Green Day's American Idiot musical is swapping Broadway for Britain as the cast is heading to the U.K. for a national tour.The hit stage show, based on the band's acclaimed 2004 album of the same...
By WENN on 01 December 2011
Green Day Dress Up For Secret Halloween Gig
Rockers Green Day got into the Halloween spirit on Thursday (27Oct11) by dressing up to play a secret show in New York.The rockers announced the low-key gig earlier this week (begs24Oct11) and tickets for the...
By WENN on 28 October 2011
Green Day Star's Son Wins Coveted Mtv Award
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's teenage son has been given a big career boost as he follows in dad's footsteps - his band has won the underground college award which helped launch Amy Winehouse...
By WENN on 12 October 2011
Leisha Hailey Kicked Off Plane For Kissing Girlfriend
Leisha Hailey, the American actress who starred in the award winning 'L-Word', claims she was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight on Monday (26th September 2011) for kissing her girlfriend, reports the Associated Press.Hailey, who...
By WENN on 27 September 2011
Arctic Monkeys Lead Q Awards Nominations
Arctic Monkeys lead nominations for this year's Q Awards.The 'Crying Lightning' hitmakers will compete for four trophies at this year's ceremony, including Best Track for 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair', Best Album...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 September 2011
Green Day Pen Amy Winehouse Song
Rockers Green Day have penned a moving tribute song to late soul singer Amy Winehouse.The Rehab hitmaker passed away last month (Jul11) at the age of 27, and the American Idiot rockers decided to honour...
By WENN on 16 August 2011
Green Day Top Punk Poll
Green Day have been crowned the kings of punk in a new Rolling Stone online poll.The California trio beat out The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols to land atop the fans' countdown of...
By WENN on 03 August 2011
Evan Rachel Wood Back With Bell?
Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have rekindled their romance. The pair dated for a year after meeting on the set of the video for Greenday's 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' and although they...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 July 2011
Metallica Named Most Influential Band
Metallica have been voted the best rock group of the last 30 years. The 'All Nightmare Long' group topped the poll compiled by British magazine Kerrang! of the most influential groups of the last 30...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 June 2011
Green Day Have 'Ton' Of New Songs
Green Day have "a ton of new songs" for their upcoming album.Lead singer and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong has explained the punk rocker's ninth studio album will sound "fresh and high-energy".Writing on his twitter page,...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 May 2011
Armstrong Serves As Producer On Son's Rock Debut
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is giving his rocker son a big career boost by producing the budding star's debut album with his band Emily's Army.Drummer Joey, 16, formed the group with his pals...
By WENN on 26 May 2011
Armstrong: 'I Stole Letterman's Limo'
Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has confessed to stealing U.S. TV personality David Letterman's limousine.The punk star admits he was a crazy guy when he first arrived in New York in 2003 and he...
By World Entertainment News Network on 18 April 2011
American Idiot Movie To Be Produced By Tom Hanks
AMERICAN IDIOT, the 2004 album by American rock band Green Day, has been given the go-ahead to be adapted into a feature-length movie. AMERICAN IDIOT, the Broadway musical, has been hugely successful and Universal studios...
By Lew Irwin on 15 April 2011
Green Day's American Idiot Musical To Become Film
The Green Day-inspired musical 'American Idiot' is to be turned into a feature film.The Broadway stage production - which uses the songs of the band's seminal 2004 album to tell the coming-of-age story of three...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 April 2011
Justin Guarini To Make American Idiot Debut Tonight
Justin Guarini has joined the cast of the Broadway musical 'American Idiot' and will make his first appearance tonight (1st March 2011).Justin Guarini, the American actor and musician who finished runner-up on season one of...
By WENN on 01 March 2011
Melissa Etheridge Out Of Comfort Zone In American Idiot
MELISSA ETHERIDGE admits that she is 'out of her comfort zone' as a cast member in 'American Idiot' the Broadway musical.MELISSA ETHERIDGE, the GRAMMY AWARD and OSCAR winning singer-songwriter, is set to take over from...
By WENN on 01 February 2011
Melissa Etheridge To Star In 'American Idiot' Musical
Melissa Etheridge is to play a man in 'American Idiot'.The 49-year-old singer is set to star in Green Day's stage musical as St. Jimmy - a role most famously played by the 'Basket Case' hitmakers'...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 January 2011
Etheridge Stepping Into American Idiot
MELISSA ETHERIDGE is set to step in for GREEN DAY's BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG while he takes a break from performing in his Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT next month (Feb11).Armstrong - who composed and co-authored the...
By WENN on 18 January 2011
Green Day Singer To Work On New Musical?
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong wants to write a new musical. The singer and guitarist with the 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams' group worked with his bandmates - Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool - extensively on...
By Bang Showbiz on 11 January 2011
Goo Goo Dolls Release New Album
GOO GOO DOLLS have released their new album 'Something For The Rest Of Us' today (August 31st 2010). The band have been working with TIM PALMER, producer of U2 and DAVID BOWIE, as well as...
By WENN on 31 August 2010
Armstrong: 'I Suck At Green Day Rock Band'
GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG hopes fans and friends never challenge him to rock out on the group's new Rock Band videogame - because he's terrible at faking it.The punk star has had a...
By WENN on 03 June 2010
Green Day Re-recording American Idiot With Broadway Cast
Rockers GREEN DAY are set to re-release their hit album AMERICAN IDIOT, with added vocals from the cast of the group's spin-off Broadway musical.The American Idiot Cast Album will feature actors from the hit musical...
By WENN on 27 April 2010
Green Day Stun Theatre-goers With Surprise Set
GREEN DAY stunned audience members at a performance of their Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT - by jumping on the stage at the end of the show for an impromptu gig.The production, which is based around...
By WENN on 23 April 2010
Critics Disappointed By 'Dull' Green Day Musical
GREEN DAY's AMERICAN IDIOT musical has opened to lacklustre reviews on Broadway - with critics labelling the show "dull" and "ordinary".The production is based around the group's 2004 album of the same name, with a...
By WENN on 21 April 2010
Green Day Star Armstrong Not So Sure He's Bisexual
GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG has attacked fans who still take issue with comments he made about his sexuality 15 years ago, insisting he expects more from people who follow his group.The American Idiot...
By WENN on 24 March 2010
Hanks Plans American Idiot Movie
TOM HANKS and his production partner GARY GOETZMAN want to turn GREEN DAY's AMERICAN IDIOT album into a new movie.The concept album has already been turned into a hit stage musical and now Hanks and...
By WENN on 23 March 2010
Green Day Record New Tracks
Green Day are working on new music. The 'American Idiot' hitmakers began recording a new LP while on tour in Europe last year.Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong said: "We did some demos in Berlin, some...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 March 2010
Arctic Monkeys 'Mocking Music'
John Lydon has blasted the Arctic Monkeys for making "a mockery" out of the music industry. The former Sex Pistols frontman - also known as Johnny Rotten - claims the Sheffield based band - whose...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 March 2010
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