Billy Idol’s Rebel Yell Is Still a Loud One With New EP, Documentary, Tour, TV Syncs
variety.comRoy Trakin “I’ve been fighting with my demons so long, they’ve become my friends,” sings Billy Idol on “Cage,” the title track of his upcoming four-song EP.Outside the realm of personal demonology and in the court of pop culture, Idol has a lot of other pals in 2022.
You can hear his “Rebel Yell” on national TV spots for T-Mobile, and he licensed “Dancing with Myself” for the prime-time NBC competition show that borrows its title.
Meanwhile, younger artists like Miley Cyrus are collaborating with Idol, bringing him to a whole new audience.“Cage” is set for release in September on Dhani Harrison’s Dark Horse Records, preceded by a single dropping on Aug.
17. That label/artist matchup may be a surprising pairing, but Dhani says his father, George, would have approved: “My dad was a Billy Idol fan.
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