Billie Joe: Last News

Jaden Thompson Herman Raucher, a best-selling author and the Academy Award nominated screenwriter of “Summer of ’42,” died Dec. 28 of natural causes at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Conn. He was 95.

Green Day are returning to the road from July through September as part of their upcoming ‘Saviors Tour’ in support of their upcoming 14th studio album with special guests Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas on select dates.That includes a stop at the Mets’ own Citi Field in Flushing, NY on Monday, Aug. 5.“We’ve never been more excited to unleash new music than with‘Saviors,’ a record that’s meant to be rocked live, together,” the band said in a statement.

Green Day‘s new single ‘One-Eyed Bastard’ and Pink‘s 2008 hit ‘So What’.The opening riff of the Oakland rockers’ new song, which is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Saviors’, has been perceived to use a similar sequence of notes to the intro of ‘So What’.‘So What’ in itself attracted comparisons to Deep Purple’s 1970 song ‘Black Night’ when it was first released.However, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed that his idea from the riff actually came from a totally different place.“’One Eyed Bastard’ started off as just a riff that I had – a shuffle, almost like a Black Sabbath kind of riff. Lyrically, I was just reflecting on bad times in life,” Armstrong explained in a press release.“That’s the thing about nostalgia, sometimes you think, ‘That was an awful time’,” he added.

Green Day have dropped a defiant new track called ‘One Eyed Bastard’ – you can listen to it below.Released today (January 5), the track is the latest preview of the pop-punk trio’s upcoming album ‘Saviors’, and follows on from recent tracks ‘Dilemma’, ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ and ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’.Unlike their personal last single ‘Dilemma’, which was shared last month, ‘One Eyed Bastard’ takes on the more traditional Green Day sound – a defiant pop-punk anthem that focuses on resistance.“Vendetta is a friend of mine/ Revenge is sweeter than wine/ I never asked to hear your god-damned feelings/ Get on your knees when you are kissing my ring,” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong sings in the build-up to the chorus. It also comes alongside a cartoon-style visual accompaniment, which you can check out below.“’One Eyed Bastard’ started off as just a riff that I had – a shuffle, almost like a Black Sabbath kind of riff.

Green Day changed its lyrics to take a shot at former President Trump and his followers.Playing the 2004 hit for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC Sunday night, the band changed the lyrics of the second verse for the MAGA take down.Though lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong appeared to garble the lyrics, multiple outlets reported that he sang, “I’m not a part of a MAGA agenda,” instead of the original, “I’m not a part of the redneck agenda.”Either way, the words “MAGA agenda” could be clearly made out during the performance, which appeared to elicit cheers from the audience. The song was written as a protest of American culture in the post-9/11 era, with verses summing up the band’s discontent with the country. The original lyrics of the second verse state, “Well, maybe I’m the f——, America.

Green Day hit the stage for a performance on the 2024 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on Sunday night (December 31)!

Green Day have shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their recent single ‘Dilemma’.The song was recorded at RAK Studios in London with legendary producer Rob Cavallo and footage of them in the studio is intercut with scenes of them enjoying the sights of the capital.The song is the third preview of the trio’s 14th studio album ‘Saviors’ (out January 19), following on from recent tracks ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ and ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’.“The masters at work in the studio,” reads the caption. “Just like that, Dilemma was born!!”Check it out below:“‘Dilemma’ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me,” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong explained in a statement when the track was released.“We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with addiction and mental illness.

Green Day have shared a new single called ‘Dilemma’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the third preview of the trio’s 14th studio album ‘Saviors’ (out January 19), following on from recent tracks ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ and ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’.“‘Dilemma’ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me,” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong explained in a statement.“We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with addiction and mental illness. This song is all about the pain that comes from those experiences.”The single comes with an accompanying black-and-white video, which finds Armstrong passed out on the ground as he slurs out brutally honest lyrics.

Green Day is taking off on their 27-concert ‘Saviors Tour’ with special guests Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas on select dates.That includes a huge gig at the Mets’ ballpark Citi Field on Monday, Aug. 5.The upcoming jaunt will respectively celebrate the 20th and 30th anniversaries of the punk icons’ seminal “American Idiot” and “Dookie” as well as their upcoming 14th studio album “Saviors.”“We’ve never been more excited to unleash new music than with ‘Saviors,’ a record that’s meant to be rocked live, together,” the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees shared in a press release.

Green Day is going on tour!

Green Day have debuted a new song titled ‘1981’ during their set at the festival d’été de Québec in Canada.The new track comes after Green Day – comprised of frontman and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Durnt and drummer Tré Cool – parted ways with their label, Reprise Records after their contract expired.Fans quickly realised that the song was featured in one of the 1972 teasers posted by Armstrong back in 2022. The band have been hinting at new music for the past three years.In December 2021, they shared a clip of themselves recording music at London’s RAK Studios, set to what could be a new song.

Green Day‘s frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joined covers band Borderline Toxic in London last night (May 13).The frontman jumped on stage to sing his band’s classic hit ‘Basket Case’ in Slim Jim’s Liquor Store in Islington. Originally released in 1994 as the third single from Green Day’s game changing ‘Dookie’ record.

Green Day have celebrated the 33rd anniversary of their debut album ’39/Smooth’ with a never-before-seen video and photos.The pop-punk icons shared an Instagram post that featured old throwbacks of the line-up that consisted of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Durnt and original drummer John Kiffmeyer.They also unveiled a video of them performing the LP’s track ‘Paper Lantern’ in a backyard in their home city of Oakland, California, a couple of weeks before the album’s release.A post shared by Green Day (@greenday)’39/Smooth’ was released on April 13, 1990 via Lookout! Records. It was later reissued in 1991 under the title ‘1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour’s, which included their earlier EPs ‘1,000 Hours’ and ‘Slappy’.Fans took to the comments section to celebrate the anniversary of the “bloody great album”.

Led Zeppelin’s classic-rock standard “Stairway To Heaven,” John Lennon’s peace anthem “Imagine,” Madonna’s 1984 breakthrough album Like A Virgin and John Denver’s signature tune “Take Me Home, Country Roads” are among the works added today to the U.S. National Recording Registry.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress has issued its annual list of 25 recordings that will be added to the esteemed list, covering a range that runs a gamut from the very first time mariachi music was captured for posterity in the early 1900s to Daddy Yankee’s “Carolina” about a hundred years later. In-between are some curiosities and monster hits that the Library deems worthy of preservation for all time — although, in the case of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the prospect of it the recording falling into disrepair due to neglect will probably not be an issue any century soon. Among the enduring smashes from the second half of the 20th century that made the list: Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” John Lennon’s “Imagine,” Queen Latifah’s “All Hail the Queen,” Crosby Stills Nash & Young’s “Déjà Vu,” Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville,” John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe,” Irene Cara’s “Flashdance… What a Feeling,” Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and the Police’s “Synchronicity.”

Miranda Lambert has shared the news with fans that she will join the likes of Willie Nelson in a special tribute record for Billie Joe Shaver.MORE: Miranda Lambert pleads with fans in emotional video Billie Joe died in October 2020 at age 81 and it has now emerged that New West Records will release a compilation record called Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver on 11 November which will see Miranda perform with singers including Amanda Shires and George Strait.WATCH: Miranda Lambert's rise to fame "Excited to be a part of this," Miranda commented.Billie Joe Shaver was born in 1939, in Corsicana, Texas, and over the years he wrote songs including Waylon Jennings’ landmark album Honky Tonk Heroes, You Asked Me To, recorded by Elvis Presley in 1975, and Georgia on a Fast Train by Johnny Cash.MORE: Miranda Lambert looks fierce in black leather alongside husband Brendan McLoughlinREAD: Miranda Lambert reveals her mom's heartbreaking secret cancer battleMiranda's news comes after she took to Instagram to share photos of herself performing at the Windy City Smokeout in July - Chicago's country music, BBQ and beer festival.She rocked a pair of denim shorts for the show, which was teamed with a tasseled denim sleeveless jacket and cream cowboy boots.

Green Day invited a 10-year-old fan on-stage to perform with them during their recent headline show at Outside Lands festival.The rock trio topped the bill at the three-day San Francisco event last Saturday (August 6), delivering a career-spanning 22-track set on the Lands End main stage.At one point in the gig, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong singled out a young crowd member called Montgomery – who the singer nicknamed Monty – and asked him to join Green Day for a special performance.“Do you really know how to play?” Armstrong questioned Montgomery. “Alright, kid – get your ass up here!”Today (August 11), Green Day shared footage of the moment on social media.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was spotted out and about in Glasgow ahead of tonight's huge show at Bellahouston Park.

Five Finger Death Punch‘s Chris Kael has called out artists and celebrities who threaten to leave America over politics, ideologies, economics and more.“No one cares about anything enough to pack up and move out of the country,” the bassist claimed today (June 27) on Twitter.He continued: “It’s easy to say onstage, on TV and on social media; but, when’s the last time you actually packed your bags for anything longer than a brief vacation and a quick return home? Stop bullshittin’. #USA.”Kael’s comments come a few days after Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told a crowd at the London stop of the band’s current Hella Mega Tour that he is “renouncing” his US citizenship, following the recent overturning of Roe v.

We’ve obviously seen a LOT of strong emotional reactions to the terrifying Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. But this may be the most decisive — if true.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has opened up about the impact the Sex Pistols had on him as a musician.Speaking about the first time he heard the punk icons, he told Rolling Stone: “Never Mind The Bollocks was one of the first punk records I ever heard.“The first thing that popped into my mind when I heard ‘Holidays In The Sun’ is how those guitars sounded so gigantic and real; and hearing [John] Lydon’s vocals, how he was just sort of this anti-singer. For me, it just had a huge impact.