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Green Day delivered a spoof speech while at the iHeartRadio Awards 2025. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place earlier this week at the ceremony for the iHeartRadio Awards 2025, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and saw the pop-punk trio win the award for Alternative Artist Of The Year.After beating off competition from Cage The Elephant, Linkin Park, Sum 41 and Twenty One Pilots, the members – comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt – took to the stage and used their speech to make a nod to the 1997 film Boogie Nights.Holding the award, Armstrong paraphrased the whole speech from the film while his bandmates started to laugh behind him.“Wow.

Netflix has revealed the acts involved in the soundtrack for its upcoming anime adaptation of Devil May Cry.Later today (April 3), the first season of the Devil May Cry anime series will premiere on Netflix around the globe. Previously unveiled as the show’s main theme was Limp Bizkit’s ‘Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)’.Then last month, Evanescence revealed that they would be contributing to the anime’s soundtrack in the form of an entirely new song, ‘Afterlife’.

Perry Farrell had originally planned for a giant burrito at the first Lollapalooza for all attendees to share, a new book revealed.Last week (March 25), the book Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival was published. The oral history paperback details the ambitious and bizarre conception of the touring music festival by Farrell, who had originally conceived it as a farewell tour for Jane’s Addiction.To promote the book, authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock appeared on Rolling Stone podcast Rolling Stone Music Now to discuss the facts stranger than fiction in the book.Beaujour and Bienstock discussed how Farrell aimed for a communal environment at the festival, which was unique at the time for touring around the country, instead of being held at a fixed venue on a string of dates.Part of the experience, Farrell envisioned, was to include a giant burrito meant to be shared by all festivalgoers.

Fontaines D.C. have reflected on losing out to The Rolling Stones at the 2025 Grammys, joking that they think they need to be over the age of 40 to take home a trophy.It was announced at the end of 2024 that the Dublin post-punk heroes had secured a Best Rock Album nomination for ‘Romance‘.They were up against IDLES’ ‘Tangk‘, Green Day’s ‘Saviours‘, Jack White‘s ‘No Name‘, Pearl Jam‘s ‘Dark Matter‘, The Black Crowes‘s ‘Happiness Bastards’ and Rolling Stones’ 2024 album ‘Hackney Diamonds‘.It was their second nomination after the Dublin post-punk heroes were also up for Best Rock Album for ‘A Hero’s Death’ in 2021, but the trophy for the 2025 edition ultimately went to Mick Jagger and co.

Benson Boone, Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams are among the big names taking home trophies at the 2025 edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Find a full list of winners below.This year’s edition of the awards ceremony took place last night (March 17) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and saw countless artists take home wins for their huge hit singles and albums from across the past 12 months.Among the winners was Lady Gaga, who took home the prestigious Innovator Award on the night and used her speech to both call out “ageism” in the pop music industry and reassure fans that she is only just getting started in her career.Another memorable moment on the night came from Benson Boone, who swept up the award in the Song Of The Year category with his massive hit ‘Beautiful Things’.

Download Festival has confirmed that there will be “multiple secret sets” coming at the 2025 edition.The metal festival will return to Donington Park in Leicestershire, between June 13-15, and this year will mark the 22nd instalment. It will see Green Day, Sleep Token and KoRn perform as headlinersNow, in the latest newsletter, organisers have revealed that there will be some surprises planned for this year, including “multiple” unexpected performances that are already in the works.The update came in the form of a new graphic shared in the update, which saw a man reading a newspaper that had the headline “Multiple secret sets confirmed for Download XXII”.

Legendary punk rock band Green Day took a major swipe at Vice President JD Vance during a recent performance of one of their classic songs.As noted by Rolling Stone and other outlets, while playing “Jesus of Suburbia” in Melbourne, Australia, over the weekend, the band changed the words to suggest that Vance was “r—d.”“Am I r—d or am I just JD Vance?” lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong sang instead of the original lyrics, “Am I r—d or just overjoyed?”The band’s set included several other political points, with digs aimed at billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, and a line suggesting their support of Ukraine following the country’s botched deal with the U.S. last week.At another point in “Jesus of Suburbia,” Armstrong sang, “We are the kids of war and peace, From Ukraine to the Middle East,” instead of the original lyrics, “We are the kids of war and peace/ From Anaheim to the Middle East.”With both Ukraine and Vance mentioned in the song, it seems that the band was commenting on the tense Oval Office meeting between the Trump administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which the vice president accused the Ukrainian leader of disrespecting Trump.The meeting grew heated between the world leaders, prompting Trump to send Zelenskyy back to Europe without either signing a rare earth minerals deal between the two countries as originally planned.

Green Day have mocked the United States’ Vice President JD Vance during a recent concert in Australia.At the band’s recent concert in Melbourne, Australia on March 1, Green Day hit out at JD Vance, who is currently serving as President Donald Trump‘s second-in-command. For the concert, the band performed the seminal ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’ albums in full.During the ‘American Idiot’ portion of the set, Billie Joe Armstrong and co.

Green Day have been forced to cancel the final show of their Australian tour due to the Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The band were coming to the end of the Australian leg of their ‘Saviors’ tour, with the last gig having been scheduled to go down at the Gold Coast’s Robina Stadium on Wednesday (March 5).However, on Tuesday (March 4), they announced that they had no choice but to call the show off due to the projected extreme weather conditions that are set to hit the Queensland area later this week.Writing on their Instagram Stories, they posted: “Hey Australia, unfortunately due to circumstances out of our control, tomorrow’s Gold Coast show has been cancelled.”“With Cyclone Alfred bringing some seriously nasty weather, it’s just not possible to go ahead safely. We know this is a huge disappointment, and we’re just as bummed as you are.

Download Festival has announced the day splits for its 2025 line-up.

Green Day have put out a casting call for a new film inspired by the band’s early days. Find all the details below.Earlier this month, it was reported that Live Nation Productions was working on a comedy movie called New Years Rev, with all three members of the pop-punk trio involved.

Green Day‘s early days is in the works.According to reports from Variety, Live Nation Productions is working on a roadtrip comedy titled New Years Rev, with all three members of Green Day producing. The film is currently in production in Oklahoma.New Years Rev – which was inspired by Green Day’s early days living and touring in a van – will tell the story of three friends as they travel across the United States after mistakenly thinking they’ll be opening for a Green Day New Years concert in Los Angeles.Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust star as the young group of friends who embark on a life-changing journey.

Green Day frontman has spoken about collaborating with Billie Eilish at the recent FireAid benefit concert, calling the singing “awesome”.Eilish joined the trio for a performance of their 2009 song ‘Last Night On Earth’ at the Kia Forum in California last week. The star-studded show raised funds to support the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires, and help prevent future blazes in the area.Armstrong and co.

The Rolling Stones beating IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Green Day and more to Best Rock Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.The Stones picked up the award for their 2024 album ‘Hackney Diamonds‘ last night (February 2) which was up against Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Romance‘, IDLES’ ‘Tangk‘, Green Day’s ‘Saviours‘, Jack White‘s ‘No Name‘, Pearl Jam‘s ‘Dark Matter‘ and The Black Crowes‘ album ‘Happiness Bastards’.Accepting the trophy on The Rolling Stones’ behalf, Andrew Watt, producer of ‘Hackney Diamonds’ said: “Talked to Mick [Jagger] yesterday and he just wanted to say a big thank you to the Academy from the entire band.“For a little boy that grew up playing guitar, it was one of the most amazing experiences to be around those musicians.”While some praised the Stones’ victory, many felt a lot of the other artists were “robbed”.Writing in the comments section of Watt’s acceptance speech one wrote: “Jack White got snubbed,” while another added: “Fontaines dc robbed.”Another also expressed their disappointment at Fontaines losing out, adding: “The Grammy’s are a joke! With all respect to The Rolling Stones, but this wasn’t the deserved winner out of the nominations. Fontaines D.C.

Billie Eilish and Green Day teamed up for a live rendition of ‘Last Night On Earth’ for the LA FireAid benefit concert last night (January 30).Eilish joined the band for the performance of the 2009 song at the Kia Forum with frontman Billie Joe Armstrong kicking off the song before Eilish joined him for the second verse.With the words “Los Angeles” appearing in massive block letters behind the band, Armstrong placed special emphasis on the song’s poignant chorus: “If I lose everything in the fire / I’m sending all my love to you.” You can watch the performance below.The band kicked off proceedings at the concert by performing ‘Still Breathing’ from their 2016 album ‘Revolution Radio’ before closing the set with ‘Dookie’ single ‘When I Come Around’. In the middle of the band’s set, Armstrong declared: “Los Angeles, we’ve got your back no matter what.”Later, Eilish headed over to the Intuit Dome for a performance of her own at the second of FireAid’s two shows, playing ‘Wildflower’, ‘The Greatest’ and ‘Birds Of A Feather with her brother Finneas.The event was first announced earlier this month in support of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.Armstrong and Eilish previously interviewed each other in a special edition of Rolling Stone magazine.“I know this sounds [weird], but I always gravitate toward music that sounds like freedom.

The event was first announced earlier this month in support of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and will take place on January 30 concurrently at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum – the first wave of names were confirmed for the shows last week.Among the biggest names first announced were Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams and Green Day. Then, No Doubt, Olivia Rodrigo and Peso Pluma were added to the bill.Now, AEG Presents and Live Nation have announced the complete performance line-up for the benefit concert, as well as the respective bills for each participating venue.

Green Day have taken a shot at Elon Musk during a recent concert in South Africa – check out footage of the performance below.On Sunday (January 19), Green Day performed their first show of the year at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. While performing ‘American Idiot’, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong swapped out a portion of the song’s lyrics to take a jab at X (formerly Twitter) and Tesla owner Elon Musk.Over the last year, Elon Musk – who is from Pretoria, South Africa – has been instrumental in Donald Trump‘s bid to return to the White House, championing him as the President of the United States.

hit by five separate but concurrent wildfires that destroyed several neighbourhoods and forced the evacuation of over 150,000 residents. The destruction caused thousands of homes to be burned down, resulting in 27 confirmed deaths and 31 reported missing persons – though this number is slowly increasing.Besides homes, businesses, schools and other spots across Los Angeles have also been destroyed.Earlier this month, a benefit concert dubbed FireAid was announced and confirmed for January 30 at the Intuit Dome in LA.

Billie Joe Armstrong has shared his support for those caught up in the LA wildfires, while calling out some of the online “shitposting” about the disaster.The Green Day frontman delivered an impassioned speech during an intimate gig with his covers band, The Coverups, at the O2 Islington Academy in north London last night (January 15).“I just wanted to tell you guys to keep everybody in your hearts, and don’t be afraid to reach out or anything like that,” Armstrong told the crowd ahead of the show’s final song – a cover of ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding’.“I don’t know… This is gonna keep going for a long time,” he continued. “I don’t know how specifically you can do anything [to help] right now ’cause there’s a lot of stuff that’s on the internet, that people just are shitposting right now.”The singer and guitarist, who is from Oakland, California, then introduced the “last song” of the evening.

BottleRock Festival — which goes down May 23-25 at Napa’s Napa Valley Expo — just announced their expansive 2025 lineup and they made sure to outdo themselves this year by booking the biggest names in rock, pop, folk, punk, Hip-Hop and more.Just a few of the most exciting acts on the expansive bill include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Green Day, international superstar Justin Timberlake, rising folk icon Noah Kahan, Hip-Hop hero Ice Cube and seminal ’90s act 4 Non Blondes in their first set since 2014.They’ll be joined by Benson Boone, Khruangbin, Cage The Elephant, Sublime and Public Enemy.Plus, Kate Hudson will be there as well. Yep, that Kate Hudson.In total, over 75 artists are set to grace the Napa Valley Expo stages over the long weekend.Fans can purchase single and multi-day BottleRock passes on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Tuesday, Jan.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong‘s covers band The Coverups have announced another intimate London show for 2025 – find all the details below.Formed in 2018, the group features Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt along with Green Day touring member Jason White, their audio engineer Chris Dugan, tour manager Bill Schneider (also of Pinhead Gunpowder), and musician Greg Schneider.The Coverups are renowned for their chaotic shows where they put their spin on tracks by iconic names such as David Bowie and The Rolling Stones.Today, the band confirmed it will play an intimate show at London’s O2 Islington Academy on Wednesday, January 15 2025.A post shared by Thecoverups (@the__coverups)Pre-sale went live today (December 16), and you can grab tickets here – subject to availability.Earlier this year Courtney Love joined The Coverups onstage in London, where she delivered a joint performance of Hole‘s ‘Celebrity Skin’.She also participated in a version of David Bowie‘s classic single ‘Suffragette City’, and again played ‘Surrender’ by Cheap Trick. For that London gig, the band also took on Bryan Adams‘ ‘Summer Of ’69’, The Strokes‘ ‘Last Nite’, The Clash‘s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’.NME spoke with Green Day at the 2024 BRIT Awards about performing as The Coverups in intimate venues, inviting Courtney Love on stage and potential collaborations.“I was texting with [Courtney Love] and I said come on out and do a song, and she did,” explained Armstrong.