A lot of Broadway aficionados and Green Day fans will have the time of their lives come January 1. The rock band’s lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong was originally slated to take over the role of St. Jimmy in “American Idiot” for eight performances but the rock star will now return for the role for 50 performances in 2011. Billie Joe will be on stage on January 1 to January 9, January 18 to January 30 and February 10 to February 27. If his September performance is any indication of how the show is going to be, I think it’s going to be a great run for the Green Day singer.
Green Day?s ?American Idiot? musical opened this past Tuesday to crappy reviews. One reporter said ?I wish I could tell you I loved ?American Idiot?. It looks good; it sounds good; it features a talented and hardworking cast. But I can’t. It’s fun. But it’s also, amid all the booming rock, a little dull.? Theatre critics are in love with the show?s soundtrack but most find that the musical lacks a good story. Another critic wrote ?Thanks for the music, Green Day. But, jeez, couldn’t you have spared a story? And a couple of characters who aren’t cliched stick-figures? Because that’s what a Broadway musical needs to make it more than just a music video or a concert. Unfortunately American Idiot comes up short on both those counts.?
Lollapalooza, just released the line up for their shows and it is amazing! First day performers include Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Strokes, Phoenix, Social Distortion, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Hot Chip, the Black Keys, National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, MUTEMATH, Metric, Dirty Projectors, AFI, Mavis Staples, Matt & Kim, xx, Drive-By Truckers, Blues Traveler. Second day features Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Temper Trap, Jamie Lidell, Frightened Rabbit, F Buttons, Deer Tick, Blitzen Trapper, Stars, Raphael Saadiq, the Cribs, Minus the Bear, Switchfoot, Walkmen, Mumford & Sons, Wild Beasts, Rogue Wave, Los Amigos Invisibles, Big Pink, Dodos, Hockey, Cymbals Eat Guitars, B.o.B, Dawes, Warpaint, Antlers, the Soft Pack, Rebelution, Balkan Beat Box. And finally, the third day sees Wavves, American Bang, Ike Reilly Assassination, Company of Thieves, Nneka, Harlem, Constellations, Miniature Tigers, Mimicking Birds, Kissaway Trail, HEALTH, Javelin, the Morning Benders, Foxy Shazam, Violent Soho, Royal Bangs, NEON TREES, Freelance Whales, Semi Precious Weapons, Dan Black, The Band of Heathens, Dragonette, My Dear Disco, Shawn Fisher, Neon Hitch, Skybox, The Ettes, Jukebox the Ghost, These United States, MyNameIsJohnMichael.
While others can?t stand being famous and successful, Green Day sure have no problem with it. In fact, they seem to love it so much that they?re actually getting ready for a new album even though their last was released less than a year ago. This is what Billie-Joe Armstrong said about it: “We did some demos in Berlin, some in Stockholm, some just outside of Glasgow and some in Amsterdam,” said Armstrong. “We wanted to get down in some early form.” So, Green Day are using Europe to probe the field for their next album? they?ve become quite the little marketing geniuses, haven?t they? Maybe it will stick this time around too.
Tokio Hotel took home the “Best Group” award at the MTV European Music Awards in Berlin beating out the likes of Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers, Kings of Leon and Green Day. Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav also rocked an epic performance of their international single “World Behind My Wall” complete with insane pyro and explosive stage effects. The track appears on the recently released Humanoid album.
MTV has revealed its nominees for the 2009 Note that the nominees for the category of Best European Act will be announced on October 12th. Lady GaGa and Kings of Leon have the most nominations with 5 each
Best Song
Beyonce Knowles ? ?Halo?
Black Eyed Peas ? ?I Got A Feeling?
David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland ? ?When Love Takes Over?
Kings of Leon ? ?Use Somebody?
Lady GaGa ? ?Poker Face?
Best Live Act
Beyonce Knowles
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Lady GaGa
U2
Best Group
Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
Jonas Brothers
Kings of Leon
Tokio Hotel
Best New Act
Daniel Merriweather
La Roux
Lady GaGa
Pixie Lott
Taylor Swift
Best Female
Beyonce Knowles
Katy Perry
Lady GaGa
Leona Lewis
Shakira
Best Push Artist
Daniel Merriweather
Hockey
La Roux
Little Boots
Metro Station
Pixie Lott
The Veronicas
White Lies
Best Male
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
Mika
Robbie Williams
Best Urban
Ciara
Eminem
Jay-Z
Kanye West
T.I.
Best Rock
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
U2
Best Alternative
Muse
Paramore
Placebo
The Killers
The Prodigy
Best Video
Beyonce Knowles ? ?Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)?
Britney Spears ? ?Circus?
Eminem ? ?We Made You?
Katy Perry ? ?Waking Up In Vegas?
Shakira ? ?She Wolf?
Best World Stage Performance
Coldplay
Kid Rock
Kings of Leon
Lady GaGa
Linkin Park
The past year has treated many artists in the music industry very well but there are also others that didn?t have as much luck with their new releases. The biggest albums of the year sales-wise are Taylor Swift?s ?Fearless? which sold 3.7 million, Michael Jackson?s ?#1?s? which sold 3 million, Beyonce?s ?I Am? Sasha Fierce? which sold 2.4 million and the soundtrack for the movie ?Twilight? which sold 2.2 million. However, not everyone can do well. The Jonas Brothers fever seems to be dying down because the boys only managed to sell 520,000 copies of their new album. Disney starlet Demi Lovato also bombed selling only 240,000 copies of her album. Jordin Sparks, Green Day and Kelly Clarkson are also on the list of so-called failures.
Green Day has just premiered the video for their new single, “21 Guns,” exclusively on MySpace Music. The video was helmed by noted director Marc Webb, who has lensed clips for such artists as My Chemical Romance, Weezer, and All-American Rejects, and is making his feature film directorial debut in July with (500) Days of Summer.
“21 Guns” is the second single from the band’s latest album 21st Century Breakdown, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, as well as on the Rock, Active Rock, and Alternative charts, fueled by the Alternative radio No. 1 single “Know Your Enemy.” 21st Century Breakdown, which Rolling Stone has called “a rock opera in which the rock always comes first,” also topped the charts in 24 countries including the UK, Canada, and Japan.
Over the past month, Green Day has continued to work with MySpace Music for the promotion of 21st Century Breakdown. During the week of the album’s release, they played an exclusive concert in New York City which was filmed for the site’s premiere online concert program, The List. The performance can now be seen on The List’s official MySpace profile.
This year’s show will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 9th, and air the next day, Monday, August 10th, on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can vote for Green Day at http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/.
Green Day, which is singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, are preparing to launch their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years. The tour runs from July 3rd through August 25th. Please visit http://www.greenday.com/ for more details.
Here is a complete list of MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees:
Video
Danny Fernandes ? “Private Dancer”
K-OS ? “4, 3, 2, 1″
Marianas Trench ? “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback ? “Gotta Be Somebody”
The Stills ? “Being Here”
Director
Bedouin Soundclash ? “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)” (Director: Michael Maxxis)
Classified ? “Anybody Listening” (Director: Harv)
Danny Fernandes ? “Fantasy” (Director: RT!)
Marianas Trench ? “Cross My Heart” (Director: Colin Minihan)
Theory Of A Deadman ? “All Or Nothing” (Director: Davin Black)
Pop Video
Danny Fernandes ? “Private Dancer”
Elise Estrada ? “Crash And Burn”
Karl Wolf ? “Africa”
LIGHTS ? “Drive My Soul”
Shiloh ? “Operator (A Girl Like Me)
MuchLOUD Rock Video
Inward Eye ? “Shame”
Marianas Trench ? “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback ? “Gotta Be Somebody”
Ten Second Epic ? “Life Times”
Theory Of A Deadman ? “All Or Nothing”
MuchVIBE Hip-Hop Video
Classified ? “Anybody Listening”
Famous ? “Ain’t No Use”
JB featuring Ghetto Flex ? “Move Your Body”
K-OS ? “4, 3, 2, 1″
Shad ? “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”
VideoFACT Indie Video
Bedouin Soundclash ? “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”
Metric ? “Gimme Sympathy”
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains ? “Who Do We Care For?”
Shad ? “The Old Prince Still Lives At Home”
The Midway State ? “Never Again”
Post-Production
Classified ? “Anybody Listening”
Mobile ? “The Killer”
Nickelback ? “Gotta Be Somebody”
The New Cities ? “Dead End Countdown”
The Stills ? “Being Here”
Cinematographer
Bedouin Soundclash ? “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want A Love Song)”
Elise Estrada ? “Crash And Burn”
K-OS ? “4, 3, 2, 1″
The Midway State ? “Change For You”
Theory Of A Deadman ? “All Or Nothing”
International Video (Artist)
Beyonce ? “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Britney Spears ? “Womanizer”
Kanye West ? “Heartless”
Katy Perry ? “Hot N Cold”
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne ? “Let It Rock”
Kelly Clarkson ? “My Life Would Suck Without You”
Lady GaGa ? “Poker Face”
Lil Wayne ? “A Milli”
Miley Cyrus ? “The Climb”
T.I. featuring Rihanna ? “Live Your Life”
International Video (Group)
Coldplay ? “Viva La Vida”
Green Day ? “Know Your Enemy”
Jonas Brothers ? “Lovebug”
Kings Of Leon ? “Sex On Fire”
Metro Station ? “Shake It”
MGMT ? “Electric Feel”
Pussycat Dolls ? “I Hate This Part”
Rise Against ? “Re-Education (Through Labor)”
The Black Eyed Peas ? “Boom Boom Pow”
The Killers ? “Human”
International Video By A Canadian (Artist Or Group)
Billy Talent ? “Rusted From The Rain”
K’Naan featuring Chubb Rock ? “ABC’s”
Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon ? “Dangerous”
Kreesha Turner ? “Don’t Call Me Baby”
Nickelback ? “If Today Was Your Last Day”
UR FAVE Video
Danny Fernandes ? “Fantasy”
Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon ? “Dangerous”
Marianas Trench ? “Cross My Heart”
Nickelback ? “Gotta Be Somebody”
Simple Plan ? “Save You”
UR FAVE International Video
Jonas Brothers ? “Burnin’ Up”
Katy Perry ? “I Kissed A Girl”
Lady GaGa ? “Poker Face”
Lil Wayne ? “A Milli”
Britney Spears ? “Circus”
UR FAVE New Artist
Danny Fernandes ? “Fantasy”
LIGHTS ? “Drive My Soul”
Shiloh ? “Goodbye, You Suck”
The Midway State ? “Never Again”
Karl Wolf ? “Africa”
GREEN DAY’S 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN RELEASED WORLDWIDE
First Single “Know Your Enemy” Remains No. 1 at Alternative Radio
21st Century Breakdown, Green Day’s highly-anticipated eighth studio album, was released worldwide on Friday May 15th, by Reprise Records. The album is the follow-up to 2004′s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide.
The album’s first single, “Know Your Enemy” is already capturing the imagination of listeners across the country. It has been No. 1 at Alternative radio for three weeks and is the band’s ninth No. 1 single at the format, making them the artist with the second most No. 1′s of all-time at Alternative.
Green Day, which is singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, are preparing to launch their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years. The tour begins July 3rd at Seattle’s Key Arena and will cross North America through the summer, including a July 27th stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, before finishing up with a show at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 25th. Please visit greenday.com for all cities, venues, and ticket on-sale dates.
Green Day will release 21st Century Breakdown, the long awaited follow-up to American Idiot, on Friday May 15th. The album, produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, AFI, Smashing Pumpkins), features the single ?Know Your Enemy.? While fans can buy the album in-stores on the 15th, those eager to hear the new record can do so now on Rhapsody.com where the album is streaming in its entirety.
Hear all 18 tracks plus 2 live exclusives now at http://www.rhapsody.com/green-day/21st-century-breakdown. For more information on Green Day, including tourdates, visit GreenDay.com.
Today marks the world premiere of Green Day’s video for “Know Your Enemy.” The video which was directed by Mathew Cullen (Weezer, Velvet Revolver) can be seen on MTV, VH1, The N, Palladia, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, MTV.com, VH1.com, as well as on MTV and VH1′s international channels, making it the first global cross-channel video premiere for MTV and VH1 networks.
21st Century Breakdown will be released worldwide on May 15th and a full U.S. tour will follow beginning July 3rd in Seattle, Washington. For a list of tour dates, head to GreenDay.com.
Fans can pre-order the album on iTunes now and receive four bonus tracks, two of which will only be included in the pre-order. The limited special edition vinyl/CD art book is also available for pre-order
GREEN DAY LAUNCH FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN OVER THREE YEARS!
MULTI-PLATINUM BAND HIT THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM, 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN, TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE ON FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, 2009
April 20, 2009 ? Burbank, CA ? Reprise Records? Grammy?Award winning rock band Green Day have announced that they will hit the road for their first proper tour of the United States and Canada in more than three years beginning July 3rd in Seattle, WA. The first leg of the tour will cross North America through the summer and finish up with two shows in Los Angeles on August 26th.
Green Day are touring in support of their long-awaited eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown, which will be released globally by Reprise Records on Friday, May 15th, 2009. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool have been at work writing, arranging, and recording 21st Century Breakdown since early 2006 with producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins). The first single, ?Know Your Enemy? was released to radio and digital retailers on April 16th.
Green Day recently performed 21st Century Breakdown in its entirety during a series of warm-up club shows for hometown fans in the Bay Area. In its review of a show at Oakland?s Fox Theater, Rolling Stone commented that the band, augmented by guitarists Jason White and Jeff Matika, and keyboardist Jason Freese, had the ?Quadrophenia-like hang of 21st Century Breakdown?s classic rock melodies and lifetime-punk drive down solid? and that the album is ?rock opera in which the rock always comes first.? ?21st Century Breakdown is Green Day?s best album,? the reviewer concluded, ?and at the Fox, they proved that the rock opera can be as punk as a Clash 45.?
21st Century Breakdown is Green Day?s first studio album since 2004?s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide.
Green Day?s upcoming North American tour dates are as follows:
July
3rd Seattle, WA
4th Vancouver, BC
6th Edmonton, AB
7th Saskatoon, SAS
9th Winnipeg, MAN
10th Fargo, ND
11th Minneapolis, MN
13th Chicago, IL
14th Detroit, MI
16th Hamilton, ONT
17th Ottawa, ONT
18th Montreal, QUE
20th Boston, MA
21st Philadelphia, PA
22nd Pittsburgh, PA
24th Hartford, CT
25th Albany, NT
27th New York, NY
29th Washington, DC
31st Nashville, TN
August
1st Atlanta, GA
3rd Tampa, FL
4th Miami, FL
5th Orlando, FL
7th New Orleans, LA
8th Houston, TX
9th San Antonio, TX
11th St. Louis, MO
13th Omaha, NE
15th Denver, CO
16th Salt Lake City, UT
18th San Jose, CA
20th San Diego, CA
21st Las Vegas, NV
22nd Phoenix, AX
24th Sacramento, CA
25th Los Angeles, CA
?Know Your Enemy,? the first single from Green Day?s upcoming eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown, is available now. After teasing fans with a snippet of the track, the full version has finally hit iTunes for the world to hear.
21st Century Breakdown, which will be released by Reprise Records worldwide on May 15th, is the best-selling trio?s first studio album since 2004?s two-time Grammy Award-winning punk-rock opera American Idiot, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, spawned five hit singles, and went on to sell more than 12 million copies worldwide. In a recent feature, Rolling Stone called 21st Century Breakdown ?even more ambitious than American Idiot? and ?a record of die-hard punk ideals?tightly scripted, continually ascending classic-rock excitement.?
Get ?Know Your Enemy? now on iTunes.
Green Day have just released a behind-the-scenes look at their new video for ?Know Your Enemy.? The clip, while short, gives a glimpse into what?s in store for fans in the forthcoming video. The Matthew Cullen (Weezer) directed video was shot in Los Angeles and will make its premiere on April 24th via 250+ MTV on-air and online outlets worldwide.
For fans that can?t wait for the video, Green Day have released the lyrics to the entire album on their official site GreenDay.com. 21st Century Breakdown hits stores May 15th.
21st Century Breakdown Tracklisting
ACT I HEROES AND CONS
Song of the Century
21st Century Breakdown
Know Your Enemy
?Viva La Gloria!
Before The Lobotomy
Christian’s Inferno
Last Night On Earth
ACT II CHARLATANS AND SAINTS
East Jesus Nowhere
Peacemaker
Last Of The American Girls
Murder City
?Viva La Gloria? (Little Girl)
Restless Heart Syndrome
ACT III HORSESHOES AND AND HANDGRENADES
Horseshoes and Handgrenades
The Static Age
21 Guns
American Eulogy
a) Mass Hysteria
b) Modern World
See The Light
