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  • Miranda Lambert Part of Phil Everly Tribute

    Miranda Lambert was part of a tribute to Phil Everly at The Grammy Awards on Sunday night. She and Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong sang a rendition of The Everly Brothers’ hit When Will I Be Loved. Lambert sported a slinky black dress with cutouts and a plunging neckline–showing off her new svelte and very sexy figure.

    The song was preceded by a a video montage that featured country artists who had passed away during 2013, including George Jones, Ray Price, Slim Whitman, Mindy McCready, Jack Greene and Tompall Glaser.

    The Everly Brothers joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, and two of their songs–Bye Bye Love and All I Have to Do is Dream are part of the Grammy Hall of Fame.

    Billie Joe Armstrong as Green Day’s front man is a five time Grammy Award winner. Miranda Lambert won a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her hit song The House That Built Me back in 2010. She received two nomination for the 2014 Grammy Awards in both the Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song categories for her hit Mama’s Broken Heart.

    If you missed Miranda Lambert and Billie Joe Armstrong’s tribute to Phil Everly and The Everly Brothers (hopefully Don Everly was watching–the cameras didn’t pan the audience to see if he was there, so he likely wasn’t) you missed one of several poignant moments during the Grammy Awards. The Voice’s Blake Shelton, who performed on stage with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard in their resurrection of the Highwaymen, was no doubt very proud of his beautiful and talented wife.

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  • Green Day Singer: Rehab Was Manager-Ordered

    Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong sat down for a Rolling Stone interview recently in which he spoke openly about his drug use and what finally made him seek treatment in rehab.

    41-year old Armstrong says he was in one of the darkest places he’d ever been in when he went on a drug-fueled rant onstage at the iHeartRadio Festival in September, screaming at the people in charge after being told the band only had about a minute left of playing time.

    “I’ve been around since 19-f—ing-88! I’m not f—ing Justin Bieber, you motherf—ers. This is a f—ing joke! And now you’re gonna give me one minute? Now I got nothing left. I got nothing left. I’m gonna show you what one f—ing minute looks like,” he yelled.

    The band later apologized in a statement to their fans, and Armstrong says he only remembers bits and pieces of the entire thing. When he asked his wife the next day how bad it was, she confirmed his fears that he’d made a huge mistake.

    “I called my manager. He said, “You’re getting on a plane, going back to Oakland and going into rehab immediately,” Armstrong said.

    He went, realizing the problem was worse than even he’d imagined; he did know it was bad, though, and part of his recovery was taking responsibility for his own actions.

    “I couldn’t predict where I was going to end up at the end of the night,” he said. “I’d wake up in a strange house on a couch. I wouldn’t remember how. It was a complete blackout.”

    In the interview, Armstrong also talks about how the band’s entire schedule was sidetracked while he spent time in recovery and even had to cancel or postpone tour dates. There have been new dates added, however, and Armstrong recently released a statement for the band’s fans to thank them for their continued support.

    “I just wanted to thank you all for all the love support you’ve showed for the past few months,” he wrote. “Believe me, it hasn’t gone unnoticed and I’m eternally grateful to have such an amazing set of friends and family. I’m getting better everyday. So now, without further ado, the show must go on..We can’t wait to get on the road and live out loud! Our passion has only grown stronger. Happy new year. We love you all. Rage and love.”

    The new tour dates released are:

    • March 28 — Chicago, Allstate Arena
    • March 29 — Muline, Ill., Wireless Center
    • March 31 — Pittsburgh, Consol Energy Center
    • April 1 — Rochester, N.Y., Blue Cross Arena
    • April 3 — Philadelphia, Liacourias Center
    • April 4 — Fairfax, Va., Patriot Center
    • April 6 — Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
    • April 7— Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Arena
    • April 9 — Providence, R.I., Dunkin Donuts Center
    • April 11 —Toronto, Air Canada Centre
    • April 12 — Quebec City, Quebec Colisee

  • Billie Joe Armstrong Throws Tantrum, Goes To Rehab

    If huge media attention right before a major album release is a bad thing, then Billie Joe Armstrong’s onstage meltdown and temper tantrum were ill-timed. But some think it came not as a precursor to him checking into rehab, but as a ploy for the spotlight.

    Apparently, when the band was told they only had a minute left on stage at the iHeart Radio Music Festival, Armstrong threw a fit and started cursing and smashing his guitar in a rage, screaming, “I’ve been around since 19-f—ing-88! I’m not f—ing Justin Bieber, you motherf—ers. This is a f—ing joke! And now you’re gonna give me one minute? Now I got nothing left. I got nothing left. I’m gonna show you what one f—ing minute looks like.”

    The band later released a statement regarding the incident, saying, “Green Day would like to apologize to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. The band regretfully must postpone some of their upcoming promotional appearances.”

    The announcement comes on the heels of the mysterious hospitalization of Billie Joe in Italy during their tour, which only the barest details of were given. The latest news is that he has entered rehab, but whether his blowup has anything to do with that remains to be seen.

    “Is it possible no one in management bothered to tell Green Day ahead of time they had a half-hour slot, just like (almost) every other headliner on the bill? Not likely. (Although it was being spun within hours on Gawker, Perez Hilton, and other websites that the band’s set had been “cut short by 20 minutes” because Usher went over—not true.) Is it possible Armstrong knew this was good theater and bound to get them into the news cycle three days before the release of their long-awaited new album? Who could be so cynical!” wrote Chris Willman.

  • Billie Joe Armstrong: Green Day Singer Hospitalized

    Billie Joe Armstrong, frontman for Green Day, was hospitalized over the weekend while in Bologna, Italy for a show. The event was cancelled, but reps for the band declined to say what exactly was wrong with the energetic singer.

    Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt, who play drums and bass in the band, uploaded a video to Green Day’s website explaining to fans what had happened and apologizing for the show.

    “We apologize profusely — this is really unfortunate — but Billie got rushed to the hospital last night due to illness and the doctors don’t think it’s a good idea for him to play today,” Dirnt said.

    “We’re beyond devastated, we’re as sad as you guys are — Billie’s extremely upset about it, and we’ll see you very soon,” Tre added.

    The band has kept up a hectic schedule, touring internationally over the past few weeks and traveling to Japan and Germany, among other places. Armstrong, it’s been reported, has been released from the hospital; the band plans to make up the missed show in Bologna soon. However, they have a new album coming out, two music festivals to play, and Armstrong has a mentoring job on “The Voice” this season, so no word on when the makeup show will be.