The 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards certainly had no shortage of talent in attendance and hitting the stage at the iconic Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where the ceremony was held on Monday, March 27. Hosted by rock legend Lenny Kravitz, the rock and alt nominees featured the likes of Måneskin, blink-182, Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Turnstile, twenty one pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more. Opening the ceremony with a tribute to the victims of the Nashville school shooting that occurred earlier Monday afternoon, Kravitz offered “healing love” and urged America to do better in regard to gun violence that… Read more »
“You can be king of everything, because I’m busy being the queen of me” Us pop-punk kids have top-tier taste in music. Everything from blink-182 to Simple Plan to Paramore. We love the music that cuts deep and makes you want to get up and smash into things. We have to admit, sometimes that love for the pop side of the genre takes over. Maybe it even bleeds into a bit of country-pop. We know we have our Swifties out there in the scene. However, long before Taylor—there was Shania and, man, do we love her (just ask our very… Read more »
Radio Uprising showcases the greatest bands and artists that tomorrow has to offer, including: FRND, Greta Morgan, Pollyanna, and Danny Goo
Today we talk about Billie Joe Armstrong’s reaction to the Roe v. Wade news, Vanessa Hudgens going back to her High School Musical roots, and Jodie Sweetin being tackled by police during a protest. Billie Joe Armstrong Speaks Out During a concert this past weekend, Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong told the crowd that he was going to denounce his U.S. citizenship after Roe v. Wade was overturned. He told the London concert goers, “Fuck America. I’m fucking renouncing my citizenship. I’m fucking coming here.” Plenty of other artists, including Phoebe Bridgers and Olivia Rodrigo, have also used their shows… Read more »
Radio Uprising showcases the greatest bands and artists that tomorrow has to offer, including: Fear the Lions, June, Devil May Care, and Down and Out.
Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the Supreme Court’s move to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Check out our AAPI Heritage Month soundtrack below and celebrate with us.
Today we talk about a possible Obi-Wan Kenobi cameo, celebrities speaking out about abortion, and Kim Kardashian’s potiental bad influence. Flea Joins The Force Could worlds be colliding? Of course we’ve been excited to see potential cameos for Obi-Wan Kenobi but we were not expecting this one. Rumor has it, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea will be joining the galaxy far far away. The role is unknown, as of now, but it will surely be exciting to find out. This isn’t the first time the bassist has taken on acting. He’s also appeared in Back to the Future II, The… Read more »
idobi sits down for an interview with Gavin Haley on tour before he opens for Tate McRae and Mimi Webb.