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Green Day are returning to the stage for this Super Bowl 2021 event
We are just under a week away from seeing the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers go head-to-head at the 2021 Super Bowl. Of course, the entire week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday is set to be filled with celebratory events including a new performance from Green Day. The punk rock trio are […]
This Twitter mix-up had 21 Savage fans thinking he had passed away
Hip-hop fans were given a bit of an unnecessary shock when they opened up Twitter today when the hashtag #RIP21 was trending on the site earlier leading many to believe 21 Savage had passed away. Luckily, 21 Savage is alive and well and the trending hashtag was due to NFL players and fans paying respects […]
Steel Panther say "Thanks Again" in hilarious new Thanksgiving song
Steel Panther teamed up with actor/comedian Rob Riggle and the NFL to create “Thanks Again. It’s the “Thanksgiving song you never knew you needed.” This isn’t the first time the glam metal band has been associated themselves with the NFL. Last November, they made a surprise appearance during FOX’s Thursday Night Football broadcast of the Steelers vs. Panthers […]
Corey Taylor says its “long overdue” for NFL to respect rock at Super Bowl
Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor has taken to social media to support Disturbed’s David Draiman’s wish to sing the National Anthem before next year’s Super Bowl. Taylor also called out the NFL for misrepresenting rock and metal at the major sporting event. Read more: Cassadee Pope posts cryptic tweet on Hey Monday album anniversary Taylor shared […]
Taco Bell, T-Mobile team up to give out free tacos at 'T-MoBell'
Taco Bell and T-mobile have come together to create a hybrid store that’s both rewarding and delicious. The new stores, rightfully called ‘T-MoBell,’ were unveiled this past week with free tacos, swag and ‘T-MoBell’ slushies. Who can say no to free tacos? Read more: All Time Low time capsule unearthed from Jack Barakat’s parents’ house The […]
Maroon 5 make donation, cancel press conference amid Super Bowl backlash
Maroon 5 has partnered with the NFL to donate $500,000 to charity amid Super Bowl controversy. However, fans aren’t pleased that the league canceled the band’s press conference. The headliners, Interscope Records and the NFL will make the donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Read more: ‘Zombieland’ sequel debuts poster, title with the […]
Here's how Senses Fail feel about the Super Bowl
Super Bowl LIII is just a week and change away, but the upcoming NFL showdown between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots is already causing a fervor in football fans, of course. Case in point: Senses Fail singer Buddy Nielsen leading his audience in a passionate chant of competition. Its sole message? “Fuck the […]
'SpongeBob SquarePants' Super Bowl petition hits 1 million
One determined SpongeBob SquarePants viewer really wants the NFL to honor the show’s late creator, Stephen Hillenburg, at the upcoming Super Bowl LIII. And that fan now has over a million signatures to back up his sweet Super Bowl request with a change.org petition to have SpongeBob‘s “Sweet Victory” performed during the game. Indeed, as […]
Good Charlotte perform "Prayers" on the NFL halftime show—watch
Good Charlotte made our Monday night way better with an emotional performance of “Prayers.” Watch the band play the NFL halftime show below. Read more: Goth comedian gets emo over crowd’s reaction on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Good Charlotte made an special appearance during the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos game on Oct. 1. The band […]
Foo Fighters would have no problem playing the Super Bowl
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl says his band would rock a Super Bowl right. Instead, it looks like we’re getting Maroon 5 at the popular CBS halftime show this NFL season’s end. Wanna know what Dave has to say about it? Well, it would appear that Mr. Grohl and his band of merry Foos have […]
Andy Biersack to host Cincinnati Bengals pre-pre-game show
Are you ready, sports fans? Musician and football lover Andy Biersack suits up for 1027 WEBN‘s Cincinnati Bengals pre-pre-game show this Sunday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. EDT. Will you tune in to hear Andy talk pigskin? Hut, hut, hike! Read more: Dave Grohl gives rare performance of Nirvana song So dubbed the Orange And […]
Lullaby version of a Nirvana song airs during the Super Bowl
[Photos by: Pexels, MTV] Did you happen to catch the baby-friendly cover version of Nirvana's “All Apologies” that played in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday night? If not, go ahead and hear T-Mobile's lullabied-out alt-rock rendition below. Read more: Now is the right time for a Spice Girls reunion That's right, as featured in […]
Prince hologram scrapped from Justin Timberlake halftime show
[Photo by: YouTube/justintimberlakeVEVO] Super Bowl LII is tonight, and while we don't know which team will win, one thing is for certain—Justin Timberlake won't be performing his halftime show alongside a hologram of Prince. Read more: Justin Timberlake announced as Super Bowl halftime performer Justin Timberlake was announced as the 52nd Super Bowl performer back […]
Cannibal Corpse vocalist speaks out on NFL players taking a knee
Cannibal Corpse vocalist and football fan George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher is speaking out about the recent U.S. national anthem protests that have certain NFL players kneeling, instead of standing, during the pre-game ritual. Read more: Cannibal Corpse on why catchy isn't a bad word in death metal The much-publicized protests began when former San Francisco 49ers […]
Real Friends were played during the NFL season opener and people are stoked
If you happened to catch the Kansas City Chiefs vs New Englad Patriots game last night, you might have heard a bit more than screaming fans and hyped up players. Just before cutting to break the NFL played a very familiar guitar riff that immediately sent Real Friends fans in a frenzy on Twitter. Read […]
Pop punk, metalcore songs are getting played during football games and it's awesome
[Photo by Lily P. McLaughlin] Football season is upon us! The year’s kickoff took place over the weekend, with games being played across the country. If you tuned in even for just a little while, there’s a chance you heard a quick snippet of a song from your favorite band. Yep, that’s right—the NFL is […]
Musicians talk sports: NFL preview with Set If Off, August Burns Red, Blessthefall, more
Brace yourself. NFL is here. Just in time, too, for those of you tired of mapping out Game of Thrones conspiracy theories while waiting for next season, tired of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy or tired of actually using your Sundays to clean your room or do laundry or yoga or really just anything that involves […]
NFL now wants to charge artists to play Super Bowl Halftime Show
It’s already pretty well known that the NFL doesn’t pay musicians to play the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The tradeoff is that the performing musician will get exposure to America’s biggest TV audience (exposure that always results in a significant boost in album sales). But now, according to the Wall Street Journal, the league is […]
Watch Fall Out Boy’s Pro Bowl halftime performance
Fall Out Boy recently performed during the halftime show at the 2014 NFL Pro Bowl, which took place at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Below, you can watch fan-shot footage of the band performing “Sugar, We’re Going Down” (nice to see the band playing a classic) and “My Songs Know What You Did In The […]
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