News about Mike Shinoda

Jaime Bennington, the son of late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington, has spoken out against the musical group's founder Mike Shinoda placing singer Emily Armstrong in the band. The son of Chester - who died via suicide at the age of 41 on July 20, 2017 - said on his Instagram Stories Sunday that he was opposed to Armstrong, 38, taking his late father's place in the ensemble, more than seven years after his tragic passing.

Linkin Park made a significant announcement on Thursday, introducing Emily Armstrong as their new lead vocalist and revealing plans for a world tour and a new album. The band - comprised of Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell - thrilled fans as they revealed that the Dead Sara rocker will be their new vocalist during a live performance event. The rock group also announced plans for their Zero World Tour, starting on September 11 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. 

Mike Shinoda has never been to Meteora, the site of stunning rock formations in central Greece dating back 60 million years. However, he discovered those otherworldly terrestrial forms on tour with his band Linkin Park in the early 2000s. “We saw the photograph of the area, and it seemed to be from another planet,” he told MTV News recently. It was so bizarre and new." He may have felt the same at the time. Hybrid Theory, Linkin Park's debut in 2000, became the best-selling album of the year, bringing the California six-piece rap-rock band to international prominence. It eventually became a platinum award-winning vehicle. "If it was today, imagine one minute you're making protests in your parents' house, and the next minute, you've produced an album that's bigger than [Justin] Bieber, Drake, Halsey, and Post Malone," he said. Shinoda was determined to make a good sequel, but the pressure was on to produce a good sequel.

It's been a long lookout for the elusive "bop" to find. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? The MTV News team has assembled a hand-picked collection of songs from the Bop Shop. This weekly collection does not discriminate by gender and can include almost anything; it's a glimpse at what's on our minds and what sounds good. With the new music, we'll keep it fresh, but we'll still get a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while. Prepare: The Bop Shop is now open for business.

It's impossible to even speculate when you'll be able to get Rihanna's long-awaited sequel to Anti, her to-date most recent album that dropped in January 2016. Considering that it was many years ago, and considering she has spent the intervening years fielding concerns over a new LP's possibility of misdirection of its potential sonics, calling it R9, for example — it doesn't seem worth it to even play a guessing game anymore. And when it comes to performing?Forget it! She's a new mother. Let her baby have some time with her baby. Of course, that was the most popular line of thinking until midday on September 25, when the news broke that Rih would, in fact, be headlining the halftime show at Super Bowl LVII, which is scheduled to reach Glendale, Arizona's State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023. Big news!

It's difficult to find the ever-elusive "bop." Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Visit Bop Shop, a hand-picked collection of songs from the MTV News staff. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre or anything; it's a snapshot of what's on our minds and what sounds good. With the latest music, we'll keep it fresh, but we'll still have a few oldies (but goodies) every once in a while. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business.