Green Day has started working on a new album just before they head out on tour in May. It will be a follow-up to the band`s incredibly successful albums 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot.
Since five years elapsed between the release of those two albums, Green Day vowed to quickly start working on a new one after 21st Century Breakdown came out.
In an interview with Kerrang! magazine, singer Billie Joe Armstrong said the group was keeping its promise and getting down to business. He said, "We did some demos in Berlin, some in Stockholm, some just outside of Glasgow and some in Amsterdam. We wanted to get (the new songs) down in some early form."
The guys from Green Day also worked with Rock Band game designers to get ready for the release of Green Day: Rock Band.
MADONNA – We are living in a material world, and she is THE material
girl… and how! Forbes magazine recently rated her as the richest woman
in the music industry, in fact, in 2008 alone, she earned more than
$120 million with her Sticky and Sweet Tour. By some estimates, Madonna
is worth about roughly one billion dollars!!! Not bad for a girl that
started her career as an employee at a donut shop, where she says she
was sacked for squirting jelly all over the customers… hmmmmm,
something tells me that wasn’t the last time she was involved in any
such activity! 
BEYONCÉ – Sasha Fierce wields some kind of super power in the music
biz. The 28 year-old beauty was rated by Billboard magazine as the top
female artist of the decade, and in February 2010, the RIAA (Recording
Industry Association of America) listed her as the top certified and
best-selling overall artist of the decade. She’s consistently been the
darling of the Grammy Awards (having won 16 trophies to date), and she
is rumoured to bring in about $87 million per year… not to mention she
is married to the “Sinatra” of our era – Mr. Jay-Z, who could probably
have anyone meet their maker with the snap of his bling-adorned
fingers. In fact, Forbes recently rated the duo as Hollywood’s top
earning couple. 
CELINE DION – From small town Quebec to the big show, Celine has come a
long way!! She did a little stint at a joint called the Colosseum at
Caesars Palace in Vegas that probably paid her a decent wage… Let’s see
– 5 years of sold out shows at the 4,100-seat venue, where tickets sell
for a small fortune - do the math, carry a couple of zeros… and well,
she grossed almost $400 million… yeah – she’s not doing too bad for
herself. Plus, she is going back for more! This week, Celine begins
another residency at the Colosseum for another three years – and this
time, she claims she will include lots more air guitar (her favourite
move) into her set!!! 
MILEY CYRUS – the 17 year-old daughter of Mr. Achy Breaky Heart has
done quite well for herself, thank you very much! She was listed in
Time magazine`s 100 Most Influential People in The World in 2008, after
achieving massive success as an actress and singer. And now little
Miley has a boyfriend, an Aussie actor named Liam Hemsworth (who plays
opposite Miley in the upcoming film, The Last Song). Liam claims he
didn’t know she was such a big star when they met. Yeah right, buddy –
maybe your sight was obscured by the moneybags in your eyes! We all
know that Australia is far away, but you would have had to be living
under Ayers Rock to not know what you were getting into when you turned
on the charm with your co-star!!! 
BRITNEY SPEARS – We may ridicule her all we want, but Britney has
achieved one of the most successful comebacks in the last few years,
especially considering the chew-em-up-and-spit-em-out celebrity culture
of which she is a fixture. Brit is laughing all the way to the bank,
having raked in almost $40 million for her worldwide Circus Tour (which
had a total gross of over $80 million for North America alone!) Not bad
Britney… not bad, at all! Maybe you can buy back our respect after all! 
JENNIFER LOPEZ – She may have just split with her record company (Sony
Music), but J.Lo is still a major force to be reckoned with in the
music industry. She was listed by Forbes as Hollywood`s richest woman
of Latin-American descent, and as her fortune continues to grow, she
continues to make the necessary adjustments – check out the extra room
she’s got on that dress to accommodate her ever expanding (ahem…) assets 
LADY GAGA – The 23 year-old “IT” girl is probably the most
buzzed-about, twittered-about (or is that tweeted-about?), talked-about
star in the music biz today… but you would think with all that
attention, someone would warn her about all that shmutz on her face… 
RIHANNA – Here is an example guts and determination! Rihanna went
through a very tough situation, which could have been devastating for
some careers, but this girl has cojones - and her career has only
benefited from her strength and determination to rise above. And what
of Chris Brown? That poor fool is begging fans for forgiveness and
support – and hopefully he’ll keep have to keep begging for the rest of
his career! 
TAYLOR SWIFT – She seems like such a nice, simple girl. She probably
is, but she is certainly gaining power like some kind of
planet-devouring comic-book monster! The 20 year-old country star from
Pennsylvania was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in
2009; she recently took home a handful of Grammys; she was awarded
``Most Digital Song Certifications - Female Solo Artist`` by RIAA for
25 songs achieving gold or multi-platinum status; she won the 2010
People`s Choice Award for Favorite Female Artist; and she was
interrupted by Kanye at a live awards ceremony – so basically she’s
made it. But she is so nice – that there’s gotta be something dark
lurking in her persona… anyone? anyone? 
SHARON OSBOURNE – Ozzy’s wife may not be an actual singer – but she
does have tremendous influence and power in the biz, and she is not
afraid to wield it. The reality TV star (who is said to be the 25th
richest woman in the UK) has a dark and venomous side – in fact, if you
slander her or her family in the press, she has been known to send you
a Tiffany’s box full of poo! Classssy! 
