Perez Hilton — If this doesn't boost ticket sales, nothing will. (To which then they should consider canning the thing!) Due to one of the cast members taking a leave to deal with a family matter, Billie Joe Armstrong was asked to step in and understudy for a pivot... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — NEW YORK (AP): Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong is briefly joining the cast of "American Idiot," the Broadway musical he helped create based on the band's 2004 Grammy Award-winning album. more info

Guardian Music — Two of four different covers of music magazine to use previously unpublished shots provided by Yoko Ono and David BaileyMusic magazine Q will mark what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday with four tribute covers, two using previously unpubli... more info

ContactMusic — GREEN DAY star BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG is to make his Broadway debut as one of the lead characters in the musical he helped to create.The punk icon will portray St.... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Green Day completed the jump from Berkeley to Broadway earlier this year when the musical inspired by the act's blockbuster 2004 album, "American Idiot," officially opened at the St. James Theatre in April. Now, Green Day lead singer Billie Joe... more info

NME — Singer steps into role of St Jimmy for eight Broadway performances more info

Gigwise — He joins cast... more info

Idolator — Britain’s Q Awards were announced today, and Lady Gaga’s theatrical Monster Ball, Green Day’s three-hour epic concert experience and Muse’s spectacular live shows are all nominated for Best Live Act. (Also up: Brit act Kasabian and the Aussie... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — There's no "American Idiot" without Screeching Weasel. If the Ramones helped define the pop-punk template for urban malaise, Screeching Weasel reclaimed it for suburbia. The down-and-out, disillusioned and financially unstable couch-bound characters ... more info

ContactMusic — LADY GAGA, PAUL WELLER and GREEN DAY are among the big acts who have been nominated for trophies at Britain's Q Awards next month (Oct10).The Poker Face hitmaker is up... more info