03/10/05: LP/Eminem/50 Cent Tour In The Works...

The biggest music tour of the summer is shaping up to be a triple bill of Eminem, 50 Cent, and Linkin Park. ''It's in the works," a Warner Bros. spokesman confirmed yesterday. It would be a stadium tour, meaning the likely local venue would be Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. There has been no confirmation yet on [LinkinPark.com].

03/08/05: LP Nominated For TMF Award

LP has been nominated for a TMF Award under the catagory of "Best Rock International". The award show will take place at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands on April 1st, 2005.

For more information, check out [tmfawards.nl].

03/07/05: Mike Shinoda's Solo Album May Divide LP Fans

Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda has spent the last six months raising funds for tsunami victims, designing a line of DC shoes, co-authoring a book and establishing a scholarship at his alma mater, the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. And what did he do in his off time? Not much. He only recorded a solo album.

While backstage at last month's Music for Relief: Rebuilding South Asia concert, the workhorse MC/producer told MTV News that he's been keeping busy with a hip-hop-tinged side project that he hopes won't offend Linkin Park's guitar-lovin' fanbase.

"It's not straight hip-hop, but it's not rock at all. For our fans who only like the rock side of Linkin Park, I hope you enjoy it, but you never know," he said. "I am playing every instrument on there, but it's not really about me. I'm featuring a lot of great MCs that are friends of mine. I want to work with people that I'm friends with, that I get along with. I'm not just going to go out there and grab whoever's hot at the moment."

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*thanks to LPW*

 

02/15/05: LP are named 9th highest earners in music industry

A survey by Rolling Stone magazine put Linkin Park as the 9th highest earner in the music industry, out of 50. They are below Prince, Madonna, Metallica and Elton John. They earned $33.1 million American last year.

02/06/05: Benefit Show Announcement

 

12.31.04: Linkin Park launches Music For Relief

In response to the recent devastation in Southern Asia, Linkin Park along with the American Red Cross has formed Music For Relief, an effort by concerned musicians and fans to provide emergency funds for quake and tsunami victims. All donations go directly to aid the victims and their families. Linkin Park has made an initial contribution of $100,000 and is calling on other musicians, as well as fans, to contribute to the fund.

Linkin Park’s Brad Delson says of the band’s efforts, "We are fortunate to be in a position to help, but this needs to be a broader effort — both by our fans and by other musicians. If one of our fans can donate $10, then that's going to help." Delson adds, "We are also going to appeal to our musical peers by asking them to donate as well. The bottom line is the more we can do, and the quicker we can do it, the more lives we can save."

Earlier this year, Linkin Park performed to sold-out stadium crowds in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. The shows were heralded as the largest rock concerts in those countries in the past ten years. Delson says of the experience, "The outpouring of emotion from our fans there was overwhelming. It really affected us. We started Music For Relief so that our fellow musicians and fans can give in this time of need to the families of the over 70,000 people who have perished. This money will also be used to aid the millions left homeless by this natural disaster, it’s our way of giving back to the people who so desperately need it."

You can help those affected by this crisis by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund which provides supplies, medicine, and shelter to those in need. Donations can be made at www.musicforrelief.org, or by phoning 1-800-HELP-NOW. When you call, be sure to press option #2 and tell the representative that you called because of Music for Relief.
 
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