post-grunge

2006
Fuel (band) found new lead singer

On June 8, 2006, the band announced the band had found a new lead singer but was awaiting confirmation from the record label to announce it.

Live (band) In 2005, Live signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment ‘s Epic label

In 2005, Live signed to Sony BMG Music Entertainment ‘s Epic label. They released the album Songs from Black Mountain in June 2006. The record peaked at number 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and reached number three on the Billboard Independent album chart. The first single was ”…
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Def Leppard toured to promote the album

The band toured to promote the album with Journey from June through November 2006 in Europe, the UK, and the US.

Def Leppard VH1 Rock Honors

The band, along with Queen , Kiss , and Judas Priest , were the inaugural inductees of VH1 Rock Honors on 31 May 2006. During the show, The All-American Rejects paid homage to the band with a cover of “Photograph”.

Def Leppard Yeah!

On 23 May 2006, Def Leppard released an all-covers album titled Yeah! . The disc pays homage to classic rock songs of their childhood, originally recorded by Blondie , The Kinks , Sweet , ELO , and Badfinger among others. Their cover of ” How Does It Feel ” by…
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Muse (band) Before the release of the new album, Muse made several promotional TV

Before the release of the new album, Muse made several promotional TV appearances starting on 13 May 2006 at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend . The Black Holes and Revelations Tour started before the release of their album and initially consisted mostly of festival appearances, including a headline slot at…
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Fuel (band) officially offer Daughtry

On May 11, 2006, Abercrombie and Bell appeared on the TV show Extra to officially offer Daughtry the job.

Hoobastank released in May 2006

Hoobastank’s third album, Every Man for Himself , was released in May 2006 and debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard chart. It was eventually certified Gold in the US. Three singles, ” If I Were You “, ” Inside of You “, and ” Born to Lead “, were…
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Live (band) On season five of American Idol , finalist Chris Daughtry was accused

On season five of American Idol , finalist Chris Daughtry was accused of performing Live’s version of Johnny Cash’s ” I Walk the Line ” and claiming it as his own interpretation. A week later, Daughtry acknowledged this was true and said that Live was one of his favorite bands.…
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Feeder (band) In late 2005, Feeder already returned to the studio, with Stephen

In late 2005, Feeder already returned to the studio, with Stephen Street working as the band’s producer to record three new tracks to appear on their then forthcoming singles collection. ” Lost and Found ” (which Grant described as “an urban love song” ) became the first single to promote…
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