Green Day's New Year's Eve Performance Sparks Controversy
Band Criticized by Elon Musk and Lara Trump for Changing Lyrics to Criticize MAGA Agenda
- Green Day sparked controversy during their New Year's Eve performance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rocking Eve when they changed the lyrics of their song 'American Idiot' to criticize the MAGA agenda.
- Elon Musk and Lara Trump were among those who criticized the band's gesture, with Musk mocking the band for 'milquetoastedly raging for it'.
- Lara Trump argued that the lyric change was 'not punk rock' and accused the band of being 'controlled by the corporate political agenda'.
- This is not the first time Green Day has publicly criticized Donald Trump; they previously led a chant of 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' at the 2016 American Music Awards.
- Green Day is set to release their new album 'Saviors' on January 19, led by the singles 'The American Dream Is Killing Me', 'Look Ma, No Brains!' and 'Dilemma'.