{"id":570354,"date":"2026-07-27T12:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/570354\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:24:09","slug":"linkin-park-the-ramones-and-the-smashing-pumpkins-will-receive-stars-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/570354\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linkin Park<\/a>, The Smashing Pumpkins<\/a> and the Ramones<\/a> are going to represent alternative music on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.<\/p>\n

The three bands are on the list of names who\u2019ll receive stars on Los Angeles\u2019 Hollywood Boulevard in the Recording category next year, alongside fellow musicians David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Sia, Grandmaster Flash, Marc Shaiman and Karol G.<\/p>\n

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The 2027 set of inductees, 32 in total, also includes actors Elle and Dakota Fanning, Kate Hudson, Idris Elba, Delroy Lindo and Sam Rockwell, plus Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and comedy duo Cheech And Chong, for their contributions to film.<\/p>\n

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Actors Pedro Pascal, David Alan Grier, Adam Scott, Lisa Kudrow, Keke Palmer and Raven-Symon\u00e9, presenter Jeff Probst and writer\/producer Bill Lawrence will receive stars for their contributions to TV.<\/p>\n

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God will receive a star in the Radio category, while actor\/comedian Jo Koy, dancer Roberto Bolle and Pussycat Dolls\u2019 Nicole Scherzinger will be in Live Theatre\/Live Performance. Race car driver Jimmie Johnson will be added to Sports Entertainment.<\/p>\n

Peter Roth, Walk Of Fame Selection Chairman, says that \u201cthese 32 extraordinary individuals have each made a lasting impact on audiences around the world through their talent, creativity, and dedication to their craft\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are honoured to recognise their remarkable contributions and look forward to celebrating them as they take their place in Hollywood history,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

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Linkin Park are one of the best-selling heavy metal<\/a> bands of all time, their 2000 debut album Hybrid Theory<\/a> having shipped more than 32 million units worldwide. They also won Grammy Awards in 2002 and 2006. They went on hiatus in 2017, following the death of longtime lead singer Chester Bennington, but reunited with Emily Armstrong on vocals in 2024 and released their comeback album From Zero<\/a> the same year.<\/p>\n

The California band join a select list of hard rock and heavy metal acts to have a star on the walk. Kiss<\/a> received one in 1999, followed by Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> in 2002, Alice Cooper in 2003, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce in 2006 and Guns N\u2019 Roses guitarist Slash in 2012. Def Leppard had their name added to the walk last year.<\/p>\n

The Smashing Pumpkins, founded in Chicago in 1998, have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and also won two Grammys. Led by singer\/guitarist Billy Corgan, they continue to successfully tour and record, their latest album being 2024\u2019s Aghori Mhori Mei.<\/p>\n

The Ramones started in New York City in 1974 and released their self-titled debut album in 1976. The album, which has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA), was a seminal text in punk rock, inspiring the Sex Pistols, The Clash and others. They disbanded in 1996. In 2014, drummer Tommy Ramone, the last surviving member to have performed on Ramones, died aged 65.<\/p>\n

Green Day<\/a>, pop-punk superstars inspired by the Ramones, received a star on the walk of fame last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Linkin Park, The Smashing Pumpkins and the Ramones are going to represent alternative music on the Hollywood Walk…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":570355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-570354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=570354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/570354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/570355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=570354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=570354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=570354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}