Overview
- Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by Jonas Åkerlund and produced by Live Nation Studios, is now in theaters across the United States after Los Angeles and New York premieres.
- Idol received a second Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination for the Class of 2026, and he told Billboard he would serve if elected, with fan voting now open and inductees due in late April.
- A newly released trailer features testimonies from Miley Cyrus, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan on Idol’s influence.
- The feature traces Idol’s path from Generation X to MTV-era solo stardom and addresses his 1990 motorcycle crash and long-documented substance struggles.
- The film includes the original song Dying To Live, written with J. Ralph and longtime collaborators, which coverage reports was recently shortlisted for Best Original Song.