Kid Rock, Sugarland Featured at Jazz Aspen Festival : May 07, 2012

The name of the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival may be slightly misleading, as it is definitely not only a jazz festival. A newly released lineup for the festival [...]

Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, Zac Brown Headline BamaJam Festival : March 15, 2012

As the lineup for this year’s country music festival BamaJam continues to roll out over the weeks, we now know that the headliners will include Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, Za [...]

Kid Rock Brief Club Tour Nets $375,000 for Local Charities : November 30, 2011

With four shows left to go, Kid Rock already has raised over $375,000 for charity during his current tour. After touring extensively for his last album, 2010’s platinum [...]

Kid Rock is Feeling Charitable on Fall Tour : October 14, 2011

After touring extensively behind his platinum selling 2010 album Born Free, Kid Rock is gearing up for another tour this fall, albeit this time it will be a little differ [...]

Lady Antebellum, Kid Rock Featured in NFL Kickoff Concert : September 01, 2011

On September 8, Lady Antebellum, Maroon 5 and Kid Rock will be performing in Green Bay, Wisconsin at the NFL’s Kickoff 2011 concert. The show, according to a report fr [...]

Killers, Kid Rock, Bob Seger Headline Orlando Calling : July 21, 2011

The mystery has been cleared up. The lineup has been announced for Orlando Calling. The music festival will take place at Citrus Bowl Park in Orlando on November 12 and [...]

Kid Rock Visits Detroit’s Comerica Park in August : June 03, 2011

The not so well-kept secret is now official. Kid Rock has announced he will be performing a concert in his hometown of Detroit at Comerica Park on August 12. Opening [...]

Kanye West, Britney Spears, Kid Rock Headline Milwaukee Summerfest : June 02, 2011

Summerfest considers itself to be the largest music festival in the world. Back in 1999, they even got Guiness to certify that for them. The 11-day event based in Milwa [...]

Comedy Central Roasts Kid Rock in August : May 09, 2011

The newest celebrity to be roasted on Comedy Central will be Kid Rock. He follows in the footsteps of Denis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, Bob Saget, Pamela Anderson and Donald [...]

Even Kid Rock Thinks His Name is Dumb : April 20, 2011

On the latest issue of Esquire, Kid Rock, who just turned 40 earlier this year, talked about what he has learned so far about life and work in the column aptly titled, � [...]

Kid Rock Teams with Sheryl Crow for New Leg of ‘Born Free’ Tour : April 01, 2011

Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock, who performed together on the 2002 song “Picture” and the 2010 “Collide from Kid Rock’s “Born Free” album, will be hitting the road [...]

Kid Rock, the NAACP and the Confederate Flag : March 10, 2011

This May, the Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People intends to bestow Kid Rock with the Great Expectations Award. Kid Rock, [...]

Kid Rock, Bon Jovi Sign on for 2011 New Orleans Jazz Festival : January 20, 2011

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2011 lineup will be bringing together country, jazz, pop and international rock headliners, including Jeff Beck, Kid Rock, Robert [...]

Kid Rock Sells Out Ford Field in 19 Minutes : November 28, 2010

The kickoff date of the Kid Rock tour “Born Free” rode Black Friday's wave with a quick sellout. It only took 19 minutes to sell out Ford Field in Detroit. On Nov [...]

Kid Rock Kicks Off 2011 with ‘Born Free Tour’ : November 16, 2010

Kid Rock with “Born Free,” his latest album, recently released to stores, has announced three months worth of tour dates to support the set. The outing will be kic [...]

Detroit Lions, Kid Rock Chip in 500 Tickets for the Soldiers : October 06, 2010

Detroit native and self-proclaimed “Badass” country rocker Kid Rock proved to his hometown that he may be what he has proclaimed himself to be sometimes, but not when [...]

MLB Playoffs Arrive with Help of Kid Rock’s ‘Born Free’ : September 01, 2010

Turner Sports has just acquired the rights to use Kid Rock’s new single, “Born Free”, and also the rights to use footages from his 3-night show last month at the DT [...]

Kid Rock Plays Six New Tracks at Detroit Show : August 16, 2010

Detroit native and self-proclaimed “American Badass” Kid Rock performed for three nights, from August 13-15, in front of thousands of his fans at the DTE Energy Music [...]

Kid Rock Holds a Concert for the Troops at Fort Jackson : August 12, 2010

Rock singer Kid Rock is not just a badass, he gives back to the country’s greatest heroes today, the US troops. The Detroit native will be commemorating the ninth ye [...]

Kid Rock Announces New Album to Hit September 7 : May 30, 2010

Kid Rock is preparing to launch “Born Free,” his new album, on September 7. The Rick Rubin produced album is Rock's first since “Rock N Roll Jesus” was release [...]

Kid Rock to Play 3 Shows at DTE : May 28, 2010

It's official: summer is summer. Kid Rock made the announcement that he'll be performing at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on August 13 - 15. Promoter Live Nation today [...]

Kid Rock to Host the CMT Awards : April 29, 2010

Kid Rock, after laying fairly low recently, is gearing up to become more visible in preparation of the release this fall of his latest album. The rocker from Michigan, [...]

Kid Rock Set to Cruise This April : April 27, 2010

Kid Rock has two resort gigs lined up next month for the East Coast before he sets sail later in the spring on a cruise of the Cayman Islands. Last week, Kid Rock appe [...]

Kid Rock, Taylor Swift Take Part in BamaJam Festival : May 29, 2009

The countryside of Alabama will be hosting headliners Kid Rock, Taylor Swift, The Black Crowes, and Brooks & Dunn among others at the BamaJam Music & Arts Festival this y [...]

Kid Rock Heads Out on Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd : March 16, 2009

This summer Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock will be pairing up for another round of their co-headlining “Rock and Rebels” tour which they originally launched last year. [...]

U2, Kid Rock, Rihanna Tabbed to Perform at Grammys : January 29, 2009

Kid Rock, U2, Rihanna, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant are the latest musicians to sign on to perform at the Grammy Awards 51st annual ceremony next month. The latest g [...]

Eagles, Kid Rock Join CMA Awards Show Performers : October 17, 2008

According to a recent press release, the Eagles are one of the recently announced acts that will be performing at the CMA Awards 42nd Annual awards ceremony which will be [...]

MTV’s VMA Award Pick Up Kid Rock, Jonas Brothers : August 15, 2008

Kid Rock will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards for 2008. The awards ceremony will air live on September 7 in Los Angeles from Paramount Pictures. Rock will b [...]

Kid Rock Kicks Revival Tour into Full Gear : July 30, 2008

Kid Rock has added more shows to his current “Rock and Roll Revival Tour.” The trek will now stretch into the middle of September. The rap rocker from Detroit retur [...]

No iTunes for Kid Rock? He Explains Why : July 19, 2008

BBC News is reporting that Kid Rock has refused to place his albums in Apple's US iTunes store because he says the Internet retailer doesn't pay the artists enough. Kid [...]

Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd Head Out on Road This Summer : May 08, 2008

This summer for the very first time Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kid Rock will join each other on the road for their “Rock and Rebels Tour.” The outing of nine shows will kick [...]

Kid Rock, Seal Featured in Grammy Celebration Tour : April 04, 2008

Kid Rock, Seal and Busta Rhymes highlight the final dates for the Grammy Celebration first ever tour. The Recording Academy is presenting the tour along with T-Mobile. [...]

kid rock Biography

The American rapper and singer-songwriter Kid Rock was born on January 17, 1971 by the name of Robert James Richie in Romeo, Michigan. Several studio albums were released by Kid Rock that went unnoticed for the most part before “Devil Without a Caused was released in 1998 by Atlantic Records. The set sold 11 million copies behind the hit songs “Only God Knows Why,” “Cowboy” and “Bawitdaba. In 2000 “The History of Rock” was released, which is a compilation of remastered and remixed version of Kid Rock's songs off his earlier albums in addition to “American Bad Ass” a hit single. “Cocky” was released as a followup in 2001.

After starting slowly, “Cocky” was resurrected with his country style hit song with Sheryl Crow called “Picture.” The album went gold and sold over 5 million copies. In 2003, Rock followed up with a self-titled released. However, the set failed to produce any major hits. A live album titled “Live Trucker” was released in 2006. “Rock N Roll Jesus” was released in 2007. The set produced the hit single “All Summer Long.” It was Rock's first smash worldwide hit and charted at the No. 1 spot in eight countries over Australia and Europe. “Rock N Roll Jesus” sold 5 million worldwide albums was in the US was certified platinum. In November 2010 Rock released “Born Free.” Kid Rock has been nominated for five Grammy Awards.