{"id":21199,"date":"2026-07-02T09:15:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21199"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:15:42","slug":"billy-morrison-teams-with-dexter-holland-for-new-fiery-pop-punk-single-video-never-gonna-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21199","title":{"rendered":"BILLY MORRISON Teams With Dexter Holland For New Fiery Pop Punk Single\/Video \u201cNever Gonna Change\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21200\" style=\"width:547px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Never-Gonna-Change-Official-Single-Cover-Art-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photos by Jane Stuart (Billy Morrison) and Federica Burrelli (Dexter Holland)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Billy Morrison\u00a0<\/strong>has<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>teamed with\u00a0<strong>Dexter Holland<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>\u201cNever Gonna Change,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a fiery pop punk anthem that merges raging guitars and a prison-break pace with the unmistakable vocals of\u00a0<strong>The Offspring\u00a0<\/strong>lead singer. This unstoppably catchy anthem of alienation and rebellion is the latest single from the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter\u2019s album\u00a0<strong>HOLLOW<\/strong>, out\u00a0<strong>August 7<\/strong>\u00a0via TLG | ZOID\u00a0distributed by\u00a0Virgin Music Group. Listen to the single (released today, July 2)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCQCdh56hz8bzxtj2SLOm7FoVMC3Us8Uxos8MISvx-kZjMZKR50eSuwV6y7-kXjlyhc4g-K8MhoUcvieIdLaLxe6dzijMGaziBcnlhrMGEjtV&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Billy Morrison - Never Gonna Change (Lyric Video) ft. Dexter Holland\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rr0l7n0wD9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cNever Gonna Change\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;paints a picture of a dysfunctional home life and the feeling of eternal youth\u2014live for the moment, party hard, regret nothing\u2026the battle cry of every generation.&nbsp;\u201c\u2018Never Gonna Change\u2019 is one of those perfect pop punk slices of rebellion that hopefully spans a couple of generational gaps,\u201d says&nbsp;<strong>Morrison.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cTeenagers will always feel the same\u2014misunderstood\u2014and Dexter has been one of the most vital voices of teenage angst and rebellion since The Offspring hit the world running in 1984. So when I finished writing this track with Los Angeles-based songwriter, Jacob Bunton, it was clear we wanted Dexter to be the voice of the track. Dexter and I recently performed together in Royal Machines [Morrison\u2019s side project], so I dropped him a text and he loved the idea. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, he was able to record his tracks in the middle of an Offspring tour, and Barry Pointer mixed it all into the killer track we have here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Says&nbsp;<strong>Dexter Holland<\/strong>: \u201cBilly Morrison has a great track record and is a good guy so when he sent me \u2018Never Gonna Change\u2019 for a collab,&nbsp;it was an immediate \u2018I\u2019m in.\u2019&nbsp;The song is just the right amount of angst,&nbsp;rebellion and fun.&nbsp;A summer banger if you ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video for&nbsp;<strong>\u201cNever Gonna Change\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>is an eye-catching visual treat. \u201cThe days of a black screen with white text for a lyric video are way behind us, and Mike Savage is creating killer, story-driven lyric videos which fit this track perfectly,\u201d says&nbsp;<strong>Morrison<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s an easy, fun way to put some appropriate visuals to the song and get the lyrics out there. Mike did a great job on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cNever Gonna Change\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;is the third single from&nbsp;<strong>HOLLOW<\/strong>, following the album\u2019s first release,&nbsp;<strong>\u201cBecoming\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;[feat.&nbsp;<strong>Sully Erna<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Godsmack<\/strong>&nbsp;&amp; GRAMMY\u00ae Award winner&nbsp;<strong>Nuno Bettencourt&nbsp;<\/strong>of&nbsp;<strong>Extreme<\/strong>]. The track peaked at #19 on&nbsp;<strong>Billboard<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cMainstream Rock\u201d chart and marked&nbsp;<strong>Morrison<\/strong>\u2019s third Top 20 rock track overall.&nbsp;<strong>Erna<\/strong>&nbsp;delivers an impassioned and raspy vocal performance on this song about transforming one\u2019s life from darkness to light and&nbsp;<strong>Bettencourt<\/strong>&nbsp;rises to the occasion, ripping pure hellfire on his guest solo. Listen to the song&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCeg7dSuLA85veTgDPYsWrHoolOzeQ1mkYevOT2VCJ6gay5zwx7P7wyRcc1ZQBHcJo8G9iv0scc6ChmUeFtRB11bCmGfXAPpj3lcpclX3B5rYZQG81NCkYcGl3jgbrb2Jcg==&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and watch the video, directed by&nbsp;<strong>Ivo Raza<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCfX9O4A-diFbMnPuZYdmvggkk3g0J9NlzDoO44U3OZ80_7ryzog8AZxVqW_phiE4gHGdzOx2T1778veXV4_4FoyZi1cjm_wKIOE5wno20Wqs&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Morrison<\/strong>&nbsp;then hit hard with the&nbsp;sonically explosive and lyrically gripping single&nbsp;\u201cHollow,\u201d&nbsp;along with an artful and eye-popping lyric video that traces&nbsp;Morrison\u2019s previously unhinged life. View the&nbsp;Mike Savage-directed video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCUdeuSz_fA4PN3DBKhSemSVJjif0rvhu-dS0ISdw9AvsCe5mpDDtq2Sor6r-SVkLq7-9otI11VBvESSeSP98_jomWFWNFv27zZFn83-ix4-4PMosQ8nBhRwSbWW-BlXYaw==&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;and listen to the autobiographical song, highlighted by&nbsp;Morrison\u2019s deeply felt vocals and sweeping lead guitar runs,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCUdeuSz_fA4Py9O3COk4elaRzjuktBkZsj5IARhS_iLM4i2RemIQ4VXZhxdkJIxJWBJ0iXoiO2pVhqPtHMCWg6QG2h09PnE7GTBknKXyf1g-&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout an illustrious career,&nbsp;<strong>BILLY MORRISON<\/strong>&nbsp;has played live in front of millions of fans, collaborated with every A-list rockstar under the sun (even notching a #1 single with the late&nbsp;<strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>), sold his paintings in galleries on multiple continents, and logged hundreds of hours on-air as a radio host for&nbsp;<strong>SiriusXM<\/strong>. And yet\u2014some folks wonder, \u201c<strong>Who the F%@K is Billy Morrison?<\/strong>\u201d Which is the title of a new short film that answers the question. Directed and edited by&nbsp;<strong>Mike Savage<\/strong>, it tells his story through punchy editing, candid footage, and new interviews with&nbsp;<strong>Duff McKagan<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Al Jourgensen<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Ministry<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>B-Real&nbsp;<\/strong>of&nbsp;<strong>Cypress Hill<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Nuno Bettencourt<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>Extreme<\/strong>, mixer\/engineer\/producer&nbsp;<strong>Barry Pointer<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>MORRISON&nbsp;<\/strong>himself. Watch the six-minute documentary&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCdcgZzLU-GpLpiC6FJmohD1zKCLA0XRnhQZAi9MzVBKkWz1wVer2T_bPCKoppuV6XqfQpusz5ftiHi2B8MNxsijwqzOVNP8HoXEug9eK316w&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two years ago,&nbsp;<strong>BILLY MORRISON&nbsp;<\/strong>released&nbsp;<strong>THE MORRISON PROJECT<\/strong>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong>TLG | ZOID<\/strong>&nbsp;distributed by&nbsp;<strong>Virgin Music Group<\/strong>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>It marked his third solo album (and first since 2015) and produced the&nbsp;<strong>#1 Active Rock Song<\/strong>&nbsp;(Mediabase) in America:&nbsp;<strong>\u201cCrack Cocaine\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;featuring<strong>&nbsp;Ozzy Osbourne&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Steve Stevens&nbsp;<\/strong>and co-written by all three artists.&nbsp;A deluxe edition of the album followed in 2025 and bonus track,&nbsp;<strong>\u201cGods Of Rock and Roll (Orchestral)\u201d<\/strong>\u2014another seismic collaboration with&nbsp;<strong>Osbourne&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Stevens<\/strong>\u2014landed in the Active Rock Top Ten (Mediabase).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOLLOW<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>will follow the success of&nbsp;<strong>THE MORRISON PROJECT<\/strong>&nbsp;format with 12 songs, half sung by Morrison and half sung by a handful of&nbsp;<strong>MORRISON<\/strong>\u2019s friends. Guests include&nbsp;<strong>Dexter Holland<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Marilyn Manson<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Chuck D<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>B Real<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Duff McKagan<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Steve Stevens<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>DMC<\/strong>, and the above-mentioned&nbsp;<strong>Sully Erna<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Nuno Bettencourt<\/strong>, among others.&nbsp;<strong>\u201cForgive Me,\u201d \u201cThe Tailor,\u201d \u201cNo Suspects,\u201d \u201cAnother Day,\u201d \u201cLeave No Trace,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u201cBecoming\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>are among the song titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Billy Morrison is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely known as Billy Idol\u2019s rhythm guitar player for the past 17 years alongside lead guitarist Steve Stevens. He is also a solo recording artist in his right having released three albums including the successful and acclaimed The Morrison Project in 2024 via TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group. His fourth solo album,\u00a0Hollow, will arrive in August 2026, also on TLG | ZOID distributed by Virgin Music Group.\u00a0Morrison is also a former member of The Cult and Circus Diablo and currently also performs with the superstar cover band known as The Royal Machines. In addition, Morrison is a contemporary fine artist whose Warhol-inspired work has been shown at top galleries. He also has a regular show, \u201cInfluenced,\u201d on SiriusXM\u2019s Ozzy\u2019s Boneyard (ch. 38), where he delves deep into the dynamic relationship between art and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with BILLY MORRISON:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCcwFyclSo4paPWOValFDKsObw3pTkAAzmDXtayWTzAlhnhU25DgM0VlOP6DDJTfOgROdQ39avJqNdco3vGhsbMvYtMKGtorxm7m0eur2UmKBYa_BGLsVSNNtPMmunyk9QO10u7om89gH&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCcwFyclSo4paM5JoCs1yM2d55axbLzb8B_E9aiX_s1PvcNLHPpKCPKk3xB4YmycECEgR3PsDkVTF19X-a78UhL-U8v0JKJm5aIvtxbMxAZFM5bmj4zhLVkQ=&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbuxztab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=00114lgKJrg2m6mLr5nYwm855RrdaCLD-Op4CROys9MCbVUPVkyrSkZCcwFyclSo4pagoFsFe7ggmSZA1WpwJTcgSFtHZp79bqK9rYeESpAB84cswu935uWIqEH46w9ATLZtevy5JW4Hz5yG32nDMb33YRTfWpJYvOG&amp;c=DUXOdiYy6GfBwMPttG7zxn7eKmcA5E-_LtkuUuwYfMP1Cu9rm2GLcw==&amp;ch=9ZR7462Lc38K3yyZbuuk_chHQFA7X_40L0dEemR-E-BCqlNFj-oUxg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by Jane Stuart (Billy Morrison) and Federica Burrelli (Dexter Holland) Billy Morrison\u00a0has\u00a0teamed with\u00a0Dexter Holland\u00a0for\u00a0\u201cNever Gonna Change,\u201d\u00a0a fiery pop punk anthem that merges raging guitars and a prison-break pace with the unmistakable vocals of\u00a0The Offspring\u00a0lead singer. This unstoppably catchy anthem of alienation and rebellion is the latest single from the British guitarist, singer, and songwriter\u2019s&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21199\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BILLY MORRISON Teams With Dexter Holland For New Fiery Pop Punk Single\/Video \u201cNever Gonna Change\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21201,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21199\/revisions\/21201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}