Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda says fans lashed out at new singer Emily Armstrong 'because she wasn't a guy' Armstrong's addition to the band came after former lead singer Chester Bennington died by ...

Linkin Park, who drew fan backlash with new co-lead singer Emily Armstrong, is opening up about the rocky public reception.

Linkin Park, who drew fan backlash with new co-lead singer Emily Armstrong, is opening up about the rocky public reception.

And Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda has a good idea about why. "There were people who lashed out at Emily, and it was really because she wasn’t a guy," Shinoda recently told The Guardian.

When Linkin Park named Emily Armstrong their new frontwoman last year fans weren't exactly kind to the singer.

Mike Shinoda believes that the backlash surrounding Emily Armstrong’s addition to Linkin Park had less to do with her talent and more to do with gender.

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda claims that fans "lashed out" at their new signer Emily Armstrong because "she wasn't a guy." The band is currently on their From Zero World Tour.