Mike Shinoda

About

Mike Shinoda (born 1977, Los Angeles) is a Japanese-American rapper, vocalist, producer and visual artist, best known as co-founder and one of the driving creative forces behind Linkin Park. He produced and co-wrote the band's entire catalog - from the Diamond-certified debut Hybrid Theory through the 2024 comeback album From Zero - and has released solo work under his own name (Post Traumatic, 2018) and as Fort Minor (The Rising Tied, 2005). Beyond music, he is an active visual artist and has explored digital art and NFTs.

57M

Spotify monthly listeners (Linkin Park)

34.4B

All-time Spotify streams (Linkin Park)

22.5B

YouTube channel views (Linkin Park)

2.2M

From Zero World Tour attendance (first 80 shows)

What's new

2025-11
Linkin Park received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Album (From Zero) and Best Rock Performance (The Emptiness Machine), with Shinoda expressing gratitude on social media.
2025-10
Shinoda spoke about the From Zero world tour in an interview, noting the band had played some of the biggest shows of their career and had dates lined up through mid-2026.
2025-08
Linkin Park announced a 2026 European leg of the From Zero World Tour, covering Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
2025-05
Linkin Park performed at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show in Munich and released the From Zero deluxe edition, which debuted at #1 in Germany for the second consecutive time.
2025-03
A Linkin Park web documentary showed Shinoda and vocalist Emily Armstrong recording what appeared to be new material in a Los Angeles studio, suggesting work on a follow-up to From Zero.