Names and faces

Green Day is canceling the rest of its 2012 club schedule and is postponing the start of its 2013 arena tour. Bass player Mike Dirnt said Billie Joe Armstrong’s “well-being is our main concern” in the band’s decision to clear the schedule through Feb. 8. He said in a statement Monday that Armstrong is doing well in his attempt to shake substance-abuse problems that emerged publicly in September when the singer-guitarist had a profane meltdown on the stage of the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The Grammy-winning punks also moved up the release date of Tre, the third installment in a trilogy of albums released over a period of months. The album will be released Dec. 11, more than a month ahead of schedule.

Atlanta-area authorities are trying the figure out why R&B artist Natina Reed was in a street when she was struck by a car and killed, two days shy of her 33rd birthday. Gwinnett County police said they’d to talk to anyone with information that could help them determine what happened to Reed late Friday near Lilburn in metro Atlanta. The 32-year-old Reed was the rapping member of the 1990s female singing group Blaque, which had hits “808” and “Bring It All to Me.” She was also an actress, appearing in the 2000 hit movie Bring it On, which also featured Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union. Police said Reed was struck and killed while in the roadway at an intersection on U.S. 29. Police said the driver wasn’t at fault and no charges are being filed. They said the only witnesses were the driver and a passenger. Investigators want to determine why Reed was in the road. She is survived by a son, Tren, from a relationship with fellow rapper Kurupt. In a statement on Twitter, Kurupt said: “This is a tremendous loss to our family.”