Ryan Cabrera

Ryan Cabrera

From Artist Friendly with Joel Madden by Alternative Press

March 4, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

Joel Madden sits down with Ryan Cabrera to discuss his music career, personal life, and the meaning of success.

On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Ryan Cabrera. After graduating from high school, Cabrera played acoustic guitar in Rubix Groove, opening for Cheap Trick and Third Eye Blind. A solo career came calling, though, leading to early 2000s pop stardom, mall tours, and a platinum album. That eventually segued into guest appearances on The Hills and meeting WWE superstar Alexa Bliss at a SmackDown premiere in LA, whom he married in 2022. Sitting down with Madden, the duo has a funny, vulnerable conversation about growing up in public, balancing family and touring, and what success means. ------- Listen to their Artist Friendly conversation on ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠ ------- Follow Artist Friendly! IG: @artist.friendly TikTok: @artist.friendly YouTube: youtube.com/@artist.friendly ------- Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: Joel Madden

Guest: Ryan Cabrera

Topics covered

  • music career
  • pop stardom
  • family balance
  • touring
  • success

Keywords

  • Ryan Cabrera
  • Joel Madden
  • music
  • pop stardom
  • family
  • touring
  • success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rubix Groove, Cheap Trick, Third Eye Blind, The Hills, WWE

Places: LA

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