When referring to collective nouns for a group of people (like Bands, political parties, etc.), both plural and singular are acceptable to refer to them, depend

When referring to collective nouns for a group of people (like Bands, political parties, etc.), both plural and singular are acceptable to refer to them, depending on what you want to emphasize. "Korn was a Nu Metal band" "Korn were made up of musicians of very different backgrounds"