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Blackstar Artist Lounge host CM Punk chats with Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes following his winning the award for Best International Band, the first of two awards BMTH received that night.  If you missed it, watch Sykes publicly announce his problems with drug addiction at the APMAs.

After presenting the Artist Philanthropic Award at the APMAs, Jason Aalon Butler of letlive and Anthony Raneri of Bayside head to the Blackstar Artist Lounge for a quick chat. Raneri thanks bands like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy for opening the doors for the music scene and also gives advice to younger bands. Watch […]

Tyler “Telle” Smith of the Word Alive chats with Blackstar Amplification Artist Lounge host CM Punk at the APMAs after presenting the award for Best Live Band to Pierce The Veil.

Icon Award Recipient Joan Jett along with Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! join Blackstar Amplification hosts Juliet Simms and Keith Buckley in the artist lounge before their big performance together.

Jason Aalon Butler chats with Brandon from the Dyin 2 Live Foundation, who you may know from their “FUCK CANCER” campaigns, and our honored guest Christina Billman in the Blackstar Amplification backstage lounge at the APMAs.

Z2 Comics, the music-based comics publisher, is teaming up with Blackheart Records for a new title celebrating the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’ breakthrough album, I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll. Titled Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40×40, the graphic anthology celebrates Jett’s achievements via a series of pieces based on the 20 […]

Devin and Andy Oliver from I See Stars chat with Blackstar Lounge host Juliet Simms following their presenting the award for Best Bassist to Jaime Preciado of Pierce The Veil.

Some natural associations come up in the rock 'n roll world when you hear the word “Blackheart,” namely Joan Jett And The Blackhearts and her label, Blackheart Records, home of Girl In A Coma, the Dollyrots and  the Eyeliners. So, when Hot Topic announced that it was launching a more adult-focused store under the name last […]

In this Blackstar Amplification backstage interview, Chris Demakes of Less Than Jake talks to Juliet Simms after presenting the Artist Philanthropic award to All Time Low and Skate 4 Cancer, only to be have the interview crashed by ATL themselves!

AP Icon Award recipient Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, introduced by Sydney Sierota of Echosmith, perform “Bad Reputation,” “Cherry Bomb,” “Soulmates To Strangers” & “Star Star” with special guests Billy Crooked of The Vacancies, Laura Jane Grace and Guitar Legend award recipient Slash. Thumbnail photo credit: Graham Fielder