5 seconds of summer

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Over the weekend, former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer headlined their first arena show. While the boys put on an unforgettable performance, drummer Ashton Irwin might recall the night a little differently than his bandmates, as he chipped a tooth mid-set. Hope you’re okay, dude! Watch: 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist’s hair catches fire […]

5 Seconds Of Summer’s pop-punk-induced single, “She’s Kinda Hot,” has taken home Song Of The Summer of the 2015 VMAs. Their final numbers for the category, which was based on fan votes, was over 50 million. “She’s Kinda Hot” is taken from 5SOS’s upcoming studio album, Sounds Good Feels Good, which is due out October 3 […]

Ever since 5 Seconds Of Summer released their latest single, “She’s Kinda Hot,” the internet has been running rampant with allegations that it sounds eerily similar to My Chemical Romance’s “Teenagers.” What do 5SOS think about the comparisons? Surprisingly enough, they agree. “That’s just because of the 12-bar blues,” shares guitarist Michael Clifford (via Billboard). […]

In this hilarious-yet-intriguing video, we see a group of young kids reacting to 5 Seconds Of Summer (some of whom are hearing the band for the first time). Everything from  the content of their music videos to the lyrics that comprise their songs is discussed. The debate of whether or not they should be considered […]

Your favorite pop-punk (boy) band and former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer will release their highly anticipated studio album, Sounds Good Feels Good, October 3 via Hi Or Hey Records/Capitol Records. (Pre-orders will launch this coming Friday, August 14.) Feature: 5 Seconds of Summer’s Girls: How Pop-Punk’s Biggest (Boy) Band Explore Female Autonomy The […]

5 Seconds Of Summer have revealed a behind the scenes video for their track “She's Kinda Hot.” Check out the video below, featuring previously unseen footage. If you missed it, you can watch the music video below as well!  Read more: 5 Seconds of Summer’s Girls: How Pop-Punk’s Biggest (Boy) Band Explore Female Autonomy  

Former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer have released a music video for their latest single, “She’s Kinda Hot.” Watch below as the boys get their innovation on and create something wild. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Watch: 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist’s hair catches fire mid-set

Senior Editor Ryan J. Downey sat down with Issues vocalists Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn in the Gibson Brands Backstage Lounge at the 2015 APMAs following their Artist Of The Year win. It got real strange up in here, but here's what we gathered: – The lounge is actually a sauna, so Ryan and Tyler decided […]

Last night in Irvine, California, 5 Seconds Of Summer fans got a huge treat as the band brought the Madden Brothers, Benji and Joel, on stage to cover an old Good Charlotte favorite, “Girls & Boys,” from their 2002 release, The Young And The Hopeless. This isn't all that surprising given that the Madden Brothers […]

Former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer are streaming their new, pop-punk-infused single, “She's Kinda Hot.” The track is sure to be summer hit for many years to come. Check it out, along with an accompanying lyric video, below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts. Watch: 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist’s […]

Guys, two fandoms have collided.  Last night, Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon tweeted a picture with Calum Hood and Ashton Irwin of 5 Seconds Of Summer, as well as Caleb Shomo of Beartooth and songwriter/producer John Feldmann. The snap comes from the pages of Kerrang!. Read more: Bring Me The Horizon’s ‘Sempiternal’ certified Gold in […]

During their show at London's Wembley Arena, 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford had an unfortunate run-in with a pyrotechnics machine. In the clip below, we see Clifford accidentally get his hair caught in the flame's path. He then sat his guitar down and walked off stage. Hope you're okay, dude! Read more: Beartooth play house […]

In a recent interview with BBC Radio 1, Fall Out Boy revealed that a collaboration with pop-punk superstars 5 Seconds Of Summer will happen “eventually.” In fact, the two groups have tried to make it happen in the past, but as guitarist Joe Trohman explains, the timing just wasn't right. Check out an excerpt from the […]

Former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer kicked off their Rock Out With Your Socks Out headlining tour this past Monday, May 4, in Portugal. The band ripped through a 19-track setlist, which contained a new song, titled “Permanent Vacation,” (via Billboard). You can check out a fan-shot video of the performance below. Perhaps it was written […]

Australia natives and former AP cover stars, 5 Seconds of Summer, are bringing State Champs out on the Australian and New Zealand leg of their debut headlining arena tour, the Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour. Dates and locations are below and more information can be found here. June 18 – Vector Arena – Auckland, New Zealand […]

All Time Low Future Hearts The announcement that producer John Feldmann would be helming All Time Low’s sixth album was met with intense fan consternation. Would Future Hearts be a 5-Seconds-Of-Summer-by-way-of-Baltimore record? As it turns out, all that hand wringing was for naught; there’s nothing on Future Hearts that even closely resembles 5SOS. If anything, […]

According to a Twitter post from 5 Seconds Of Summer member Michael Clifford, the recent AP cover stars have been writing with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley. You can check out Clifford's post below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Read more: Watch 5 Seconds Of Summer parody Blink-182, System Of A Down, more on Fallon […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live recently ran their latest edition of Mean Tweets. Former AP cover stars 5 Seconds Of Summer participated this time, along with plenty of other musicians—Josh Groban, Drake, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Jessie J, Blake Shelton, Haim, Wiz Khalifa, Ed Sheeran, Iggy Azalea, Pitbull, Sia, Childish Gambino, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Jason Aldean, […]