apmas 2014

Levi Benton of Miss May I and Frankie Palmeri of Emmure chat with Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die in the Blackstar Backstage Lounge after presenting the award for Most Dedicated Fans to Black Veil Brides.

Falling In Reverse chat with CM Punk in the Blackstar Backstage Lounge after their APMAs performance with Coolio and Tyler Carter. Hear who they were most excited to see perform and what that mic tasted like. Mmm… If you missed it, watch the band peform “Gangsta's Paradise” with Coolio and Tyler Carter.

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.

Machine Gun Kelly chats with our AXS TV red carpet hosts CM Punk and Juliet Simms in his hometown Cleveland before the APMAs. If you missed it, watch MGK perform with Sleeping With Sirens at the APMAs.

Our AXS TV red carpet hosts CM Punk and Juliet Simms talk with our Icon Award recipient Joan Jett before the APMAs. See who she thinks should win the award next year. If you missed it, watch Jett performing with Slash at the APMAs.

Hayley Williams of Paramore and Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory chat with AXS TV APMAs red carpet hosts CM Punk and Juliet Simms before the show!

Billy Corgan (our Vanguard Award recipient) and Jeff Schroeder of the Smashing Pumpkins interviewed at the APMAs on the AXS TV red carpet pre-show by CM Punk and Juliet Simms. If you missed it, watch Corgan accepting the Vanguard Award.

Issues perform “Hooligans” on Cleveland's Goodtime III at the APMAs pre-show boat party and APTV Chicago correspondent TJ Horansky chats with some of our VIP fans who went on the cruise!

On July 21, before the APMAs, all our VIP ticketholders boarded Cleveland's Goodtime III for exclusive performances from Ghost Town, Issues and Marmozets.  In this boat party recap, Ghost Town perform “You’re So Creepy” and are interviewed by our APTV Chicago correspondent TJ Horansky.

After the show it's the afterparty, presented by AKT! Post-APMAs, we headed to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum to celebrate the big show. Chicago APTV correspondent TJ Horansky chats with the Misfits, Set It Off, Pierce The Veil, Laura Jane Grace and twenty one pilots in this afterparty recap.

In their latest video diary, I See Stars take us inside their day at the APMAs—from pre-planning on their bus to find Paramore, the the red carpet, to their presenting the award for Best Bassist and beyond! 

Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria and Jonathan Davis of Korn chat with our Blackstar Artist Lounge host Juliet Simms after their performance together. If you missed it, watch Davis and Asking Alexandria covering Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like The Wolf” 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 Carter of Issues chats with Juliet Simms backstage at the APMAs Blackstar Artist lounge following his APMAs performance with Falling In Reverse and Coolio. Carter talks about Coolio and shares his thoughts on the state of the music scene. If you missed it, watch Carter’s performance of “Gangsta’s Paradise” with Falling In Reverse and Coolio. 

After receiving Black Veil Brides’ award for Most Dedicated Fans (and giving it away to a fan) at the APMAs, frontman Andy Biersack heads backstage to talk to Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) and Jason Butler (letlive.) in the Blackstar Amplification artist lounge. If you missed it, watch Biersack receiving (and giving away) BVB’s award […]

Our hosts Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) and Jason Aalon Butler (letlive.) interview Ice T and Body Count at the Blackstar Amplification backstage lounge at the APMAs.

Craig Owens of Chiodos chats with our Blackstar backstage lounge host CM Punk after presenting the award for Best Vocalist to Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. Owens talks about the who’s the biggest party band at the APMAs and the new Chiodos album, Devil.  If you missed it, watch Owens present the Best Vocalist […]

Coolio chats with our Blackstar Amplification backstage lounge hosts Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die and Jason Aalon Butler of letlive. after performing “Gangsta's Paradise” with Falling In Reverse at the APMAs. The rapper talks about why he likes his collaborators in FIR and offers advice for younger hip-hop artists. If you missed it, watch his […]