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Panic! At The Disco just won Artist Of The Year, presented by Monster Energy, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “What an honor to have won artist of the year. I feel so privileged,” said Urie. Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… Having gone from employee at the Disco! […]

Pierce The Veil’s Misadventures has won Album Of The Year Presented By Journeys at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards! Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… “Oh my god! What a way to celebrate 10 years of our band being together,” celebrated the band. Misadventures, Pierce The Veil’s fourth full-length, released May 13, 2016 […]

Stone Sour/Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor didn’t mince any words explaining why Korn were deserving of the Vanguard award at last night’s Alternative Press Music Awards show. Read more: Take a look at the rest of our 2017 APMAs coverage In their first AP cover story (AP 110, September 1997), frontman Jonathan Davis casually admitted, “Everything about […]

Andy Black’s “We Don’t Have To Dance” has won Song Of The Year Presented By Epitaph Records at the 2017 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… “Thank you so much for giving me a career, giving me a chance,” said Biersack. ”We Don’t Have To Dance” […]

Twenty One Pilots and their fervent fanbase have won Most Dedicated Fans Presented By Fearless Records at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… “As a lot of you guys know, we’re a two piece band. Tyler wishes he could be here. I made sure […]

[Image credit: Steve Thrasher] PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn presented the Icon award to Laura Jane Grace, founder of strident punk band Against Me!, at the APMAs. Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… As the founder of Against Me! (along with guitarist James Bowman), Grace brought a great sense of raucous character and excitement to […]

Falling in Reverse have won the award for Best Live Band at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… “Put your middle fingers in the sky!” exclaimed Ronnie Radke as he closed out his speech. Led by freewheeling frontman Ronnie Radke, Falling In Reverse’s cocktail […]

[Image credit: Steve Thrasher] Sum 41’s Frank Zummo just won Best Drummer, presented By Guitar Center, Remo and SJC Drums, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “The reason I play drums is because of my father and he passed away early this year, so this one’s for him,” said Zummo. […]

[Image credit: Steve Thrasher] Korn’s “Fieldy” Arvizu has won the award for Best Bassist at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “Other bass players started to come along and it kept me going making the noisiest most obnoxious sounds on the bass as possible,” said Arvizu who talked about his origins […]

Los Angeles, California’s Silent Planet have won the award for Best Underground Band at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… “This is by far the craziest birthday present I could ever ask for!” exclaimed Thomas Freckleton. Fronted by charismatic vocalist Garrett Russell, Silent Planet are […]

[Photo by: Ryan Watanabe] Waterparks have won the award for Breakthrough Artist, presented by SharpTone Records, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “Hey! This is the first time we’ve gotten a thing like this. That’s tight,” Awsten Knight says. “I didn't plan on this happening. My mom called it. Give […]

State Champs’ “Losing Myself” has won Music Video Of The Year, presented by Journeys, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “Thanks to our crew, these guys, and to everyone who voted. This is for you!” said Derek DiScanio. Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners are… In the summer-ready video for “Losing […]

With Confidence’s’ “Voldemort” has won Best New Artist Music Video, presented by Journeys, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “I wanted to thank the cute girl with the beach ball for keeping me distracted the whole time, and everyone who watched the video,” commented Jayden Seeley Read more: And the 2017 […]

John Feldmann is essentially a rock ’n’ roll Swiss Army knife, one whose storied career is populated with multiple high points in the fields of performing, recording, producing, mixing, providing direction and co-writing with other bands. Given his myriad contributions to contemporary punk, it was only fitting that he received the inaugural Influencer Award at […]

[Photo by: Ryan Watanabe] The APMAs teamed up with Hopeless Records' Sub City for a special $10,000 grant program. The Wonder Years frontman Dan “Soupy” Campbell is the Sub City grant's ambassador and presented the award to Half Access, a program that gives disabled music fans a voice in accessibility issues and ableism at concert venues. “Thank you all. […]

[Image credit: Steve Thrasher] The Pretty Reckless have won Best Hard Rock Artist, presented by Metal Blade Records & Blacklight Media, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “Thank you. We’re the Pretty Reckless. Thank you guys so much. We’d love to thank AP for having us and for the award, […]

Jordan Buckley of Every Time I Die has won the award for Best Guitarist, presented by PRS Guitars, at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster Energy! “I'm not Jordan, I’m his dad. But Jordan said I can use my 30 seconds to pay my true compliments and admiration to musicians. I […]

PVRIS’ Lynn Gunn has won the award for Best Vocalist at the 2017 Journey’s Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled By Monster! “I didn’t think that this was gonna happen and everyone who was nominated is so fucking talented. Thank you, it means a lot. I appreciate it,” said Gunn. Read more: And the 2017 APMAs winners […]

The day has finally come: the day of the 2017 APMAs. With performances from Waterparks and Pierce The Veil to Black Veil Brides and All Time Low (AND SO MUCH MORE!), it’s a night we won’t soon forget. Even better: We have some of the biggest names in music battling it out for the titles of […]