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[Photo credit: Graham Fielder] 2015 Artist Of The Year winners Issues performed “Coma,” off their newest LP, Headspace, with past collaborator MAX and “Yung And Dum” with country singer Jon Langston at the 2016 APMAs. You can watch the clip below.  Read more: Issues drummer covers Pokemon theme song with Pokemon drum kit Issues' Skyler Acord won […]

[Photo credit: Ron Claus] Yellowcard performed four songs at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards, including “Ocean Avenue” with Pierce The Veil frontman Vic Fuentes. Read more: Yellowcard to break up following new album, world tour They also played “Only One” with Bradley Walden of Emarosa, “Lights And Sounds” with Eddy Brewerton of Moose Blood and […]

 Good Charlotte discuss their alternative roots and leading the way for new bands and fans alike. They also talk about their ambitious new album and why they've started their own label.  Video: Rob Ortenzi, Bobby Makar Editing: Jeremy Miller —  

Icon Award winner Marilyn Manson was one of the most talked-about guests at the 2016 APMAs, so when red carpet hosts Ash Costello (New Years Day) and Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die) got a chance to talk to him, it was nothing short of the delightful spectacle we've come to expect from The Pale […]

[Photo credit: Bryce Hall (Falling In Reverse), Tyler Church (Underoath)] When you’re a touring musician, you see a lot of bands live. We asked a bunch of bands (and one actor) who were their favorites to see time and time again. The answers might surprise you… Brian Dales, the Summer Set Springsteen. Easy. Well, maybe Jimmy […]

APTV correspondent Ryan J. Downey sat down with Best Guitarist recipient Jack Fowler of Sleeping with Sirens and PRS founder Paul Reed Smith at this year's APMAs. Fresh off of Fowler's win for this year's Best Guitarist, Fowler explained his gratitude and also told us where he plans to keep the award. (Spoiler alert: He is […]

APTV correspondent Ryan J. Downey spoke with 2016 APMAs Best Drummer, Christian Coma of Black Veil Brides in the PRS Backstage Lounge, where Coma discussed winning this year's award and gushed on how grateful he is for the BVB army's love and support.  Later, Coma tagged alongside Andy Black, John Feldmann, Mikey Way, and Quinn Allman for a supergroup […]

While he expressed his deep appreciation for the Icon Award he received at the Alternative Press Music Awards last month, Marilyn Manson's relationship with the press hasn't always been warm.  “Once I got arrested for putting a gun in the mouth of the editor of Spin and I hid out at the Trump Tower,” Manson […]

Photographer: Graham Fielder, Andrew Wendowski, Tyler Church, Lily P. McLaughlin, Ron Claus, Grizzlee Martin It was enough of a surprise that Jeremy McKinnon made it to the A Day To Remember performance—he had been notoriously missing all day!—but when Scott Stapp of Creed took the stage during ADTR's headlining set at the 2016 APMAs, it just […]

[Photo credit: Tyler Church] Rob Halford of Judas Priest joined Babymetal onstage to perform “Painkiller” and “Breaking The Law” at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards. Painkiller comes off the 1990 Judas Priest album of the same, while “Breaking The Law” is from 1980's British Steel. Read more:  Rob Zombie calls out Babymetal haters Babymetal were nominated for […]

The scene's biggest night gave us some memorable style moments. From the Maine roaring in cheetah print to Waterparks surprising us in sweatsuits, we’ve compiled some of the most unique looks from the show to share with you. Read more: 12 best dressed artists at the 2016 APMAs 1. Waterparks 2. The Maine 3. A […]

While most people's eyes were on the red carpet, we were on the lookout for some of our favorite fan street style moments, too. Everyone showed up with some incredible looks, and we picked out a few of our favorites from the night. See if your outfit made the list! Read more: 5 alt beauty gurus […]

[Header photo credit: Andrew Wendowski] So maybe you missed the APMAs. (Where were you?!) It’s alright, we’ll forgive you this time, and do you one better. We’ve compiled our greatest hits and highlights—it’ll be like you were there with us in Columbus! Here are our favorite parts and performances of last night. Read more: 12 best […]

[Photo creditI: Andrew Wendowski] Miss the APMAs last night? Or just want re-live our scene’s biggest night of the year all over again? Well, if so, you’re in luck! Head below for a full stream of the show—beginning to end. Read more: Here’s a list of winners from the 2016 APMAs

The scene's biggest night gave us some incredible style moments—these artists clean up well! From Jeffree Star rocking in pink to Pierce The Veil surprising us in bowties and suit jackets, we’ve compiled some of our favorite looks from the red carpet to share with you. 1. Jeffree Star 2. Pierce The Veil 3. Andy […]

We didn’t just invite your favorite bands to walk the Red Carpet this year—we challenged them! Twitter’s newest feature, Twitter Challenger, lets artists to respond to certain “challenges” in gifs or videos. Whether it was giving a snappy answer to the Jack and Alex debate or showing off their air guitar skills, these VIPs were […]

As the scene's biggest night, the APMAs gather all your favorite artists in one place—inevitably flooding social timelines with the best selfies. From Jeffree Star and All Time Low to Kellin Quinn and Good Charlotte, we've provided you with the best selfies taken throughout this year's show in Columbus, Ohio. ​Read more: 10 best selfies from the 2015 […]

Outside of A Day To Remember’s surprise performance with Creed’s Scott Stapp, the band’s APMAs headlining set contained a portion of “All I Want” and one of their crushing new tracks, “Paranoia.” You can check out video footage below beginning at ???.  Read more: Here's the track listing for A Day To Remember's new album, Bad […]