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Watch MGK turn Shawn Mendes’ vocals into a beat for cathartic freestyle
Machine Gun Kelly is dropping his daily new music on fans and today he’s drawing inspiration from a surprising source in Canadian pop idol Shawn Mendes. The rapper uses a sample of Mendes’ vocals for a main beat on his latest freestyle titled “Pretty Toxic Revolver” which also references Lil Peep. Read More: Every Time I Die’s […]
Watch MGK, Steve-O and more unite with blink-182’s fans in “Happy Days”
blink-182 have clearly been keeping busy over the past few weeks. Today, the band debuted a music video for “Happy Days” that was created entirely while in quarantine. In March, blink-182 took to social media and asked fans to submit videos of themselves performing and dancing to the NINE track while practicing social distancing. Included […]
Watch Machine Gun Kelly prove he doesn’t need a genre in new freestyle
Machine Gun Kelly is back with another cover during his time in isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic taking on a track from fellow rapper Jack Harlow. He posted a clip of him singing along to “WHATS POPPIN” while on a video chat with Harlow himself today. Read More: See Post Malone without face tattoos in Riff Raff’s throwback […]
Here are the scene staples that inspired MGK’s ‘Tickets To My Downfall’
Machine Gun Kelly is still plugging away at his upcoming Travis Barker-produced pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall and today he’s revealing a selection of songs inspiring him throughout the process. Some of the selections in his new playlist include hits from the likes of Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Lagwagon, Yellowcard and more. Read More: Police begin curfew with ‘The Purge’ siren and […]
Paper Jackets live in the moment in their new video “What They Call A Life”
In a sea of dark blue, L.A. six-piece Paper Jackets are bringing a burst of color into the city with their new music video for “What They Call A Life.” The band are exclusively premiering the uplifting, synth-fueled music video with AltPress. “What They Call A Life” soars as a pop tune, representing vulnerability, retrospection […]
Here’s how Juice WRLD inspired MGK and YUNGBLUD’s next collab
After sharing a brand new track last week during an Instagram live performance, Machine Gun Kelly spilled more secrets about his forthcoming pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall that is due out this summer. During a recent interview with MTV News, MGK dished even more details on the highly anticipated release including a new collab […]
Watch MGK and Travis Barker start a ‘Riot!’ with classic Paramore cover
Machine Gun Kelly is staying the busiest man in music during this quarantine. He’s given us content every day from soloing Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” to appearing on the YUNGBLUD show. But there’s one thing that MGK, like the rest of us, just can’t quit—that sweet, nostalgic 2000’s pop-punk. After riffing Paramore‘s “Misery Business” […]
Machine Gun Kelly pays tribute to Juice WRLD with “Lucid Dreams” riff
Machine Gun Kelly is providing some much-needed content while isolating during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and he’s back again today with a quick ode to Juice WRLD. The musician is consistently sharing various songs and quick videos of him riffing on his guitar and he’s back with another clip playing the intro to the late rapper’s […]
15 times Machine Gun Kelly and Pete Davidson were friendship goals
Machine Gun Kelly and Pete Davidson have appeared in a handful of films together, with the most recent Big Time Adolescence hitting Hulu earlier than expected this month. In celebration, we’re taking a look at the duo’s most iconic moments. What started as crossing paths on one of the two times MGK was on MTV’s […]
Machine Gun Kelly goes grunge with Nirvana tribute in latest riff video
Machine Gun Kelly is still socially distancing himself. This time, it might not be because of coronavirus either. It might be because he smells like teen spirit. That’s right, the newest little riff the musician treated us to is that of Nirvana. Machine Gun Kelly said he’s “gonna learn one new song every day this week.” […]
Machine Gun Kelly riffs Paramore’s “Misery Business” to pass the time
Machine Gun Kelly rolled out of bed just after 7 a.m. PT to join YUNGBLUD at his livestreaming event, but the rocking didn’t stop there as he brought the world a short but sweet cover of a Paramore classic. The new clip follows MGK sharing a cover of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Californication” Sunday night […]
10 ways to practice social distancing, according to your favorite artists
It’s no secret that we’re living in a time of uncertainty due to the rapid global spread of coronavirus. The virus has caused many concerts to postpone in addition to temporarily shutting down large corporate retailers. According to the CDC, one way to prevent the spread of the disease is by social distancing. The organization […]
Machine Gun Kelly, Young Thug reunite on rapid “Bullets With Names”
Machine Gun Kelly refuses to be bored. Aside from continuing to work on his upcoming pop-punk album Tickets To My Downfall, and making his mark on Hollywood, the genre-blending rapper just dropped another collaboration. The new track is titled “Bullets With Names” and features Young Thug, RJMrLA and Lil Duke. Read More: Italy metal scene launches GoFundMe […]
Machine Gun Kelly drops vibrant “why are you here” video following leak
In one of the coolest publicity moves of all time, Machine Gun Kelly gave us his new music video for “why are you here.” Someone leaked the video and instead of attempting to cover it up, MGK shared the link as well. “why are you here” dropped in December and is one of the more […]
Machine Gun Kelly is starring in a western film as a murderous outlaw
While Machine Gun Kelly is busy plugging away at his upcoming pop-punk record, he’s also been diving further into his acting skills as of late. According to Deadline, the musician’s latest acting role will see him starring alongside Sam Worthington in action western film The Last Son of Isaac LeMay which is beginning production in Montana next month. […]
Top 10 Kellin Quinn collabs every Sleeping With Sirens fan needs to hear
Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn is known for his high-pitched singing abilities, and he’s no stranger to collaborations. From Memphis May Fire to Machine Gun Kelly, Quinn has contributed vocals on many tracks throughout his career. Check out our banger-packed list below featuring 10 of the best Quinn collaborations. Read more: The Maine drummer […]
Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD, Travis Barker reunite for another collab
If you were a fan of the original collaboration between Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker and YUNGBLUD then fasten your seatbelts. “I Think I’m OKAY” dropped last June and quickly became a mega hit. Now the song is seemingly getting a “sad version” according to footage posted by the three. While they’re in the studio, […]
Kayzo recruits Bad Omens for electro-charged “Suffocate”—listen
Kayzo continues to dominate the EDM-alternative crossover space with another epic collab. Recruiting rock act Bad Omens, the scene’s favorite DJ is teaming up exclusively with AltPress to premiere their new riff-fueled track, “Suffocate.” Bad Omens frontman Noah Sebastian and guitarist Joakim “Jolly” Karlsson join Kayzo’s ever-expanding resume of collabs. Previous team-ups include All Time […]
Machine Gun Kelly updates pop-punk LP ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ release
We finally have a new update in the saga of Machine Gun Kelly‘s formerly rock, now pop-punk album. Considering our last bit of news was on Jan. 30, this new snippet comes just in time to ease our concerns. Machine Gun Kelly took to social media to announce that he has pushed back Tickets To My […]
10 of the most random yet epic musician friendships
Nothing warms our cold, dead hearts more than when we find out that two of our favorite musicians are actually friends in real life, especially when their art couldn’t be more different. Thanks to social media and a little bit of creeping, we’ve discovered several weird artist friendships that we would’ve never imagined. Read more: […]
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