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18 emerging pop-punk artists backed by Pinkshift’s Ashrita Kumar

Back in February, Alternative Press hailed Pinkshift as one of 100 Artists You Need To Know. Now, vocalist Ashrita Kumar is expanding that list with 18 of her favorite emerging pop-punk-adjacent bands. It might not surprise you to learn that the Baltimore-based outfit’s influences are just as eclectic as their sound. In fact, Kumar is quick to note […]

Poison, NSYNC have “Nothin' But a Good Time” in surprise onstage collab

Poison vocalist Bret Michaels was joined on stage by Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick of former boyband NSYNC to perform the rock band’s track “Nothin’ But A Good Time.” Believe me, we’re just as confused as you are. Read more: Have Mercy announce final tour with heartfelt message It all took place this past Friday the 13th, […]

Matty Healy jumps on James Corden’s desk during the 1975 performance

The 1975 just performed “I Like America & America Likes Me”  on The Late Late Show and Matty Healy decided to mix up the stage set up by performing on James Corden’s desk.  The energetic performance was complete with Healy sporting an electric blue jumpsuit and throwing his red Converse-wearing feet onto the desk while […]

Brendon Urie, Halsey, more give knockout performances on ‘The Voice’

Panic! At The Disco’s Brendon Urie and Taylor Swift have just given a stellar performance on tonight’s episode of The Voice. The pair played their new single “ME!” on the show. As previously reported, The Voice teased who would be performing on the final episode of season 16 last week. With a fun gif, the […]

Will rock bands perform at the Grammys again soon?

The Grammys have a history of bringing pop music’s top stars to the stage for a live, televised performance every year. However, metal and rock artists are notorious for being left out. Following an interview with the Recording Academy’s Head of Awards, Bill Freimuth, Loudwire expressed the possibility of metal and rock artists returning to […]

Maroon 5 "can neither confirm nor deny" Super Bowl rumors

Yesterday on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Adam Levine spoke about the “rumors” that his band, Maroon 5, will headline the forthcoming Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: Netflix adds Stan Lee easter egg to honor Marvel legend When asked about the performance by host Ellen Degeneres, Levine jokingly responded, “What the hell are you talking […]

Watch Panic! At The Disco pay tribute to Queen in AMAs performance

Earlier this evening (Oct. 9,) Panic! At The Disco paid tribute to Queen with their performance the band’s song “Bohemian Rhapsody” while playing at the American Music Awards. Read more: Former Panic! At The Disco member recovers lost ‘Cricket & Clover’ tracks The special performance was announced a few days prior to the award show, and tonight, the […]

Halsey took live tweeting to another level for her AMAs performance

We’re pretty sure Halsey might have taken live tweeting to a whole new level during her performance at the American Music Awards. Read more: Brendon Urie had the most amazing response to Halsey being bullied at school Earlier this evening, the singer took to the stage at the AMAs to do a performance of  “Eastside” with Benny […]

Watch twenty one pilots set the AMAs stage on fire, literally

You might want to grab your tissues, twenty one pilots just performed “Jumpsuit” live at the American Music Awards (AMAs) and we are seriously not okay. Watch the duo’s stunning performance below. Read more: twenty one pilots discuss probability of self-titled album reissue The band took to the AMA stage tonight, Oct. 9, to perform their […]

Death Cab For Cutie celebrate 'Transatlanticism' by performing it in full

It’s been 15 years since Death Cab For Cutie released Transatlanticism and to celebrate its release, the band played the album in full. Check out the fan-shot footage below! Read more: Ben Gibbard says emo was mostly “pop-punkers who heard ‘Pinkerton’” The performance happened during last night’s show (Oct. 7) at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, where they played […]

Watch Good Charlotte and Dr. Phil join forces for hilarious performance

The internet is a weird place. While we’ve thought we could see it all, pop-punk icons Good Charlotte and TV psychologist Dr. Phil have proved us wrong. Read more: Good Charlotte crash clothing store for secret show Appearing together on James Corden’s Late Late Show last night (Sept. 13,) the band and everyone’s favorite TV psychologist became the […]

QOTSA frontman kicks female photographer in the face during performance

Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme kicked a female photographer in the face during the band's performance at KROQ Acoustic Christmas yesterday. Read more: Josh Homme says AC/DC’s Malcolm Young inspired Queens Of The Stone Age The victim was Shutterstock photographer Chelsea Lauren. She told Variety that the “incident was unprovoked” and that […]

Watch Avenged Sevenfold perform video game medley with an orchestra

[Photo by: thegameawards/YouTube] Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates performed a medley of video game music with a full orchestra at the Game Awards 2017. Check out the video below. Read more: Avenged Sevenfold debut first-ever acoustic performance on new album—listen The Game Awards took place on Dec. 7 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, […]

Watch All Time Low's gripping performance on 'Late Night'

All Time Low have taken their new single, “Dirty Laundry,” to the stage on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “Dirty Laundry” was the first track released off of All Time Low's new album, Last Young Renegade, which drops June 2 via Fueled By Ramen. Read more: Alex Gaskarth says Harry Styles “nailed it” on comment […]

Watch Weezer's sunny performance on 'Kimmel'

What should you wear when you're about to perform your new hit song “Feels Like Summer?” Dress up as the Sun of course which is exactly what Rivers Cuomo did when Weezer killed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (3/22). Check out the videos of their performance below! Read more: Watch Green Day get […]

Watch Green Day get called "God's favorite band" on the 'The Late Show'

Green Day took the stage on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform their massive single, “Still Breathing.” An unexpected guest introduced the band—God himself, who called them his “favorite band.” Read more: Watch AFI perform “Miss Murder” and “Snow Cats” on Kimmel “Still Breathing,” from Revolution Radio, has spent 20 weeks on Billboard's Alternative Songs […]

14 amazing covers that were performed live

The main reason to check out a band live is to hear them play their own tracks, but sometimes they throw in the added bonus of a cover. Head below to hear some of the best takes on songs by other artists that bands have added to their live setlists. FALL OUT BOY (MICHAEL JACKSON) […]

Watch MGK and Camila Cabello take hit single "Bad Things" to Kids' Choice Awards stage

AP 345 cover star Machine Gun Kelly brought his top 40 hit “Bad Things” with Camila Cabello to the stage at Saturday's Kids' Choice Awards. See the full list of Kids' Choice Awards winners here. Read more: Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello offer killer performance on ‘Ellen’—watch “Bad Things” peaked at No. 4 on […]

Watch Of Mice & Men perform at the 2016 APMAs

[Photo credit: Graham Fielder] Of Mice & Men played both “Never Give Up” and their newest song, “Pain,” at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards. You can watch footage of the performances below. Read more: A Day To Remember announce world tour dates with Of Mice & Men Of Mice & Men’s “Would You Still Be […]

Watch Bear Hands perform "Agora" on 'Conan'

Brooklyn, NY's Bear Hands made their debut appearance on Conan earlier this week. They performed their single, “Agora,” which taken from their latest full-length album, Distraction. You can watch the performance below. Be sure to leave us a comment with your thoughts! Most recently, the band debuted a remix of “Agora,” as well as an alternate music video. Bear […]