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Holly Humberstone explores growing up in AltPress issue #402 cover story

Whenever she’s asked to describe her sound, Holly Humberstone is never sure quite how to answer. In all truth, she doesn’t think about it in great detail. “I just make the music that I’m into at the time,” she reasons. “I’m generally just trying not to overthink it.”  Those of us who devoutly listen to […]

Phoebe Bridgers announces North American tour scheduled for fall 2021

After the COVID-19 pandemic ruthlessly thwarted any chances of Phoebe Bridgers touring live in 2020, the Grammy-nominated singer has announced a fall 2021 tour. This marks the first time she will perform her mega-hit Punisher for a traditional, ticketed audience.  The Phoebe Bridgers Reunion Tour kicks off in St. Louis, Missouri on September 3 and […]

11 LGBTQIA+ and women-owned labels that are changing the music industry

In an industry dominated by men, several women and LGBTQIA+-owned record labels have started taking over the music scene. Whether they emerged from the riot grrrl movement of the ’90s or were recently founded, their existence is nothing short of important in heightening representation in music. They are challenging the status quo and, in doing […]

10 alternative artists who brought the scene to the 'SNL' stage

No matter the genre, performing as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live is a huge feat for any rising musician. SNL performances are moments in history, and artists tend to know that. There has been no shortage of over-the-top performances and onstage gags that have made headlines for years to come. Read more: Here are 10 […]

Megan Thee Stallion wins Best New Artist at the 2021 Grammys

Megan Thee Stallion has won the coveted Best New Artist award at the 2021 Grammys. This year, Megan Thee Stallion was up against Phoebe Bridgers, Doja Cat, Noah Cyrus, CHIKA, Ingrid Andress, D Smoke and Kaytranada for the award. The group of talented nominees was the most diverse Best New Artist lineup in history. For the first […]

Fiona Apple wins Best Alternative Music Album at the 2021 Grammys

Fiona Apple has officially won the Best Alternative Music Album award at the Grammys for Fetch The Bolt Cutters. The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. Apple was nominated alongside Beck’s Hyperspace, Phoebe Bridgers’ Punisher, Brittany Howard’s Jaime and Tame Impala’s The Slow Rush for the coveted award. Read more: This virtual Fall Out […]

Brittany Howard's "Stay High" wins Best Rock Song at the 2021 Grammys

Brittany Howard has officially won Best Rock Song at the 2021 Grammys for “Stay High.”The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. Howard was up against a stacked list of nominations including Phoebe Bridgers’ “Kyoto,” Fiona Apple’s “Shameika,” Tame Impala’s “Lost In Yesterday” and Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief’s “Not.” Read more: This virtual Fall […]

Fiona Apple wins Best Rock Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards

Fiona Apple has officially taken home the Best Rock Performance award at the 2021 Grammys for “Shameika.” The award was presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. This category made history with its nominations this year as it’s the first time all of the nominees are female. Read more: This virtual Fall Out Boy gig is helping […]

Phoebe Bridgers reacts to Billie Eilish's dad wearing her ICP-inspired merch

Last month, Billie Eilish debuted her intimate new documentary The World’s A Little Blurry. During the Apple TV+ film, a few fans spotted Eilish’s dad Patrick O’Connell rocking some of Phoebe Bridgers’ merch including a T-shirt design inspired by Insane Clown Posse. Now, Bridgers has revealed what she thinks of O’Connell wearing her merch throughout […]

Phoebe Bridgers revisits “Kyoto” in new powerful acoustic ballad—listen

Phoebe Bridgers is revisiting her Grammy–nominated single “Kyoto” with singer-songwriter Jackson Browne and sharing her cover of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” for Spotify‘s Singles series. In honor of the upcoming Grammy Awards, Spotify is teaming up with this year’s Best New Artist nominees to reimagine one of their hit songs as well as record a tribute […]

Dave Grohl weighs in on Phoebe Bridgers' 'SNL' guitar smashing criticism

Last weekend, Phoebe Bridgers made her Saturday Night Live debut. During the night, she performed “Kyoto” and “I Know The End,” both off of her Grammy-nominated album Punisher. Eventually, Bridgers ended her debut performance with a literal bang by smashing her electric guitar against a monitor. Soon after the performance aired, Bridgers received criticism from […]

20 lyrics that made 2020 one of the most emo years ever

The start of the Rawring ’20s—a decade that we anticipated would be a glittering revival of the golden age of emo, complete with painfully skinny jeans and hanging out at the mall as part of a cultural tradition—hasn’t gone completely to plan. It’s hard to believe we had high hopes for this year back when […]