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UNCC cancels free concert after fatal campus shooting—UPDATED

UPDATE: APRIL 30, 2019, 9:02 P.M. EST This evening, a shooting at University of North Carolina Charlotte left two people dead, according to Charlotte news outlet The Fox. Additionally, four others are currently sustaining injuries from the UNCC attack. Two of those people’s injuries are life-threatening.  Following the incident, UNCC canceled the free Waka Flocka […]

Shooting scare at San Francisco ’Hamilton’ sends theater into panic

Theater-goers experienced mass panic at last evening’s Hamilton show after the audience mistook a medical emergency as an active shooter. According to journalist Joe Khalil, chaos broke out once San Francisco audience members started shouting “Gun!” and running out of the theater. According to Khalil and the San Francisco Police Department, the actual emergency at […]

John Lennon’s killer didn’t want ex-Beatle to “suffer” during attack

At a parole meeting, John Lennon’s murderer, Mark David Chapman, reportedly claimed to use hollow bullets to not allow the ex-Beatle to suffer during his untimely death outside of his Manhattan home in 1980. Chapman has since been denied parole for the 10th time. Read more: Pussy Riot call out Bella Thorne for “appropriation” In his […]

Shots fired outside Kanye West, Tekashi 6ix9ine music video set

Rappers Tekashi 6ix9ine and Kanye West were on a music video set when shots were reportedly fired at the location Thursday night (Nov. 8), according to TMZ. It appears no one was injured during the attack. Though as TMZ notes, eight shots were fired while the two rappers were inside a Beverly Hills home rented for the music […]

Gunman dressed as Michael Myers shoots two people Halloween night

A gunman wearing a Michael Myers mask shot two people early Thursday morning in New York City. The two victims are in stable condition. Read more: ‘It: Chapter Two’ poster revealed, teases Pennywise’s return Just before 2 a.m., the gunman opened fire on Halloween night. The masked gunman had apparently approached the pair on 163rd Street […]

False gunfire alarm at festival, Chris Martin calms crowd

Coldplay‘s Chris Martin helped to calm an alarmed crowd yesterday at the Global Citizen Festival following a loud sound that mimicked gunfire. Read more: Mark Hoppus caught something extra special this weekend Attendees at the NYC event began to panic when a barrier fell down and made a very loud noise. Suspecting the worse, the […]

Kanye West calls Emma González his "hero," she responds

[Photos by: David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons] Kanye West's recent return to Twitter has taken social media by storm, especially after the elusive musician's strange alliance with President Trump (and the creative community's backlash to it). Now, the rapper is commending a highly visible March For Our Lives protestor and gun control advocate. Over the […]

Several injured in shooting at YouTube headquarters—UPDATE

[Photo by: KTVU/Twitter] UPDATE: April 3 2018, 5:50 PM EST The Hollywood Reporter shares that the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as confirmed by San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini. He could not confirm, however, whether any victims or the shooter were employees of YouTube.  ORIGINAL: April 3 2018, 5:15 PM EST Reports say multiple people were injured […]

Watch Pearl Jam dedicate new song "Can't Deny Me" to Parkland students

[Photo by: Danny Clinch] Pearl Jam dedicated the live debut of new song “Can't Deny Me” to survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, during their performance at Lollapalooza Chile on Tuesday—watch video of the new live tune below. Read more: Musicians react to Florida school shooting Unveiled earlier this week, “Can't Deny […]

Musicians react to shooting at Florida high school

[Photo by: CBS Evening News/YouTube] On Wednesday, Feb. 14, a man shot and killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida high school, in what is being called the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook.  The Washington Post reports 12 people were killed inside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Three of the remaining victims died outside, and […]

Las Vegas gunman had rented a room near the Life is Beautiful festival — UPDATED

[Photo by: Life is Beautiful] UPDATE: Thursday, Oct. 5, at 3:50 p.m. EST TMZ has reported that Stephen Paddock had reserved two hotel rooms at the Blackstone Hotel on August 1 and August 3. Lollapalooza began in Grant Park in Chicago on August 3. Lollapalooza featured artists such as The Killers, Blink-182 and Chance the […]

Foster The People felt it was 'wrong' to play 'Pumped Up Kicks' in light of recent shooting

[Photo by: Foster The People/Twitter] Foster The People declined to play the band’s smash hit “Pumped Up Kicks” during a show following the deadly Las Vegas shooting.  After 59 people were killed and 527 came out of the show injured, the tragedy on the Las Vegas strip during a country music festival has been named […]

Hate has no home in the music community

I’ve been thinking about how to start this piece all day, but sometimes words feel so futile. Stephen Paddock was a terrorist and a coward, an angry white man who opened fire with an automatic assault weapon on people attending a country music festival. The world can be a sick place without reason. Nothing I […]

Help us give back to the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting

In the wake of the mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas that left 58 dead and more than 500 injured, Alternative Press is releasing a limited-edition T-shirt to benefit the victims of the shooting. 100 percent of net proceeds will be donated to the Las Vegas Victims' Fund.  Read more: 58 dead, more than […]

Guitarist present at Vegas shooting has change of heart on gun control stance

Following the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas last night, Josh Abbott Band guitarist Caleb Keeter has shared his thoughts on gun control after 58 are left dead and more than 500 injured from a lone gunman. The band performed at the festival, and he explains that he didn't realize how […]

Hundreds of people line up to donate blood following Las Vegas mass shooting

[Photo by: @LasVegas51s/Twitter] In the wake of the tragic mass shooting that occurred last night, Las Vegas residents are lining up en masse to donate blood for the victims.  As previously reported, last night a single shooter opened fire from the 32nd floor of Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at 10:08 p.m. as country […]

Hundreds of people line up to donate blood following Las Vegas mass shooting

[Photo by: @LasVegas51s/Twitter] In the wake of the tragic mass shooting that occurred last night, Las Vegas residents are lining up en masse to donate blood for the victims.  Read more: 58 dead, more than 500 injured in mass shooting at Las Vegas music festival—UPDATED As previously reported, last night a single shooter opened fire from the […]

Musicians react to shooting at Las Vegas music festival

[Photo by: Clark County Nevada‏/Twitter] 50 people were killed and more than 400 injured when a reported lone gunman opened fire into an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas last evening, Oct. 1. The world has responded with heartbreak as the events unfolded, and musicians have shared their thoughts and love while mourning with those […]

59 dead, more than 500 injured in mass shooting at Las Vegas music festival—UPDATED

[Photo by: Rosa Hwang/Twitter] What we know so far: —59 people were killed and 527 injured at a country music festival in Las Vegas, NV. —A reported lone gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, opened fire from the 32nd floor of Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Sunday night. —Police say the gunman's motive is unclear, […]

Say Anything to shoot "Six Six Six" music video

Say Anything frontman Max Bemis has revealed via his personal Twitter account that the band will be shooting a music video for their recently release single, “Six Six Six,” which features Manchester Orchestra frontman Andy Hull. You can check out the tweet below. The track comes off the band's highly anticipated upcoming studio album, Hebrews, which is due […]
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