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Machine Gun Kelly has released a music video for “emo girl” featuring WILLOW. The video starts with Travis Barker dressed as a teacher in a turtleneck and grey wig, taking his students on a field trip. You can watch the visual below. “emo girl” is the first track to be released from MGK‘s new album, […]

Machine Gun Kelly has released the single “emo girl” featuring WILLOW. The track comes ahead of his new album mainstream sellout, due out March 25 via Bad Boy/Interscope. MGK previously teased the release of the song on his TikTok. He also sat down with producer Travis Barker to tell him that the new album’s name, […]

OK, I’M SICK became Badflower’s debut hit, landing them a win at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, RIAA gold certification (“Ghost”) and finally solidifying them into the world of rock music after many tireless years of being outcast by gatekeepers. 2021 posed Badflower with a task most musicians dread — evading the sophomore slump. Vocalist Josh […]

Machine Gun Kelly appears to have changed the name of his upcoming album from Born With Horns to Mainstream Sellout. MGK revealed the change to producer Travis Barker in a TikTok yesterday (Jan. 31). Read more: iann dior teams up with MGK and Travis Barker for “thought it was”—listen In the clip, MGK sits Barker down and […]

It can be daunting to present your real and raw self to a modern, chronically online world where anyone can publicly comment on anything. It’s even harder when, while doing this in the public eye, you appear to be changing from the person you were once known as by the world. When the planet was […]

Charlotte Sands has released her second EP Love And Other Lies. The EP comes ahead of her tour with Yungblud, which kicks off Jan. 26. Read more: carolesdaughter’s “Target Practice” is everything she wishes she’d said to bullies Ahead of the EP, Sands released her single “Keep Me Up All Night” and an accompanying music […]

This is the new age of alternative pop. Charging at the frontline, eyeball tentacles and all, is Californian pop-rap sensation Ashnikko. Over the span of 18 months Ashnikko, aka Ashton Nicole Casey, reached TikTok virality with their track “STUPID.” Though many of her other singles would also become viral hits and garner just shy of […]

Tai Verdes has released the new single “LAst dAy oN EaRTh.” The track is filled with the same playfulness as his hit “A-O-K,” which gained notoriety on TikTok and came from his debut album TV. Read more: Tai Verdes on the power of TikTok and why writing is cathartic for him “I made this song […]

Alternative Press is back again with our end-of-the-year celebration. Hopefully you know the drill already, but if you haven’t heard, we asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue to answer two specific questions: what was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? This […]

Tai Verdes connected with AltPress for issue #400. During the 10 Topics conversation, the artist talks about the foremost necessities for his mental health, his favorite EP and the moment he overcame his fear onstage. The power of TikTok TikTok is the news, but it’s curated by people. They are small stories that are sometimes […]

Beloved annual music retrospective Spotify Wrapped is here. Each year, Spotify offers users a chance to revisit their favorite songs and most embarrassing guilty pleasures, pulling together your most-played songs, artists and podcasts. This year’s Wrapped goes even further. Wrapped Blend allows you to compare your Wrapped with your friends’ own top streams. There is […]

The arrival of December signals that 2021 is quickly coming to an end. Winter looms, and we collectively anticipate a new year, with all of the possibilities offered by the final turning of the calendar page. Even so, we’re still savoring the here and now, and it’s not quite time to forget what this year […]

Jared Anthony has released his new single “Over My Head.” Now, Alternative Press is bringing you the premiere. “Over My Head” features Blue October and Evan Stanley, son of KISS icon Paul Stanley. Read more: Bishop Briggs and Sueco are using their platforms to empower people Anthony’s single is a low-key alt track, set over […]

Avril Lavigne has shared her latest music since 2019 with the new single “Bite Me,” which marks her debut on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records.  Alongside the track’s release, Lavigne will perform “Bite Me” live for the first time tonight on The Late Late Show With James Corden. Read more: Avril Lavigne announces UK and […]

On Wednesday night, Bring Me The Horizon played a raw and intimate show at the legendary Los Angeles music venue Whisky a Go Go. The venue, with a capacity of just under 500 people, was a notable change from the band’s usual performances at arenas and stadiums across the world. TikTok sensation Jeris Johnson and […]

Rapper YUNGMORPHEUS and musician/producer Eyedress have dropped their long-awaited collaborative album, Affable With Pointed Teeth. The new project with the “Jealous” hitmaker marks the third album the rapper released in 2021, followed by States Of Precarity and Thumbing Thru Foliage with lo-fi hip-hop producer ewonee. Read more: BRVINFREEZE on his artistic journey, collabing with Eyedress […]

LILHUDDY took an elbow to the jaw. Not in a mosh pit—there haven’t been many of those during the COVID-19 pandemic—but playing basketball with some friends in the courtyard of his multi-million-dollar home in Los Angeles. It’s the kind of common injury that could happen to anyone. Except, of course, LILHUDDY isn’t just anyone. Most […]

Frances Forever, otherwise known as singer-songwriter Frances Garrett, has perfected their sound on paranoia party. Garrett guides listeners to the peak of their emotions, balancing melody and melancholy without pushing anyone over the edge. Refusing to be confined to any labels, the EP whirls between lighthearted doo-wop (“depression”), jazz (“daytime”) and more.  When we speak, […]

Inheriting their grandmother’s vinyl copies of 1973 landmark albums, including Stevie Wonder’s progressive-soul classic Innervisions and the soft-pop brilliance of Now & Then by the Carpenters, Benét aspires to craft a sound just as timeless. Previously releasing a handful of singles through local boutique record label Citrus City Records, the vocalist joined Brooklyn indie enclave […]

It’s time for another AltPress Weekly. Each week, we highlight the things we want you to check out. We keep you in the loop about everything going on over at Alternative Press, along with all the music news that has us captivated. Of course, we also shout out the freshest music finds, from rarities and […]