Alternative Press Music Awards
The Alternative Press Music Awards was an annual music awards show in the United States, founded by the music magazine Alternative Press.
| Alternative Press Music Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Music achievement |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Alternative Press |
| First awarded | 2014 |
| Website | altpress |
History
On April 24, 2014, Alternative Press announced they were organizing an award show to be held on July 21, 2014, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.[1] Mark Hoppus, bassist and vocalist of the pop-punk band Blink-182, hosted the event's debut.[1] The first show was aired live on AXS TV and Idobi Radio nationwide[1][2] and featured performances from the Misfits, All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, Twenty One Pilots and other acts. During the first show the artist was awarded in 15 categories. 12 of the categories were given away by the readers of Alternative Press through an online voting.[1] The inaugural ceremony was attended by 6,000 people, with Fall Out Boy winning Artist of the Year;[3] it featured live performances by Fall Out Boy, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Misfits, A Day to Remember, All Time Low, Falling in Reverse with Tyler Carter and Coolio, Asking Alexandria, Sleeping with Sirens, Twenty One Pilots and Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco.[4]
In 2015, the awards ceremony was moved to Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena. It featured hosts Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of All Time Low and performances by Rob Zombie, Motionless in White, New Found Glory with Hayley Williams of Paramore, Panic! at the Disco and headliners Weezer.[5]
Due to the Republican National Convention, the 2016 APMAs were moved to Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The show included performances by Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford collaborating with Babymetal,[6] Third Eye Blind with Mayday Parade and the Maine, Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack with Mikey Way, John Feldmann and Quinn Allman, Machine Gun Kelly, Of Mice & Men, Papa Roach, Good Charlotte and headliners A Day to Remember.[7]
The fourth annual show was hosted by Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides.[8]
List of winners
2014
2015
| Best Vocalist | Best Live Band (Presented by Macbeth) |
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| Breakthrough Band (Presented by Splat!) | Best Bassist (Presented by Razor & Tie Records) |
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| Best International Band | Artist Philanthropic Award (Presented by Sub City/Take Action) |
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| Best Guitarist | Best Drummer (Presented by DW Drums) |
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| Best Underground Band (Presented by Sumerian Records) | Most Dedicated Fans (Presented by Fearless Records) |
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| Song Of The Year (Presented by Epitaph Records) | Album Of The Year (Presented by Journeys) |
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| Artist Of The Year (Presented by Monster Energy) | Best Music Video (Presented by Journeys) |
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| Best Fandom (Presented by Tumblr) | Icon Award (Presented by Artery Recordings) |
| Vanguard Award (Presented by Equal Vision/MerchNow) | |
2016
2017
| Best Vocalist | Best Guitarist (Presented by Paul Reed Smith Guitars) |
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| Best Drummer (Presented by Guitar Center/Remo/SJC Drums) | Best Bassist |
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| Best Hard Rock Artist (Presented by Metal Blade Records/Blacklight Media) | Best New Artist Music Video (Presented by Journeys) |
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| Best Music Video (Presented by Journeys) | Best Underground Band |
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| Best Breakthrough Band (Presented by SharpTone Records) | Most Dedicated Fanbase (Presented by Fearless Records) |
| Song Of The Year (Presented by Epitaph Records) | Best Live Band |
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| Album Of The Year (Presented by Journeys) | Artist Of The Year |
External links
References
- Alternative Press: Announcing the first AP Music Awards! Get all the details and vote for your favorite artists!
- Alternative Press: idobi Radio added as official APMAs radio station Archived 2014-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 12 Biggest Moments of The #EmoRevival in 2014 Alternative Press. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- "Announcing the first AP Music Awards! Get all the details and vote for your favorite artists!". Alternative Press. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- Troy L. Smith. Cleveland.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - Christa Titus. "Babymetal to Perform With Judas Priest's Rob Halford at AP Music Awards: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- Maria Sherman. "2016 APMA Performers: Dashboard Confessional, Babymetal & More". Fuse. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- "Your 2017 APMAs Host Is Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides". Fuse.
- Annie Zaleski: Loudwire: Once-in-a-Lifetime Performances Highlight Inaugural Alternative Press Music Awards
- "Here are the winners of the 2015 APMAs". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- "Here's a list of winners from the 2016 APMAs - Features - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
- "And the winners of the 2017 APMAs are…". Alternative Press. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-17.