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 |
The Alternative Press Music Awards is an annual music awards show in the United States, founded by the music magazine Alternative Press.
On April 24, 2014, Alternative Press announced organising an award show which shall be held on July 21, 2014, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.Mark Hoppus, bassist and vocalist of the pop-punk band Blink-182, hosted the event's debut. The first show was aired live at AXS TV and Idobi Radio nationwide.
The first award show featured performances from acts like The Misfits, All Time Low, Sleeping with Sirens, Twenty One Pilots and more. 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.
The second and third annual shows were hosted by Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of Maryland pop-punk band All Time Low.
In February Alternative Press with the help of previous hosts Alex and Jack announced that Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides will host the show in 2017.
2014 Winners:
2015 Winners:
2016 Winners: