WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM
WEEZER • PANIC! AT THE DISCO • ALL TIME LOW •
NEW FOUND GLORY with HAYLEY WILLIAMS • TAKING BACK SUNDAY • SIMPLE PLAN • HALESTORM • BLACK VEIL BRIDES • ECHOSMITH • SUM 41 • MOTIONLESS IN WHITE • MADDEN BROTHERS
and many more to be announced!
TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 3RD VIA ALTPRESS.COM/APMAS
APMAS TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON AXS TV
The wait is over! Rock music’s newest and most popular awards show, the Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, fueled by Monster Energy Drink, is pleased to announce this year’s headliners, award categories and nominees, as well as voting information, ticketing, broadcast details, sponsor partnerships and more. The APMAs take place on July 22 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by hilarious heartthrobs Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of Billboard-chart topping, five-time AP cover stars All Time Low.
Fifteen awards will be presented, including the brand new Journeys “Best Music Video” category, as well as the honorary “Vanguard” and “Icon” awards. Last year’s recipients included Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan and Joan Jett.
Rock legends and four-time AP cover stars Weezer — whose 2014 album Everything Will Be Alright In The End is nominated for the prestigious “Album Of The Year” award — will serve as the evening’s headlining performance.
Additional live performances include Panic! At The Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Motionless In White, All Time Low, a special performance from New Found Glory featuring Hayley Williams, Echosmith, Halestorm and the Madden Brothers. The world-renowned Contemporary Youth Orchestra will also be returning to the APMAs to accompany many of the evening’s performances and event proceedings.
After a much publicized battle with health issues, Deryck Whibley and Sum 41 will be making their triumphant return to the stage with a much-anticipated comeback performance. Sum 41 frontman Whibley commented, “Playing live is the heart and soul for us. It’s our chance to connect face to face with our fans, and I’m glad that we get to share our first experience back onstage again at the APMAs. It’s also exciting to be a part of the event to support the first magazine to put our ugly mugs on the cover in America!”
Fellow pop-punk superstars Simple Plan will also be making their much anticipated return to the stage after a three-year hiatus from the American stage. Simple Plan’s lead singer Pierre Bouvier captured the excitement best by saying, “We’re super excited to be part of the APMAs this year. It’s like the ultimate party with all the bands we care about and the scene that we’re proud to be a part of. We’re also stoked to finally be playing some new material in the U.S. for our fans that have been waiting for so long. It’s gonna be a hell of a night!”
Last year’s “Most Dedicated Fans” award recipients Black Veil Brides will return to perform a special set. Lead singer and Ohio native Andy Biersack commented “We are so excited to be a part of the 2015 APMAS! Last year, AP granted me not only the opportunity to perform with my heroes, but also to give back to the fans who have given us everything with the Most Dedicated Fan award! We are stoked to perform and would be honored to win. But most importantly, we can’t wait to see everyone there!”
The 2015 APMAs CATEGORIES, NOMINEES, and PRESENTERS are:
Artist Of The Year presented by Monster Energy Drink
Against Me! • Black Veil Brides • Crown The Empire • Issues • Motionless In White • New Found Glory • Of Mice & Men • Slipknot • Taking Back Sunday • Weezer
Album Of The Year presented by Journeys
Beartooth • Disgusting • Black Veil Brides • Circa Survive • Descensus • Every Time I Die • From Parts Unknown • frnkiero andthe cellabration • Stomachaches • Gerard Way • Hesitant Alien • Issues • La Dispute • Rooms Of The House • Linkin Park • The Hunting Party • Real Friends • Maybe This Place Is The Same And We’re Just Changing •
Artist Philanthropic presented by Sub City / Take Action
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (Dear Jack Foundation) • Bayside (The Human Rights Campaign ) •
Koji (Doctors Without Borders ) • Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red (HeartSupport) • Simple Plan (The Simple Plan Foundation) • Taking Back Sunday (American Cancer Society)
Best Live Band presented by Macbeth
A Day To Remember • letlive • Panic! At The Disco • Paramore • twenty one pilots • The Wonder Years
Breakthrough Band presented by Splat!
Beartooth • Echosmith • Modern Baseball • Neck Deep • PVRIS • This Wild Life
Song Of The Year presented by Epitaph Records
Beartooth • “Beaten In Lips” • Motionless In White • “Reincarnate” • Real Friends • “I Don’t Love You Anymore”
Set It Off • “Why Worry” • Sleeping With Sirens • “Kick Me” • PVRIS • “My House”
Best International Band
The 1975 (UK) • The Amity Affliction (Australia) • Marmozets (UK) • New Politics (Denmark) • Northlane (Australia) • Crossfaith (Japan)
Best Music Video presented by Journeys
Bring Me The Horizon • “Drown” • A Day To Remember • “End Of Me” • Fall Out Boy • “Centuries” • Modern Baseball • “Your Graduation” • PVRIS • “St. Patrick” • Set It Off • “Why Worry”
Most Dedicated Fans presented by Fearless Records
All Time Low (Hustlers) • Crown The Empire (The Runaways) • Fall Out Boy (Overcast Kids) • Motionless In White (Creatures) • Paramore (Parafamily) • twenty one pilots (Skeleton Clique)
Best Underground Band presented by Sumerian Records
Being As An Ocean • The Hotelier • Knuckle Puck • Major League • State Champs • Tigers Jaw
Best Vocalist
Tyler Carter (Issues) • Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil) • Lynn Gunn (PVRIS) • Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) • Jeremy McKinnon (A Day To Remember) • Hayley Williams (Paramore)
Best Guitarist
Arun Bali (Saves The Day) • Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die) • Tony Perry (Pierce The Veil)
Kevin Skaff (A Day To Remember) • Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance) • Jacky Vincent (Falling In Reverse)
Best Bassist presented by Razor & Tie Records
Kyle Fasel (Real Friends) • Jeph Howard (The Used) • Ryan Jay Johnson (letlive.) • Zack Merrick (All Time Low) • Devin “Ghost” Sola (Motionless In White) • Dallon Weekes (Panic! At The Disco)
Best Drummer presented by DW Drums
Cyrus Bolooki (New Found Glory) • Rian Dawson (All Time Low) • Jake Garland (Memphis May Fire)
Adam Gray (Texas In July) • Matt Greiner (August Burns Red) • Luke Holland (The Word Alive)
Voting on all awards begins today via www.altpress.com/apmas, in addition to the “Best Music Video” award, which can be voted upon exclusively at any Journeys retail location via voter mobile device and store-provided QR codes or via journeys.com/bestmusicvideo. Voting ends on July 6, 2015.
A limited amount of discounted early bird tickets as well as VIP packages, Monster travel packages and pit tickets will go on sale Friday, April 3 at 10:00 am EDT. Both the VIP and Ultimate Monster packages will include exclusive merch limited APMAs merch, premium seating, early entry and more. Head to www.altpress.com/apmas for all the ticket offerings and details.
This year’s APMAs is once again joined by lead presenting sponsor Monster Energy Drink, who will be energizing the event by hosting meet & greet experiences for the APMAs fans with top-tier talent from the rock ’n’ roll world.
The 2015 APMAs are proud to team up once again with official broadcast partner AXS TV. Last year’s award show marked the highest social engagement in the channel’s history. The APMAs are looking forward to another successful year.
The APMAs are made possible by many other great sponsors and partnerships including Affliction Clothing, Another Century Records, CreativeLive, Disc Makers, DW Drums, EarthQuaker Devices, Epitaph Records, Equal Vision Records, Full Sail University, Fearless Records, Hopeless Records, idobi radio, Lace Pickups, Macbeth, MerchNow, Razor & Tie Records, Rise Records, Splat! Hair Care, Sumerian Records and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum.
Don’t miss the 2015 AP Music Awards! Check back to www.altpress.com/apmas over the coming weeks for more announcements and information.
The APMAs are produced by Josh Bernstein, Mike Shea, Kevin Lyman, Dawn Marshman, Joe Scarpelli and Marc Grant.
