PRS Backstage Lounge: Lights, Blessthefall and more interview highlights from the 2017 APMAs
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The Gibson AP Music Awards, fueled by Monster Energy Drink, kicked off with bang yesterday (July 21) in Cleveland, OH. If you weren’t able to attend and missed the show on TV, we’ve assembled the full list of winners below. All in all, it was a pretty even spread, with Pierce The Veil taking home the most wins (three) and Bring Me The Horizon and All Time Low tied for 2nd place (each with two wins). Check out the full list of winners below, and let us know what you think of the results.
APMAs 2014 – Winners + Nominees:
Best Vocalist presented by Victory Records
WINNER: Brendon Urie, Panic! At The Disco
Andy Biersack, Black Veil Brides
Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil)
Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens)
Hayley Williams (Paramore)
Best Live Band presented by Vans Warped Tour
WINNER: Pierce The Veil
A Day To Remember
All Time Low
Asking Alexandria
Fall Out Boy
twenty one pilots
Breakthrough Band presented by Beats Music
WINNER: Crown The Empire
The Color Morale
Issues
letlive.
The Story So Far
twenty one pilots
Best Bassist presented by Dyin 2 Live
WINNER: Jaime Preciado, Pierce The Veil
Jeremy Davis, Paramore
Zack Merrick, All Time Low
Ryan Neff, Miss May I
Devin “Ghost” Sola, Motionless In White
Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy
Best International Band presented by Zepeda Brothers Productions
WINNER: Bring Me The Horizon (UK)
Asking Alexandria (UK)
Crossfaith (Japan)
Parkway Drive (Australia)
Silverstein (Canada)
Frank Turner (UK)
Artist Philanthropic Award presented by Sub City/Take Action
WINNER: All Time Low, Skate4Cancer
Memphis May Fire, peta2
Modern Baseball, 1BlueString
Pierce The Veil, Keep A Breast
Rise Against, Shirts For A Cure
The Used, Living The Dream
Best Guitarist presented by Gibson
WINNER: Phil Manansala, Of Mice & Men
JB Brubaker, August Burns Red
Synyster Gates, Avenged Sevenfold
Jack O’Shea, Bayside
Chris Rubey, The Devil Wears Prada
Jacky Vincent, Falling In Reverse
Best Drummer presented by DW Drums
WINNER: Mike Fuentes, Pierce The Veil
Jess Bowen, The Summer Set
Josh Dun, twenty one pilots
Matt Greiner, August Burns Red
Luke Holland, The Word Alive
Ryan Seaman, Falling In Reverse
Most Dedicated Fans presented by Fearless Records
WINNER: Black Veil Brides
All Time Low
Avenged Sevenfold
Mayday Parade
My Chemical Romance
Pierce The Veil
Guitar Legend Award presented by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
WINNER: Slash
Song Of The Year presented by Epitaph Records
WINNER: All Time Low w/Vic Fuentes of Pierce The Veil, "A Love Like War"
Bring Me The Horizon, “Shadow Moses”
Fall Out Boy, “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)”
Falling In Reverse, “Alone”
Paramore, “Still Into You”
Sleeping With Sirens w/ MGK, “Alone”
Album Of The Year presented by Journeys
WINNER: Bring Me The Horizon, Sempiternal
A Day To Remember: Common Courtesy
Avenged Sevenfold: Hail To The King
Black Veil Brides: Wretched And Devine: The Story Of The Wild Ones
Fall Out Boy: Save Rock And Roll
Paramore: Paramore
Sleeping With Sirens: Feel
Touché Amoré: Is Survived By
twenty one pilots: Vessel
The Wonder Years: The Greatest Generation
Artist Of The Year presented by Monster Energy
WINNER: Fall Out Boy
A Day To Remember
Avenged Sevenfold
Black Veil Brides
Bring Me The Horizon
Of Mice & Men
Panic! At The Disco
Paramore
Pierce The Veil
Sleeping With Sirens
Vanguard Award presented by AXS TV
Billy Corgan
Icon Award presented by Blackstar Amplification
Joan Jett
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Voting for the AP Music Awards has ended. Tune in LIVE on July 21 at 8 p.m. ET on AXS TV to see who won! Don't have AXS TV? Follow AltPress on YouTube for APMAs highlights throughout the night.
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It’s the first AP Music Awards!
Join us Monday, July 21 at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum at North Coast Harbor in Cleveland for a special night honoring the best musicians in AP’s universe, hosted by Mark Hoppus. CM Punk & Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter and The Voice) will co-host the red carpet pre-show event alongside a very special surprise guest to be announced soon. Watch it all happen live on AXS TV!
Live performances from:
Fall Out Boy • Joan Jett & The Blackhearts • The Misfits • Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco • A Day To Remember • All Time Low • Asking Alexandria • twenty one pilots • Sleeping With Sirens • Falling In Reverse • Body Count • Machine Gun Kelly • Special collaborations to be announced soon!
Special appearances from:
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) • Slash • Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) • Ice-T & Coco • Suicide Silence/Silverstein
Plus members of:
Black Veil Brides • Chiodos • Crown The Empire • Emmure • I See Stars • Issues • Korn • Memphis May Fire • Miss May I • Motionless In White
• Paramore • We Came As Romans • Yellowcard • Attila • Bayside • Beartooth • The Devil Wears Prada • Echosmith • Less Than Jake • Letlive. • the Maine • Mayday Parade • Neck Deep • New Found Glory • Pierce The Veil • We Are The In Crowd • The Word Alive • With more of your favorite artists to be confirmed!
Special accompaniments performed by: Contemporary Youth Orchestra
