2014 ALTERNATIVE PRESS MUSIC AWARDS Winner List

Oleh: welly - 24 Jul 2014

Sebuah majalah musik Amerika “Alternative Press” baru saja menggelar konser “Alternative Press Music Awards” atau APMAs 2014 untuk pertama kalinya. Diselenggarakan di Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum pada 21 Juli 2014 lalu, Mark Hoppus dari Blink-182 yang sudah enam kali muncul sebagai cover majalah AP, terpilih menjadi host untuk acara ini. Terdapat 12 katagori dan 3 penghargaan khusus yang diberikan kepada para band terpilih dalam APMAs 2014. Seluruh pemilihan dilakukan melalui voting di website mereka yaitu www.altpress.com hingga 15 Juli 2014.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UCeDHaaq3o

APMAs dibuka dengan megah oleh Brendon Urie yang membawakan 2 buah lagu dari sang legenda Frank Sinatra yaitu “Luck Be A Lady” dan “Fly Me To The Moon”. Di tengah-tengah acara, ada juga penampilan dari beberapa band keren seperti The Misfits, Sleeping With Sirens, Asking Alexandria, We Are The In Crowd, A Day To Remember, dan All Time Low yang sukses menggebrak panggung berduet dengan Yellowcard dan New Found Glory. APMAs ditutup dengan penampilan dari Fall Out Boy yang membawakan single pertama dalam album terakhir mereka “The Phoenix”.

Berikut nominasi-nominasi yang masuk ke dalam 12 kategori:

Artist Of The Year Presented by Monster Energy Drink

A Day To Remember

Avenged Sevenfold

Black Veil Brides

Bring Me The Horizon

Fall Out Boy (win)

Of Mice & Men

Panic! At The Disco

Paramore

Pierce The Veil

Sleeping With Sirens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwF176xgINo

Album Of The Year presented by Journeys

A Day To Remember • Common Courtesy

Avenged Sevenfold • Hail To The King

Black Veil Brides • Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones

Bring Me The Horizon • Sempiternal (win)

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 Philanthropic Award Presented by Sub City / Take Action

All Time Low — Skate4Cancer (win)

Memphis May Fire— peta2

Modern Baseball — 1BlueString

Pierce The Veil — The Keep A Breast foundation

Rise Against — Shirts For A Cure

The Used — Living The Dream Foundation

Best Live Band

A Day To Remember

All Time Low

Asking Alexandria

Fall Out Boy

Pierce The Veil (win)

twenty one pilots

Breakthrough Band

The Color Morale

Crown The Empire (win)

Issues

letlive.

The Story So Far

twenty one pilots

Song of the Year

All Time Low feat. Vic Fuentes • “A Love Like War” (win)

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 feat. Machine Gun Kelly • “Alone”

Best International Band

Asking Alexandria (U.K.)

Bring Me The Horizon (U.K.) (win)

Crossfaith (Japan)

Parkway Drive (Australia)

Silverstein (Canada)

Frank Turner (U.K.)

Most Dedicated Fans Presented by Fearless Records

All Time Low

Avenged Sevenfold

Black Veil Brides (win)

Mayday Parade

My Chemical Romance

Pierce The Veil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhkfgBR0jU4

Best Vocalist

Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides)

Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil)

Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens)

Oli Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon)

Brendon Urie (Panic! At The Disco) (win)

Hayley Williams (Paramore)

Best Guitarist

JB Brubaker (August Burns Red)

Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)

Phil Manansala (Of Mice & Men) (win)

Jack O’Shea (Bayside)

Chris Rubey (The Devil Wears Prada)

Jacky Vincent (Falling In Reverse)

Best Bassist

Jeremy Davis (Paramore)

Zack Merrick (All Time Low)

Ryan Neff (Miss May I)

Jaime Preciado (Pierce The Veil) (win)

Devin “Ghost” Sola (Motionless In White)

Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)

Best Drummer

Jess Bowen (The Summer Set)

Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots)

Mike Fuentes (Pierce The Veil) (win)

Matt Greiner (August Burns Red)

Luke Holland (The Word Alive)

Ryan Seaman (Falling In Reverse)

Special Awards:

Guitar Legend Award: Slash

AP Icon Award: Joan Jett

Vanguard Award: Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)

(Jeni / CreativeDisc Contributors)

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