The first wave of performers have been announced for the 2016 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy.Â
Revealed this afternoon, Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Papa Roach, BABYMETAL, and Beartooth are all confirmed to appear and perform at the main event.
Good Charlotte will be honored with the very first “Classic Album Award”, presented by Eleven Seven Music. The APMAs will salute The Young and the Hopeless, which has sold more than five million copies to date. The album featured their breakthrough singles “The Anthem,” “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and “Girls and Boys.”
Yellowcard are being honored with the first-ever Vans “Off The Wall” Award. This new annual award honors one special band that exhibits and inspires creative expression.
The APMAs will mark the first U.S. award show performance for BABYMETAL, as well as their only show confirmed in Ohio for 2016.
Beartooth has been nominated for three awards-“Best Vocalist,” “Best Live Band” and “Artist Of The Year” presented by Monster Energy-at this year’s APMAs
Hosted by All Time Low‘s Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat, the 2016 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy will broadcast live from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH on July 18, 2016.