> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.hypebot.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # AP Music Awards 2017 – Full List Of Winners - URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ap-music-awards-2017-full-list-of-winners/ - Published: 2017-07-20T09:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2017-07-20T09:00:00.000Z - Description: Alternative Press magazine staged their annual AP Music Awards show on July 17th, with Panic! at the Disco taking top honors after winning artist of the year. Held at KeyBank. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/ap-music-awards-2017-full-list-of-winners.html] - Author: Bruce Houghton - Tags: Conventions & Awards, Indie Music, Live & Ticketing, Music Business, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13 [![image from likeyousaid.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d297b815970c-200wi "image from likeyousaid.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d297b815970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Alternative Press magazine staged their annual AP Music Awards show on July 17th, with Panic! at the Disco taking top honors after winning artist of the year. Held at KeyBank State Theater after a last-minute venue change, the awards show was hosted by Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [![image from likeyousaid.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d297b815970c-350wi "image from likeyousaid.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d297b815970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)The 2017 AP Music Awards featured performances by All Time Low, Against Me!, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Bone Thugs, Korn, Machine Gun Kelly, Pierce the Veil and more In addition to Panic! at the Disco taking top honors as artist of the year, Andy Black won song of the year for his hit “We Don’t Have To Dance” and Pierce the Veil, who picked up the win for album of the year for their 4th studio album "Misadventures." Twenty One Pilots took the coveted 'Most Dedicated Fanbase' award, while Silent Planet won 'Best Underground Band.' 2017 marked the third year for the awards show, which was launched in 2014\. The show was standing room only and carried on streaming services including Amazon, Twitch and Alternative Press' Facebook. | **The full list of winners for the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards (in bold):** **Best Vocalist:**Ben Barlow, NECK DEEPCody Carson, SET IT OFFDerek DiScanio, STATE CHAMPSJohn O'Callaghan, THE MAINEKeith Buckley, EVERY TIME I DIE**Lynn Gunn, PVRIS** **Best Guitarist Presented By PRS Guitars:**Ben Weinman, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLANClaudio Sanchez, COHEED AND CAMBRIA**Jordan Buckley, EVERY TIME I DIE**Reba Meyers, CODE ORANGESteve Menoian, I PREVAILTeppei Teranishi, THRICE **Best Drummer Presented By Guitar Center, Remo and SJC Drums:**Arejay Hale, HALESTORMAric Improta, NIGHT VERSESDean Butterworth, GOOD CHARLOTTE**Frank Zummo, SUM 41**Matt Mingus, DANCE GAVIN DANCEJP “Rook” Cappelletty, MACHINE GUN KELLY **Best Bassist:**Alex Dean, ARCHITECTS U.K.Chris Hinkley, I THE MIGHTYFat Mike, NOFX**“Fieldy” Arvizu, KORN**Ryan Scott Graham, STATE CHAMPSSergio Vega, DEFTONES **Best Hard Rock Artist Presented By Metal Blade Records and Blacklight Media:**BULLET FOR MY VALENTINEHALESTORMHIGHLY SUSPECTIN THIS MOMENTKORN **THE PRETTY RECKLESS** **Best New Artist Music Video Presented By Journeys:**K.FLAY, “Blood In The Cut”PUP, “Sleep In The Heat”SWMRS, “Palm Trees”TINY MOVING PARTS, “Common Cold”WATSKY, “Don’t Be Nice”**WITH CONFIDENCE, “Voldemort”** **Best Music Video Presented By Journeys:**HIGHLY SUSPECT, “Bloodfeather”I SEE STARS, “Calm Snow”KORN, “Insane”MEMPHIS MAY FIRE, “This Light I Hold” (featuring Jacoby Shaddix)**STATE CHAMPS, “Losing Myself”**SUM 41, “Fake My Own Death” **Best Underground Band:**BROADSIDEKNOCKED LOOSEMOVEMENTSPALAYE ROYALE**SILENT PLANET**WITH CONFIDENCE **Best Breakthrough Band Presented By SharpTone Records:**AVATARCREEPERICE NINE KILLSMOOSE BLOODONE OK ROCK**WATERPARKS** **Most Dedicated Fanbase Presented By Fearless Records:**MELANIE MARTINEZMOTIONLESS IN WHITEPARAMOREPVRISSLEEPING WITH SIRENS **TWENTY ONE PILOTS** **Song Of The Year Presented By Epitaph Records:**A DAY TO REMEMBER, “Paranoia”**ANDY BLACK, “We Don’t Have To Dance”**PIERCE THE VEIL, “Circles”MACHINE GUN KELLY, “Alpha Omega”REAL FRIENDS, “Mess”WATERPARKS, “Stupid For You” **Best Live Band:**BEARTOOTHDANCE GAVIN DANCE**FALLING IN REVERSE**IN THIS MOMENTISSUESNOFX **Artist Of The Year:**A DAY TO REMEMBERBLINK-182FALL OUT BOYGOOD CHARLOTTEGREEN DAYMACHINE GUN KELLY**PANIC! AT THE DISCO**PIERCE THE VEILSUM 41THE PRETTY RECKLESS **Album Of The Year Presented By Journeys:**ANDY BLACK, The Shadow SideTONIGHT ALIVE, LimitlessARCHITECTS U.K., All Our Gods Have Abandoned UsATTILA, ChaosBEARTOOTH, AggressiveEVERY TIME I DIE, Low TeensI PREVAIL, LifelinesMOOSE BLOOD, Blush**PIERCE THE VEIL, Misadventures**WATERPARKS, Double Dare | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | . | Related articles [![](http://i.zemanta.com/355649964_80_80.jpg)](https://www.hypebot.com/the-need-for-transparency-in-music-streaming/)[The Need For Transparency In Music Streaming](https://www.hypebot.com/the-need-for-transparency-in-music-streaming/) [![](http://i.zemanta.com/355649970_80_80.jpg)](https://www.hypebot.com/one-directions-new-single-drag-me-down-breaks-multiple-spotify-records/)[One Direction's New Single "Drag Me Down" Breaks Multiple Spotify Records](https://www.hypebot.com/one-directions-new-single-drag-me-down-breaks-multiple-spotify-records/) [![](http://i.zemanta.com/355649985_80_80.jpg)](https://www.hypebot.com/the-pitch-artist-accelerator-app-tradiio/)[We Launch Our New Music Tech Startup Column THE PITCH With "Artist Accelerator App" Tradiio](https://www.hypebot.com/the-pitch-artist-accelerator-app-tradiio/)