On April 24, 2014,
Alternative Press announced they were organizing an award show to be held on July 21, 2014, at the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in
Cleveland.
Mark Hoppus, bassist and vocalist of the pop-punk band
Blink-182, hosted the event's debut. and featured live performances by
Fall Out Boy,
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts,
the Misfits,
A Day to Remember,
All Time Low,
Falling in Reverse with
Tyler Carter and
Coolio,
Asking Alexandria,
Sleeping with Sirens,
Twenty One Pilots and Brendon Urie of
Panic! at the Disco. 15 categories were awarded, with 12 of them given away by the readers through online voting. In 2015, the awards ceremony was moved to Cleveland's
Quicken Loans Arena. It featured hosts
Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of
All Time Low and performances by
Rob Zombie,
Motionless in White,
New Found Glory with Hayley Williams of
Paramore, Panic! at the Disco and headliners
Weezer. Due to the
Republican National Convention, the 2016 APMAs were moved to
Value City Arena in
Columbus, Ohio. The show included performances by
Judas Priest vocalist
Rob Halford collaborating with
Babymetal,
Third Eye Blind with
Mayday Parade and the Maine,
Black Veil Brides frontman
Andy Biersack with
Mikey Way,
John Feldmann and
Quinn Allman,
Machine Gun Kelly,
Of Mice & Men,
Papa Roach,
Good Charlotte and headliners A Day to Remember. The fourth annual show was hosted by Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides. ==List of winners==