Machine Gun Kelly has changed his artist moniker to mgk. Fans across his streaming and social media profiles noticed the switch to his three-letter name from his previous stage name. The rapper, whose real name is Colson Baker, started using the stage name Machine Gun Kelly in 2006. The origin of his alias is detailed on a St. Paul, MN. music venue’s site. “I got the name Machine Gun Kelly because of my rapid-fire delivery when I was 15 and started doing shows,” he explains. “ I got tired of getting beat up, so I started fighting people with my… Read more »
Machine Gun Kelly really knows how to make his hometown of Cleveland, OH, and his fans feel special. Yesterday, in a surprise move, as the Lake Erie snowstorm rolled into Cleveland and its neighboring suburbs, Kells, in collaboration with the iconic 400-cap venue, The Grog Shop, unveiled two back-to-back shows set for yesterday evening—one at 6:30 PM ET and the other at 10:30 PM ET. The announcement, previously kept under tight lock and key, generated a massive buzz throughout the city, with fans leaving work and school to try to secure tickets. Read more: 11 Alternative Holiday Songs That Won’t… Read more »
Machine Gun Kelly is taking things back to his roots with his new project, starting with the storytelling rap of “PRESSURE”.
Whether you like it or not, Machine Gun Kelly is an anomaly of the music industry, seemingly capable of anything he sets his mind to. After starting his career as a Cleveland rap sensation, the 32-year-old artist started to marry his rapper roots with pop-punk influences as evidenced by his 2019 full-length album Hotel Diablo before releasing two true-to-form pop-punk albums—2020’s Tickets To My Downfall and 2022’s mainstream sellout. Respectively, Tickets To My Downfall has been certified Platinum while mainstream sellout has been certified Gold, and both albums boast massive features including Halsey, blackbear, Bring Me The Horizon, WILLOW, and… Read more »
Our big question at the moment is…does Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) ever rest? In 2022, following the release of his Gold-certified album mainstream sellout, Machine Gun Kelly embarked on the massive 52-show North American and European headline tour. The Cleveland native wrapped his Mainstream Sellout Tour with a hometown performance at FirstEnergy Stadium, which is also home to the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. Now, the genre-fluid artist has announced the details for his next venture. For one day only, on May 13, Kells will unleash ‘Machine Gun Kelly: Mainstream Sellout Live from Cleveland: The Pink Era’ exclusively in theatres across… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from All Time Low, Jimmy Eat World, Halsey, and more.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Machine Gun Kelly, Weezer, Beabadoobee, and more.
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Machine Gun Kelly, Stand Atlantic, Hot Chelle Rae, and more.
“Sellout” has always been the dirty word of the music world — far worse than anythings with four letters. But does it still hold the same weight it used to?
While they have always been known as more of a pop band, rather than a rock band, this time around on Biography of Heartbreak, This Century strips away any rock or punk sensibilities they once had and go straight for the Top 40 pop sound.
