The American Music Awards (AMAs) 2023 concluded the musically enchanting night at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. This year, the music industry thrived with the established artists going into new moods and genres and an explosion of newer artists on the scene. For AMAs 2023, Bad Bunny was a lead contender, but Taylor Swift swept most of the awards at the night. For Rock, the year was great. Machine Gun Kelly was awarded as the Favorite Rock Artist.
The band Måneskin bagged the ‘Favorite Rock song’ trophy for ‘Beggin’. The Ghost won the ‘Favorite Rock Album’ award for ‘Impera’. But, the star of the night was Machine Gun Kelly, who wore a spiked jumpsuit. However, the highlight of the night was when the artist slammed his critics as they think he is not an alternative rock artist. What did Machine Gun Kelly tell his critics?
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Machine Gun Kelly Was Called “A Tourist” In The Rock Community?
The former rapper has come a long way in his musical career. In 15 years, he has switched genres. Earlier, when he was a rising star, the artist was a hip-hop artist. But, after ‘Lace Up’ his debut album, he released four albums. His last hip-hop album was ‘Hotel Diablo’ in 2019 after his infamous feud with Eminem. After 2019, he released his first pop-punk album titled ‘Tickets To My Downfall’. The album debuted at the No.1 spot on Billboard 200. He sold 126,000 units.
It has been two years since he entered the rock genre. In 2022, he released another alternative rock album titled ‘mainstream sellout’. But, in two years, the listeners have accepted the artists with open arms, but as per his admission, the Rock community has not. At the AMAs 2022, the ‘make up sex’ artist won the ‘Favorite Rock Artist’ award. During his acceptance speech, he took a dig at his critics.
He said, “There have been some people in the rock community that have called me a tourist. They’re wrong, I’m a rocket man. We weren’t born on the moon. But we were curious, so we went there. These last two rock albums were me, going to the moon.” The artist added, “I’m not done exploring the universe yet. I am all genres”.
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Corey Taylor Cryptically Criticized The Artist For Switching Genres
Since his debut in the genre, the ‘bloody valentine’ artist was not very well welcomed by the community. One of the examples is that of Corey Taylor, a member of the rock band Slipknot. In an interview, Taylor took a dig at Kelly without taking his name. He said, “I [hate] the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock—and I think he knows who he is. But that’s another story.”
Machine Gun Kelly also took a jibe at the member and the band while performing at Riot Fest in 2021. The 31-year-old entertainer was performing at the same festival as Slipknot. So, while on the stage, he said, “Turn the lights up. Let me see who chose to be here instead of with all the old, weird dudes with masks”.
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