mgk is a Grammy-nominated artist who is an atomic force in music,entertainment, film and fashion. In 2020, the Cleveland, Ohio native eclipsedgenre expectations releasing a Rock/Pop Punk album, the widely acclaimed Tickets to MyDownfall. The platinum album topped the Billboard 200 and became his first No. 1 effort. Tickets to MyDownfall landed 18 tracks on the Hot Rock Songs chart and spawned two No. 1 songs on thealternative side with "bloody valentine" and "my ex’s best friend," which both went platinum. In 2022 hefollowed with Mainstream Sellout, his second album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 cementing hisstatus as a chart-topping artist. The album was nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award for “Best RockAlbum” and was supported with a sold-out stadium and arena North American and Europe tour. As of2022, MGK has had a record 45 entries on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, the most among any soloartist. For his contributions to music, he was named as one of 2022’s Time 100 Next, a list honoring theemerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation ofleadership. The genre-bending icon has amassed numerous awards over his career including “US ArtistAbout to Go Global” at the 2012 MTV EMA’s, MTV’s 2012 “Breaking Woodie” Award, 2013 “Woodie ofthe Year” beating out A$AP Rocky, Fun, Grimes and Kendrick Lamar, “Favorite Rock Artist” for the 2021and 2022 AMAs, “Top Rock Album” and “Top Rock Artist” for the 2021 and 2022 Billboard MusicAwards, 2020 and 2021 MTV VMA’s for “Best Alternative Video,” a 2021 iHeart Radio Award for“Alternative Rock Album of the Year” and 2022’s “Alternative Artist of the Year.” He’s appearedon Saturday Night Live, The Voice, The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show WithJames Corden, Ellen, The Kelly Clarkson Show, BET’s 106 And Park, Good Morning America, TheNickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and several other programs and award shows.
