ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MGK Releases New Album 'LOST AMERICANA'

mgk, Photo by Sam Cahill

Multi-platinum recording artist mgk has just released his seventh studio album, lost americana on Interscope Records. The 13-track album is a personal excavation of the American dream, a journey to find what has been lost. Throughout this body of work, mgk reaffirms his signature alt-pop rock sound layered with guitar sounds that are coated with emotion and cinematic sonics with help from longtime collaborators and friends SlimXX, BazeXX, Nick Long, No Love To The Middle Child, Travis Barker and more. lost americana also comes with the official music video for “outlaw overture” directed by Sam Cahill and Hunter Simmons. Watch the music video below.

Following the massive success of Tickets To My Downfall and mainstream sellout, mgk crafts an ode to the outsiders who carve their own paths to self-discovery. lost americana honors the art of reinvention. It’s music for the in-between moments, where the past fades and the future is yours to create.

From August 8-10, mgk celebrated the new album release in his hometown in Cleveland, Ohio, for the annual MGK Day (Official MGK Day is August 13). Fans savored everything Cleveland-bred, as the weekend-long activation featured music, food, vendors and more. This year’s celebration included an XX-Con Release Event, Skate Event with Street League Skateboarding, City Ride with Harley Davidson, Monster Energy Celebrity Basketball Game powered by Webull (free to the public), and the main event the MGK Day Art + Community Festival and more.

mgk has had a massive lead-up to the lost americana album release. The GRAMMY-nominated musician recently appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, where he performed his two singles “outlaw overture” and “vampire diaries” from the album. Earlier this week, mgk hosted an intimate album release underplay pop-up show at Cellar Dog in New York City. The following day he appeared with Jenna Bush Hagar and Matt Rogers in studio at the Today Show to announce an intimate free road trip across America bringing the new album to fans via underground shows across the country next week.

The renowned superstar eclipsed genre expectations by releasing the widely acclaimed album Tickets to My Downfall in 2020. The platinum album topped the Billboard 200 and became his first No. 1 effort. The album landed 18 tracks on the Hot Rock Songs chart. Platinum singles, “bloody valentine" and "my ex’s best friend," both went No. 1 at Alternative. His follow-up album, mainstream sellout, became his second album to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award for “Best Rock Album” and was supported with a sold-out stadium and arena North American and Europe tour. The US leg ended in mgk’s hometown of Cleveland at the Huntington Bank Stadium playing to 50,000 fans, making him the first and only Ohio native to sell out the stadium. Now, with an ever-evolving sound, mgk redefines what it means to be a true multi-genre artist.

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