Overview

• MGK’s seventh album, Lost Americana, is due out Friday, Aug. 8 via Interscope Records and blends pop, punk and hip-hop to explore themes of love, loss and fame.
• The artist announced on The Tonight Show on Aug. 4 that Bob Dylan’s authentic voice narrates the album’s promotional trailer.
• He characterizes much of the online negativity directed at him as pop-culture conformity designed to fit in rather than genuine critique.
• MGK attributes the bulk of the hate to men projecting insecurities over his genre-fluid style and open vulnerability.
• Lost Americana will coincide with MGK Day, his annual charity event in Cleveland that spotlights personal storytelling and community engagement.