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Machine Gun Kelly Sports New Blackout Tattoos — and a New Song
The Cleveland native has an intense new look and a new track, "dont let me go," this week.
by Annie Nickoloff | Feb. 21, 2024 | 11:00 AM
Courtesy Erik Drost via Flickr
Machine Gun Kelly has a new look — and, soon, some new music, too.
Colson Baker (the musician behind the MGK moniker) debuted his new blackout tattoo on Tuesday — and it's intense. The permanent design blocks out most of the musician's arm sleeve and chest tattoos, leaving a cross design on his chest and abdomen.
Is it a religious thing? Um, maybe. In an Instagram post debuting the new look, Baker wrote "for spiritual purposes only" in the caption.
The ink was done by Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Roxx, who's known for their unique blackout tattoo designs.
Following that announcement, MGK is set to premiere a new single and music video, "dont let me go," on Wednesday. It's the musician's first music release of 2024, and it follows a 2023 lofi release with lonelyboy, and MGK's 2022 album Mainstream Sellout — you know, the album which led to MGK's stadium show in Downtown Cleveland, and the resulting MGK Day designation in the city.
RELATED: The Magnetism of MGK in Cleveland
Check out the new track (which goes live at 1 p.m. Wednesday) below:
Annie Nickoloff
Annie Nickoloff is the senior editor of Cleveland Magazine. She has written for a variety of publications, including The Plain Dealer, Alternative Press Magazine, Belt Magazine, USA Today and Paste Magazine. She hosts a weekly indie radio show called Sunny Day on WRUW FM 91.1 Cleveland and enjoys frequenting Cleveland's music venues, hiking trails and pinball arcades.
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