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On 24 November 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved from Machine Gun Kelly (musician) to MGK. The result of the discussion was moved.

Name change to mgk

Hasn't used Machine Gun Kelly, only "mgk", for almost a year now. All new music releases and press releases refer as mgk. Page name should be updated to stay accurate.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/machine-gun-kelly-name-change-mgk-b2505664.html RufusLechuga (talk) 20:28, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 31 January 2025

This edit request to Machine Gun Kelly (musician) has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

He is having a child with Megan Fox and it will be born soon Digbick6999 (talk) 02:40, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ⸺(Random)staplers 07:12, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

RM template content wrapped with "nowiki"

{{subst:requested move|mgk|reason=Hasn't used Machine Gun Kelly, only "mgk", for almost a year now. All new music releases and press releases refer as mgk. Page name should be updated to stay accurate. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/machine-gun-kelly-name-change-mgk-b2505664.html.}} RufusLechuga (talk) 17:06, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wrapping this with "nowiki" tags prevented it from becoming an actual RM discussion. Why was that done? —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:52, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 19 February 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn per OP. (closed by non-admin page mover) 162 etc. (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Mgk (musician) → Machine Gun Kelly (musician)Machine Gun Kelly (musician) – This article has changed name without consensus, bringing this here to obtain that. I believe "Machine Gun Kelly" is still his WP:COMMONNAME.[1][2][3][4][5] His official stage name bears no weight. MB2437 15:55, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment Undiscussed pagemoves can be uncontroversially reverted at WP:RMT. 162 etc. (talk) 21:01, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment MGK and mgk are already primary redirects to this article, so mgk (musician) is unnecessary disambiguation. 162 etc. (talk) 21:01, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment OP has chosen to present this at WP:RMT instead.[6] 162 etc. (talk) 00:03, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Update Awards and nominations:

Year	Award	Category	Result	Recipient
2023	Golden Raspberry Awards	Worst Picture	Nominated	Chris Long, Machine Gun Kelly, Jib Polhemus, and Mod Sun
		Worst Director	Won	Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun
		Worst Actor	Nominated	Machine Gun Kelly
		Worst Supporting Actor	Nominated	Pete Davidson
			Nominated	Mod Sun
		Worst Screen Combo	Nominated	Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun
		Worst Screenplay	Nominated	"written" by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Mourning_(film) Phoenix0005 (talk) 11:00, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 November 2025

This edit request to mgk (musician) has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

I would like to request Machine Gun Kelly be changed to mgk because that’s what he goes by now ~2025-34171-37 (talk) 04:42, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: to request a page move follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Requested moves. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 05:13, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 24 November 2025

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:39, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Machine Gun Kelly (musician) → MGK – Page title was changed back to Machine Gun Kelly (musician) without consensus. As stated in the article, MGK is his new name. ~2025-32075-42 (talk) 03:18, 24 November 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 02:33, 1 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: I don't have any opinion on the merits of the underlying proposal, but I wanted to quickly clarify the procedural situation. "Machine Gun Kelly", with a disambiguator of either "rapper" (2011–2019) or "musician" (2019–present), has been the stable title of this article for virtually its entire existence. On February 10 of this year, the article was boldly moved to "Mgk (musician)" (diff); the person who moved the article had attempted to start an RM on the topic but, due to errors in their template syntax, no formal RM was ever opened and so the proposal does not appear to have been noticed or discussed at all before the move happened. Nine days after the title was moved, another user started an RM to revert the bold move, but subsequently withdrew the RM after being informed that they could have the move reverted via WP:RM/TR instead. Indeed, that revert was carried out the following day. I have no objection to the article title being changed to "MGK" (with or without a DAB) if that achieves consensus, but if this discussion ends in a no-consensus result, I wanted to emphasize that the current title is the stable title at which the article should remain. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 15:09, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per WP:NAMECHANGES. Although instances of "Machine Gun Kelly" are still found in present-day sources, (a significant majority) use "MGK" or "mgk". I don't believe this was the case in 2019 when the article last came up for RM. Note that MGK is a longstanding primary redirect to this article. 162 etc. (talk) 23:49, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per WP:NAMECHANGES, especially given how well this is currently signposted in the lead. I should add, though, that there is no discussion of his name change in the article itself, which we should also rectify. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 14:17, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

MGK, only

Please the artist pre named machine gun kelly, himself has said that name at his current situation and globally does not define what his messages delivers. Interview on a podcast about his lost amrricana album

Her oldest daughter Cassey, said proudly and loud MGK MEANS MULTI GENRE KING* It was all said at the teen choice American awards 2025 ~2025-36900-57 (talk) 22:40, 27 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See the conversation above :) — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 14:18, 3 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]