Alicia Atout

Alicia Claire Atout (born 1 June 1995) is a Canadian journalist and YouTube personality, best known for her work in the music and professional wrestling industries. She is currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) as a member of the promotion's broadcast team. Atout also runs her own music-orientated blog A Music Blog, Yea? (AMBY), as well as her own YouTube channel where she interviews music and wrestling personalities.

Atout previously worked for the professional wrestling promotions Impact Wrestling and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and was the MC for professional wrestler Mick Foley's 20 Years of Hell speaking tour. She has also worked as the backstage interviewer for numerous independent wrestling promotions, most notably appearing at the 2018 All In pay-per-view event.

Atout was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario and later graduated from Dunbarton High School.

Work with AMBY

The website A Music Blog, Yea? (AMBY) was founded by Atout in 2013 at the age of 17. She has since interviewed numerous musicians and bands for AMBY including Palaye Royale, Steel Panther, Dua Lipa, Bring Me The Horizon, Andy Biersack, Mac DeMarco, Melanie Martinez, One Ok Rock and Greta Van Fleet. In its first year, AMBY won three music awards: the Canadian Weblog Awards for Best Media and Journalism Blog and Best Arts and Culture Blog, and the MiB Award for Best Canadian Art and Culture/Music blog. With the rising popularity of AMBY videos on YouTube, Atout was able to expand her blog into covering other interests and soon began interviewing wrestling personalities such as Rey Mysterio, Paige, Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega.

Professional wrestling career

Atout worked for the Impact Wrestling promotion from 2018 until 2019. In Impact, she served as a backstage interviewer on the promotion's flagship Impact! television series, and co-hosted the weekly Behind The Lights web series on Impact's Twitch channel alongside Anthony Carelli.

In September 2018, Atout participated in the All In pay-per-view event, co-promoted by Cody Rhodes. In 2019, after completing her work with Impact Wrestling, she was contacted by Rhodes and offered a position as backstage correspondent for the new All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion. Atout debuted for the promotion (using the ring name "Alicia A") at AEW's inaugural event Double or Nothing. On November 18, it was announced that Atout had signed with Major League Wrestling (MLW), signalling her departure from AEW.

Other ventures

Atout has participated on various committees for national music award shows in Canada and the United States, working as a jury member for JUNOS, Polaris Music Prize, Prism Prize, and the East Coast Music Association. Atout also currently works for Budweiser and Hot Topic, serving as the Chief Music Officer for the former and Music Influencer for the latter.

Music

• Canadian Weblog Awards
  • Best Media and Journalism Blog (2013)
  • Best Arts and Culture Blog (2013)
• Feedspot
  • AMBY ranked No. 68 on the 2016 Feedspot Top 100 Music Blogs, Websites & Newsletters list
  • AMBY ranked No. 3 on the 2017 Feedspot Top 50 Toronto Music Blogs list
  • AMBY ranked No. 23 on the 2017 Feedspot Top 75 Canadian Music Blogs & Websites & Newsletters list
• FYI Music News
  • AMBY was included on the 2017 FYI Canadian Music Blogs You Should Be Following list
• MiB Awards
  • Best Canadian Art and Culture/Music Blog (2013)
  • Best Canadian Arts and Entertainment Blog (2014)