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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's Everyone Jelly Roll Brought Out During His Guest-Heavy Stagecoach Headlining Set
On Saturday night (Apr. 26), crossover country star Jelly Roll played what he said to be 'officially the biggest show I've ever headlined' when he closed the second day of the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. And he made sure it was one to remember for the many thousands in attendance — not only with his usual high-energy, hit-heavy setlist, but with a seemingly non-stop parade of big-name guests showing up to offer their support. More from Billboard Lana Del Rey Sings About Kissing Morgan Wallen in New Song '57.5' During Stagecoach Debut Lana Del Rey Proves She Was Always (And Also Never) Country With Stagecoach Festival Performance Ella Langley Named ACM Awards' New Female Artist of the Year Starting with mgk, who offered tremendous love and respect for his 'Lonely Road' collaborator, Jelly Roll welcomed one big name after another to join him on the stage — sometimes to play his songs, sometimes to play their collaborations with him, sometimes to play their own songs that Jelly just said he wanted to hear. Some folks were already in town for their own Stagecoach sets, but plenty of other folks were enlisted from totally separate corners of the music world — pop, hip-hop, rock, even CCM. Every time you thought the cast was complete, a new name got added to the set's credits, right down to Jelly Roll's closing song for the evening, which ended up featuring perhaps the biggest surprise guest of the entire night. If you weren't in Indio and missed the livestream, Billboard's got you covered. Here's a chronological list of every artist who Jelly Roll brought out on his Saturday headlining gig — check it out below, and be sure to check back after tomorrow night to see if Sunday's fest-closer Luke Combs will respond in turn with his own star-studded set. The artist formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly made the first surprise appearance of the night, seemingly materializing on stage from out of nowhere as Jelly Roll began to sing the chorus to John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads.' Jelly then pivoted to his and mgk's Denver-interpolating 'Lonely Road,' which they played in full. But before his buddy Colson could get out of there, Jelly requested that he perform his Tickets to My Downfall smash 'My Ex's Best Friend' — and mgk had no choice but to oblige. Shaboozey had graced the main stage (ahem, the 'Mane Stage') at Stagecoach just hours before, but he got the call from Jelly Roll to reprise their 'Amen' collab, which was released the previous day (Apr. 26) as part of 'Boozey's Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going: The Complete Edition deluxe reissue. And then once on stage, Shaboozey had to hang out just a little bit longer to help greet… …BigX, who showed up open-shirted to perform his 2022 single 'Texas' while the two country stars partied alongside him. After that, Jelly Roll pressured BigX to also perform the song he called 'my theme song' — the rapper's 2024 hit 'The Largest,' with the two big men having a mini-danceoff to the song. With all these 'brothers' of Jelly Roll making their presence felt, it was time for his 'little sister' to get in on the action — prolific hit collaborator Jessie Murph, making her second Stagecoach appearance of the day, after popping into Koe Wetzel's set to perform their 2024 Country Airplay No. 1 'The High Road.' Murph of course also had a 2024 hit duet with Jelly, and the two performed their 'Wild Ones' together. The only non-performer of the evening to be welcomed onto the stage by Jelly Roll was of course his longtime wife Bunnie Xo, who he gave a glowing tribute to and greeted warmly, before telling the crowd to give it up for 'Mama Bear.' After his wife's brief cameo, Jelly Roll said he needed to 'confess his love' for her in front of the festival crowd — but lamented that he had been unable to write the perfect love song for his life partner. To help with that, he brought out rising pop-folk singer-songwriter Alex Warren, who performed his current smash 'Ordinary' in Bunnie's honor — then stuck around to help both announce and debut his and Jelly Roll's not-yet-released collaboration, 'Bloodline.' After actually playing a couple solo songs, Jelly Roll embarked upon a mini-covers set, performing bits of Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me,' 2Pac & Dr. Dre's 'California Love' and Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers,' before ending on Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's 'Young, Wild and Free.' To help with that last one, Wiz himself appeared on stage — and once he was there, Jelly Roll also asked him to play a song of his own, with the Pittsburgh rapper delighting the crowd by launching into his 2011 smash 'Black & Yellow.' With Jelly Roll spending much of the evening preaching all glory to God, it was unsurprising he would ultimately call upon one of his most recent collaborators: CCM star Brandon Lake. The duo performed the Jelly-featuring redo of Lake's breakout hit 'Hard Fought Hallelujah,' which seemed like it would be the climax of the evening. But there was one big moment still to come… …with one of the biggest stars of the entire weekend, Friday Stagecoach performer Lana Del Rey. The singer-songwriter, who Jelly Roll called his 'favorite crooner of all time,' stuck around Indio for at least one more day to help Jelly with his closing number: 'Save Me,' which originally featured the unavailable Lainey Wilson. And after that final unforgettable duet, there was officially nothing left but the closing fireworks for Jelly Roll's stunningly star-studded set. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Perth Now
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Keith Urban to receive Triple Crown at 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards
Keith Urban will be honoured with the Triple Crown Award at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The 57-year-old singer will become the first star to be handed such an accolade live on the ACM stage since Carrie Underwood was awarded the Triple Crown Award in 2010. Following the announcement, he said: "I came halfway around the world to live in Nashville. "It was my dream since I was seven years old. All I ever wanted to do was write songs, try and get them recorded, try and get them on the radio, and now get them on streaming. "And hopefully people like them and want to come and see me live. That's never changed." Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton and Megan Moroney will make tribute performances to the star at the May 8th event, at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, in honour of his achievement. Stars can only receive the ACM Awards' Triple Crown Award if they have won the top three prizes at the ceremony. Urban has done so after he won Top New Male Vocalist in 2001, Male Vocalist of the Year in 2005 and 2006, and he scooped the Entertainer of the Year accolade in 2019. Keith admitted it didn't feel "real" when he was first nominated for Academy of Country Music Awards. He added: "I remember the first time seeing my name in the nominees and it felt like when you go to the theme park and you can get your picture taken and put on the front of a fake Time Magazine as a souvenir. I felt like that. "It wasn't real. It had that surreal quality." Keith finally scooped the Entertainer of the Year prize six years ago, after he was previously nominated and lost out on eight occasions. The star admitted he felt "content and grateful" to receive a nod, but when he did land the elusive accolade it was a "wonderful blessing". He said: "I would just celebrate the nomination, not really thinking I'm going to win and I'm good with that. I was very content and grateful. "And so [to win] - and in hindsight, now, for it to happen the year before COVID - was particularly a wonderful blessing because it was a big night, an arena full of people celebrating."
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
LAPD Releases Footage From Shooting Involving Jillian Lauren, Weezer Bassist's Wife
Los Angeles police have released video from the shooting of author Jillian Lauren, the wife of a Weezer band member, during a chaotic backyard confrontation that culminated in a volley of gunfire. Lauren's wounds were not life-threatening in the April 8 shooting in the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock, where the 51-year-old wife of Weezer bass player Scott Shriner emerged from her home with a gun as city police and the California Highway Patrol searched the area for three people who fled a car wreck. More from Billboard Weezer Bassist's Wife Jillian Lauren Shot in Police Altercation, Charged With Attempted Murder Lana Del Rey Proves She Was Always (And Also Never) Country With Stagecoach Festival Performance Ella Langley Named ACM Awards' New Female Artist of the Year Lauren — listed by police as Jillian Lauren Shriner — was released on a $1 million bond on suspicion of attempted murder pending further investigation. She is scheduled to appear in court April 30. Police released the excerpts from body camera recordings, surveillance video and audio of 911 dispatch conversations on Friday (April 25). The video clips show officers peering over a high wooden fence into a yard and shouting over the noise of a surveillance helicopter at a woman to put down her gun or risk getting shot. The fence obscures from the cameras what is on the other side. 'Ma'am, we're trying to help you. Put the gun down,' a voice says. 'You're going to get shot. It's the police.' An officer indicates that the woman has cocked a gun — 'Oh, she racked it' — immediately before the sound of at least six shots rings out. In a separate segment of silent surveillance video from Lauren's backyard, she can be seen exiting the home barefoot and carrying a pistol in her right hand. Another segment shows Lauren from behind, apparently raising a gun that is briefly visible. Dirt kicks up near her feet, and she turns and walks toward a doorway to the house. Further body camera video shows Lauren lying prone in the middle of a residential road as police place handcuffs behind her back, while noting that she has a wound on her arm. Lauren's published works include two bestselling memoirs, 2010's Some Girls: My Life in a Harem and 2015's Everything You Ever Wanted. Weezer is a Los Angeles-based band, beloved especially for their 1994 record unofficially known as the 'Blue Album,' with songs including 'Say It Ain't So.' Shriner joined the band in the early 2000s. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
