Machine Gun Kelly Shocks Nashville Crowd as Lainey Wilson Puts New Spin on Jelly Roll Duet

While Nashville is a hotbed for music, on Thursday night, it will play host to the People’s Choice Country Awards. And that means – numerous celebrities and singers made their to the city to celebrate their accomplishments in the music industry. And one of those people was none other than Machine Gun Kelly. Not wanting to travel to Nashville for only an award show, he decided to treat fans to a free concert at the Skydeck on Broadway. With fans waiting hours for the concert, the singer welcomed Lainey Wilson to the stage for a special performance. 

When news dropped that MGK was offering a free concert for fans in Nashville, hundreds of people started to line up in the morning. Even with it raining for most of the day, that didn’t remotely stop fans from enduring the weather to see MGK perform. Eventually starting the concert, MGK offered them a setlist full of his hit songs. But the concert hit a different level when the singer paused the show to introduce Wilson. 

With the crowd roaring in excitement, the two stars performed “Lonely Road”, a song by both MGK and Jelly Roll. While not in attendance that night, Jelly Roll’s part went to Wilson, who dazzled on stage with her mesmerizing vocals.

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Lainey Wilson Discusses The Power Of Friendship

Although enjoying her time on the stage with MGK, there are few artists who hold a special place in Wilson’s heart more than Miranda Lambert. Having collaborated in the past, the country singer insisted her favorite part about Lambert was her friendship. “She’s become that girl in my life in the industry that just calls and checks on me. Even yesterday, she just sent me a text and said, ‘Love you. Wherever you are, I’m thinking about you. Sending you all the good vibes.’” 

While loving the support from Lambert, Wilson admitted that everybody needed a person like that in their corner. “I think it’s really important to have women like that in your corner in general, not with just the music industry, but you just got to have those folks around you.” She continued, “I met her about three years ago, and I’ve been able to go to her and she just has some good insight. I try to make sure that I go to people like that who have been there and done it.”

Surrounded by industry experts and good friends, Wilson continues to expand her stardom and dominate country music.

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