Machine Gun Kelly closed the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards with a bang!
At the awards ceremony held on Thursday, September 26 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the rocker, born Colson Baker, 34, took the stage to sing his hit “Lonely Road” after the single won the People’s Choice Country Award for Best Crossover Song 2024
Despite releasing it as a duet with Jelly Roll — who was not present at the awards — Kelly performed the song solo. Instead, he was joined by members of his band at a musical point in the middle of a stage covered in greenery and string lights.
Comedian Matt Rife introduced the musician, calling him “an artist who continues to redefine the boundaries of music.”
Brad Paisley and Machine Gun Kelly have joined the performers for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.
Ahead of the ceremony, Kelly spoke with PEOPLE in an exclusive red carpet interview about his journey to sobriety. “I had to zoom out and look at myself from a holistic perspective,” he said.
“I was born on the 22nd. Twenty-two is the main number. What am I here to overcome? I had to ask myself that question,” Kelly added. “What were my generational curses and problems that were passed down to me and my father? Rest in peace.”
See all of PEOPLE’s full coverage of the PCCAs here.
In July, Kelly and Jelly released “Lonely Road,” their first collaborative song, which put a new spin on John Denver’s classic “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” They also released a heartfelt music video featuring their other halves Megan Fox and Bunnie Xo.
Machine Gun Kelly at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.
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In the visual, the pair play two men going through financial hardships while trying to provide for their families, starting with the duo attending a funeral wearing all black before being shown working together in a car garage.
Later, MGK is seen coming home and kissing Fox’s lips and stomach, before opening a “Final Notice” request. The clip then cuts to a shot of the pair standing by a lake with Fox, 38, who appears to have a baby bump, as MGK steps across the water with a rock.
The “Wild Ones” singer, 39, then comes home to find a distraught Bunnie Xo reading a letter titled “Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment” and comforting her. (Jelly also revealed that he and his wife, 44, underwent IVF in June.)
The “Emo Girl” artist ends up robbing a bank before the video jumps forward to “8 months later” where Fox can be seen cradling the baby in her arms and introducing little Jelly Rolla and Bunnie Xo, before taking the little girl to visit Kelly in prison.
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In addition to Kelly, Brad Paisley, Kane Brown, Keith Urban, Kelsea Ballerini, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum and The War and Treaty performed at the 2024 PCCAs. The 2023 PCCAs headliners included Rife, Dasha, Shaboozey, Ashley Cooke, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Cody Rhodes, Orville Peck, Parker McCollum, Priscilla Block, Scotty McCreery, Tanner Adell, Dylan Dreyer, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town and Nate Bargatze.
PCCA 2024 will air live on Thursday, September 26 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
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