Machine Gun Kelly Closes the 2024 People's Choice Country Awards with a Solo Performance of 'Lonely Road'

Mar. 15, 2025

Machine Gun Kelly performs during the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards at Grand Ole Opry House on Sept. 26, 2024 in Nashville.Photo:Mickey Bernal/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Mickey Bernal/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

Machine Gun Kellyclosed out the2024 People’s Choice Country Awardswith a bang!

At the awards show, which took place on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the rocker, born Colson Baker, 34,took to the stage to sing his hit “Lonely Road” after the single won the People’s Choice Country Award forbest crossover song of 2024.

Comedian Matt Rife introduced the musician, calling him, “an artist who continues to redefine the boundaries of music.”

Ahead of the ceremony, Kelly spoke with PEOPLEin an exclusive interviewon the red carpet about his sobriety journey. “I had to zoom out and take a look at myself from a holistic perspective,” he said.

“I was born on the 22nd. Twenty-two is a master number. What am I here to master? I had to ask myself that question,” Kelly added. “What were my generational curses and problems that were passed down on to me and to my father?Rest in peace.”

Check out all of PEOPLE’s full coverage of the PCCAshere.

In July, Kelly and Jelly released “Lonely Road,” their first-ever collaborative song, which put a new spin onJohn Denver’s classic “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” They also released a heartfelt music video, which featured cameos from their other halvesMegan FoxandBunnie Xo.

Machine Gun Kelly at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.Terry Wyatt/Getty

Terry Wyatt/Getty

In the visual, the pair star as two men enduring financial difficulties while trying to provide for their families, begins with the duo attending a funeral while wearing all-black before they’re shown working at a car garage together.

The “Wild Ones” singer, 39, then comes home to find an upset Bunnie Xo reading a letter titled, “Infertility diagnosis and management” and comforting her. (Jelly also revealed that he and his wife, 44, wereundergoing IVFin June.)

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In addition to Kelly,Brad Paisley,Kane Brown,Keith Urban,Kelsea Ballerini,Lady A,Miranda Lambert,Parker McCollumandThe War and Treatyperformed at the 2024 PCCAs.Presenters at the 2023 PCCAs includedRife,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 TownandNate Bargatze.

The 2024 PCCAs will air live on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT across NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

source: people.com