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Jelly Roll brought out Eminem as a special guest during a Detroit stop on Post Malone‘s ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour’ – watch footage below.
Having paid homage to Detroit’s own Bob Seger earlier in the night with a cover of ‘Old Time Rock and Roll’ on Sunday night (May 18), the Nashville rapper and singer-songwriter surprised fans at the Ford Field stadium by bringing out another hometown hero in Eminem.
The football venue broke out in cheers when the ‘Mockingbird’ rapper walked out to join Jelly Roll for the second verse of ‘Lose Yourself’, with one attendee later talking to X/Twitter to say the moment was the “coolest thing I’ve ever seen at a concert”.
“Detroit, what up?! Make some noise for Jelly Roll!” Eminem shouted to the thousands of fans. “Long time, no see. I love y’all. Peace!” As he left the stage, Jelly Roll said: “If you can’t tell, that was a childhood dream come fucking true, Detroit. This is the greatest show I’ve ever had in my fucking life.”
The crowd went wild when Jelly Roll brought out Eminem to perform "Lose Yourself". ?? pic.twitter.com/mwzvrfJwOK
— The Eminem Bible (@Shadyind) May 19, 2025
Eminem made a surprise appearance at the Jelly Roll/ Post Malone concert, and the crowd went wild.
Music has the power to bring people together from all walks of life. I had an amazing time singing and dancing with complete strangers.
In those hours, there were no Democrats or… pic.twitter.com/yDZZb8AwQ5
— Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) May 19, 2025
Eminem came out during Jelly Roll's set at Ford Field. How is Posty supposed to top this? pic.twitter.com/6I6aVbynPY
— Adam Graham (@grahamorama) May 19, 2025
Eminem popped out at the Post Malone/ Jelly Roll show pic.twitter.com/U6O79C17Nm
— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) May 19, 2025
He also shared that Eminem’s music “helped me through the darkest moments of my life” and gave a shout out to his manager, Paul Rosenberg, who he told the audience “believed in me” early on in his career.
Last year, Jelly Roll – real name Jason Bradley DeFord – took to Instagram to name the rapper as one of his “childhood heroes” after collaborating with him on ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’.
Jelly Roll’s 2020 track ‘Save Me’ was sampled on closing track, ‘Somebody Save Me’, and he wrote of the experience: “When I bonded out of jail at 17 years old and was sneaking into cyphers and battles in Nashville they would also play the ‘Lose Yourself’ beat when I came out on stage at the freestyle battles.
“I related to every word Eminem wrote. I understand him and felt like he understood me, which was rare cause I spent most of my life feeling misunderstood. So you can imagine how I felt when I got that the call that Eminem would be sampling my song ‘Save Me’ on his new album. And for him to use the song to discuss the other side of what could’ve happened if he would’ve allowed his demons to win brought me to tears.”
Meanwhile, Post Malone announced two additional dates for his European and UK leg of the BIG ASS stadium world tour earlier the month, with the new dates seeing him play a second show in Berlin, Germany on August 19, as well as a second show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on September 8. You can get your tickets here.
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Brad Paisley has called Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding “one of the least pretentious weddings he’s ever seen”.
The country star attended the ceremony alongside his actress wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley. They joined around 1,000 guests at New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this month as the global pop icon married the American football star.
Although the celebration attracted enormous attention and involved tight security and a stunning makeover of the famous arena, Paisley said the occasion never came across as excessive.
“Ironically, (it) was one of the least pretentious weddings that I've ever seen or ever will see,” Paisley told The Associated Press during an interview. “It meant a lot to be (invited). It was, kind of, a big thank you from her to invite us.”
Paisley, who chose Swift as an opening performer for his tour when she was a teenager in 2007, said he was delighted to be included in what many considered the biggest celebrity wedding of the year.
“They were very clear with the invite, and I took this personally when I got the invite, because in the invite, it said, ‘If you're getting this, you mean a lot to us,’” he revealed.
The musician also explained that guests were not told the wedding’s exact location until the date drew nearer.
“It was really fun to watch the cat and mouse game of, like, ‘We can tell you roughly where it's going to be, we're not gonna say what building... and here's the date. If you're in, we'll tell you more,’” he continued. “I went to my wife, I said, ‘Want to go?’ and she said, ‘Absolutely, we gotta be there!’ So, we did it, it was RSVP yes.”
Other famous attendees included Brad Pitt, Gigi Hadid, Bradley Cooper, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, Hugh Grant, Haim and Tom Hanks.
