MGK surprises Nash crowd and takes out Lainey Wilson

On Tuesday (September 24), rapper and singer Machine Gun Kelly performed a free show in downtown Nashville at Broadway's Skydeck, where fans began lining up early in the pouring rain in hopes of getting in.

MGK is in town Thursday night to attend the People's Choice Country Awards, as is Lainey Wilson, and with two being in the same place at the same time, magic happened.

MGK surprises the Nashville crowd by bringing Lainey Wilson to perform with him

As the packed crowd cheered loudly for MGK and his songs, he interrupted the show to bring out current CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year, Wilson.

The “Hang Tight Honey” hitmaker took the stage and the crowd flocked to it wild.

Together they sang “Lonely Road”, the song by MGK with Jelly Roll. Wilson and Jelly are labelmates, so it was a fitting choice.

In the video, Wilson helps MGK sing some background vocals, then she sings Jelly's verse.

It's interesting to see such a big headlining country artist cede the spotlight to another artist and fade into the background during their performance.

A truly noble move. Jelly Roll once shared with Taste of country nights that he learned how to do that from Eric Church. So it's cool to see this trend spreading in country music.

When the song ended, MGK and Wilson shared a warm hug and Wilson left the stage while MGK continued his performance.