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Stagecoach 2025: 12 Must-See Acts
Billboard spotlights a dozen essential artists to see at this week's Stagecoach Country Music Festival.
Two-time CMA Awards entertainer of the year Luke Combs, “Liar” hitmaker Jelly Roll and “Something in the Orange” singer-songwriter Zach Bryan will headline Stagecoach this year, but the fest’s undercard is also filled with worthy performers and an eclectic lineup that features everything from “Tipsy (A Bar Song)” hitmaker Shaboozey, Americana-leaning performers such as Sierra Ferrell, Sturgill Simpson and Noeline Hofmann, established pop and rock artists including Lana Del Rey, T-Pain, Nelly, Sammy Hagar and the Backstreet Boys, mainstream country acts such as Scotty McCreery, Carly Pearce, John Morgan, Dasha, Bryan Martin, Tigerlily Gold and Niko Moon, faith-based artists including Anne Wilson and Blessing Offor, and country-rock bands such as 49 Winchester and The Wilder Blue. With the fervor of a southern minister leading a tent revival, Jelly Roll roams the stage with an evangelical zeal as he musically tackles questions of faith, addiction, love and self-worth in a show that feels like a unifying, communal, healing ritual. Releases like 2024’s A Little Goes a Long Way see the trio mixing country-folk with hints of rock, Americana and even a little bluegrass on smartly penned, sweetly harmonized highlights like the Swiftian “The Part Where You Break My Heart,” and the romantic stomper “I Know It’ll Never End,” the latter of which earned the group its first CMT Award nomination.
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