Stagecoach 2026

 photo of music band performing at front of crowded stadium under blue sky

Stagecoach! this year looked like a medley of country, pop, and soft rock. I don't know country all that well but recognize, Riley Greens name, Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Little Big Town, Brett Young, and Eli Young Band. The poppy guy this year are the Diplos, 

  oh also Noah Cyrus sorta but she does have a soft twang to her songs Pitbull, Ludacris down below the poster but also sorta Post Malone? Last years Coachella set did feel like more of a stagecoach vibe so this seems more on brand. 

The soft rock bands and acts are kind of huge, hootie?? Bush?? Third Eye Blind?? Journeyyyyyy huge dad rock category for sure, for sure. Love seeing and getting to hear new artists and same goes for country!

Coachella day by day

DJ on stage in front of audience


Kinda surprised Sabrina is back at Coachella but she was either headlining here or doing stadium runs I think would be the next step for her as an artists so idk if she has the fanbase. 

Still other EDM artist to be announced for the DoLab and for The Quasar stage. 

Bieber is hugeeeee, hope he's well and wants to perform. glad he's getting a check. Don't know much about Karol G but love to get to know her. A handful of these artists felt like a no-brainer but still as alway super excited!

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FRIDAY

Sabrina Carpenter, 

Pop: KATSEYE, BINI, flowerovlove,  The Two Lips, Lykke Li , Slayyter, 

R&B/rhythm : Teddy Swims, Cachurula and Loojan, Dabeull, Dijon, 

HipHop: Sexyy red, Central Cee, fakemink, Joost,

Dance: Disclosure, Levity, Creepy Nuts, Marlon Hoffstadt, Kettama, Groove Armada, Hugel, Prospa, Sahara z, Arodes, Chloe cailet and Rossi, Jessica brankka, Fakemink, Ninajirachi, Hamdi, Max Dean, Luke Dean, Max Styler, Gordo,

Alt/Rock: Nine Inch Noize, Foster the People, Moby, Turnstile, Joyce Manor, Hot Mulligan, Blood Orange, Devo, Freshwater, The XX, Ethel Cain, DEVO, CMAT, February, Carolina durante, newdad, Wednesday, bob baker marionette young,


SATURDAY

Justin Bieber

Pop: Addison Rae, PinkPatheress, Fujii Kaze, SOMBR, Taemin, rusowsky, Noga Erez, Alex G, 

R&B/rhythm : Giveon, Davido, rudoswsky, Los Hermanos, Ultra, Luisa Sonza, WHATMMORE, Labrinth, 

HipHop: Swae Lee, Solomun, 

Dance: ADriatique, Ayybo, Bedouin, REZZ, Green Velvet, Ben Sterling, Blondshell, Mind Entertprises, SOSA, mahmut Orhan, Riordan, GENESI, Yamaguocci, Boys Noize, *BUSUKE *UKMATSU

Alt/Rock: Royel Otis, The Strokes, Gease, Ceremony, David Bryne, Interpol, Lambrini Girls, Ecco Vandal, freak slug, Die Spitz, 54 ultra


SUNDAY 

Karol G

Pop: Bigbang, laufey, FKA Twigs, Gigi Perez, oklou, 

HipHop: Young Thug, Clipse, Little Simz

Dance: Subtronics, Duke Dumont, BUNT, Major Lazer, Armin van Beuren, kascade, Mochakk, Adam Beyer, Röyksopp, Worship, whomadewho, RBZ, Carlota and josh baker, MËSTIZA and friends, azzecca, le yoga, tomora,  the rapture,

Alt/Rock: Wetleg, DrAIN, sucicidal tendencies, Glitterer, the chats, Iggy pop,  French police, black flag, los retros, Samia, Jane remover, model/actriz, holly Humberstone, 


***Anyma, Radiohead, Kid & Mnesia tooooooo

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who I thought... or like maybe in terms of genres at least, really thought tate would perform. and Conana since he's had a good year but he did sing a few years back. Thought Lewis Caladi would be there....

Kinda glad MGK isn't performing, thought he would be. Also surprised doechiii isn't going to be there.....Or Leon....

Good year for alt for sure!

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15 pop ( ravyn lena, tate, zara Larsson,, bieber, lewis capaldi, grace Abrams, dua lipa,, alex warren, shawn mendes, jess glynne, Addison rae,  conan grey, pinkpanthress )

3 kpop (kaseye, hunters, stray kids)

60 EDM (chainsmokers, bunt, disclosure, John summit, empire of the sun, flume, Rufus du sol, 2hollis, levity, wooli,, barrybcant swim, sultan and Sheppard, nurko, Magdalena bay, omd, hardball, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, twinsick, leisure, sabzi/haliene, , ray vole, khruangbin, black coffee, katranada, )

1 country (Bailey zimmerman)

32 alt rock indie (sombr, mgk, hozier, avril lavgne, gigi pperez, twenty one pilots , linking park, yunglbud,  cage the elephants, awolnation, dexter and the moon rocks, Jonah Kagen, wetleg, yellow card, myles smith, head and throat heart, wilderado, offspring, Franz Ferdinand, palaye Royale, weathers, , black rebel motorcycle club, bad omens, honestav, Cameron Whitcomb, balu brigada, culture wars, sleep token, wolf Alice, you will know Ali, dodie, the last dinner party, half alive, rainbow kitten surprise, Calum Scott, architects)

16 hiphop (flo rida, ciara, doechii, sexxy red,, eminem, central c,, gunna)

10 r and b soul (Leon Thomas, Nelly Furtado, summer walker, Chris brown, teddy swims, )

9 latin (j balvin, karol g, peso pluma, rauw alejandro, ricky martin, shakira, )

4 other

2 mystery


Coachellaaaaaa 2026

group of person standing on green grass field

VMAs 2025 recap

 Doja cat, lipsync? idk, liked the 80's vibe, lol I swear one of the dancers in the background looked exactly like Chappell Roan with the big teased red hair. 

Lady Gaga of course won, she is perfect and can be two places at once, flying probably right now to MSG by blade. 


Lola Young sounded great but honestly looked like she didn't want to be there? idk 

Ricky Martin, perfect, forgot how hot he is lol obsessed, livin la vida local for sureeeee

Ricky Martin Named Latin Icon at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, Dedicates  Honor to His 4 Kids

Tates performance everyone loved, I think she's like the next new pop girlie. I'm still getting used to her like nasally voice, I can't tell if I like it or not. she seems like a Camilla/BeBeRexha replacement in the industry. Feel like it was a dance performance more than a song but everyone loves her!

2025 MTV VMAs: Tate McRae Performs 'Sports Car' and 'Revolving Door'

Rose won song of the year with APT and her speech was mad long but she looked like super nervous and honestly happy for her, she seems super appreciative, love the song, love her journey. 

can't believe busta rhymes didn't perform look at me now lol that might be the only song I know by him lol but everyone loved him so who knows lol

Sabrina performed and was amazing, 80s is that going be the pop theme next year? first Doja then Sabrina, the big teezed hair and stuff. 

Sabrina Carpenter Performs at the MTV VMAs

Then katseye won, for best push artists. that seems like a given since they were doing the preshow performance before at the UBS Arena. looked fun! 

post Malone and jelly roll performed or at his tour they prerecorded but sounded great! both were great at like Coachella this past year. 

the kid laroi killed it, fun little country song with Bailey Zimmerman. 

Mariah carey didn't perform always be my baby lol my fav song, but she did do why you so obsessed with me which made me think that Eminem would come out but no guess that beef isn't squashed lol 

Lady Gaga performed dead dance, honestly so theatrical and with a clear vision of art love. she lows key scares me but year lady gag for sure with out a doubt talented like way talented. 

2025 MTV VMAs: Lady Gaga Offers Epic "The Dead Dance" Performance

Alex warren kinda killed it, didn't know oath first song but love, ordinary as much as it may sometimes have been overplayed he was everywhere at festivals and hoping he has a huge tour coming up. feel like they are marketing him as to be the next benson Boone type person but seems less corny even though he was found on TikTok I think not totally sure. love his voice, seems fun love. Super gospelly

ozzys tribute was fun, yungblud seems like the next big rock guy love that for him. Steven Tyler is a legend. Great performance. 

jbalvin omg I almost forgot him but did know any of his song but a vibe, saw him in concert a few years back and a whole vibeeeee

the hunters present the award to Sabrina for album of the year which honestly I agree. any album now a days where I know more than 3 songs on it is huge lol Can artists sell good CDs again? I feel like everything is just one hit wonders which is probably profitable for the label but like oh Lady Gaga I could have seen her winning too because she performed like majority of the songs at Coachella and it was major. 

Megan Malroney performed, crazy blue eyes, love, need to deep into country more. her song seemed like a fun vibe. 

Sombr actually seems like a chill kid. saw he had performed in the city for his upcoming album and shut down the streets of his home town neighborhood, that much feel crazy for him. Loved the first song. seems like an 80s disco themed, idk what label everyone us under but everyone is on theme I guess, 

Sombr Performs 'Back to Friends' and '12 to 12' Medley at 2025 VMAs

Ariana grande won pop song on the year and I didn't know it but she seemed super sweet up there and thanked everyone of her team for the shoot and thanked her fans and idk she seems so adorable I love. she's such an easy person to root for!

Lady gaga and bruno mars best collab makes sense, then song was everywhere kinda more last year but eh! love that for them 

Conan Grey performed and he seems like the male version of Chappell roan, very theatrical and whimsy, good voice!

Ariana grande won video of the year, honestly may hav not have been the most watched video but seems like out of all them she put in the most into the story and the production, as all of her music videos are. love that for her, didn't even know she is going on tour, that's awesome. 

Ariana Dominates at the 2025 VMAs: Full Video Coverage

***honestly truly thought doechii would have performed this years award.....

VMAs 2025 Winners

  



The complete list of 2025 VMAs nominations:

Artist of the Year

Bad Bunny
Beyoncé
Kendrick Lamar
Lady Gaga
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd


***duhhh and love that for her, she's literally going back on blade to MSG as we speak, talk about dedication, she can be two places at once, iconic. 


Song of the Summer

Addison Rae - Headphones On
Alex Warren - Ordinary
Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
BigXthaPlug & Bailey Zimmerman - All the Way
Chappell Roan - The Subway
Demi Lovato - Fast
Doja Cat - Jealous Type
Huntr/x - Golden
Jessie Murph - Blue Strips
Justin Bieber - Daisies
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It to the Max (Fly) (Remix)
Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae - What I Want
Ravyn Lenae Featuring Rex Orange County - Love Me Not
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Sombr - 12 to 12
Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching (From F1® the Movie)

***I'll be honest, I thought it was going to be Golden since its everything that kids are listening to this summer, its cute but it also just came out the last few months so makes sense. Tate has been on a great run of arena venues.


Song of the Year



Alex Warren – Ordinary
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Doechii – Anxiety
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I’m Sorry
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
Lorde – What Was That
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Tate McRae – Sports Car
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless


***love that because it was always on the radio and for once I didn't hate an overplayed song. such an ear warm. love its a Kpop year for sure


Video of the Year

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead

Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

***love her , she's so adorable, like Sabrina carpenter is like a polly pocket but she is just so quant, crazy she's going on tour, she was awesome in wicked too! honestly thought this would go to APT because of the play count but love Ariana 


Best Pop Artist

Ariana Grande
Charli xcx
Justin Bieber
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae




Best New Artist

Alex Warren
Ella Langley
Gigi Perez
Lola Young
Sombr
The Marías

****What I predicted, he's had the song of the year in my mind, headlining festivals all summer, killing it fro when I saw him open up at iHeart last year in NYC

Best Album

Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

***hoenstly necesary because I knew a lot of this album and any album I know more than 3 songs on now a days is rare, such a cute album. Lady gaga could have also won and I would have agreed as well, she performed her whole album it seemed at Coachella everyone ate it up there too, she honestly could have been doing stadium tours as well maybe next year...?

Best Collaboration

Bailey Zimmerman with Luke Combs – Backup Plan (Stagecoach Official Music Video)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA – Luther
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
Post Malone ft. Blake Shelton – Pour Me a Drink
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Sunset Blvd

***out of everyone it was bruno mars either way, APT felt more like a this year biggest hit and die with a smile more of a biggest hit of last year but love either way! Lady Gaga has had a huge year for sureeeee

Best Pop Song

Alex Warren – Ordinary
Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die with a Smile
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

I''l be honest I don't know this song but hearing Ariana sound so apreciative was so haeartwarming, truly seems like she cares about the fans and her team and shouted everyone out one by one love. 

Best Hip-Hop Song

Doechii – Anxiety
Drake – Nokia
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me
GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red – Whatchu Kno About Me
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
LL Cool J ft. Eminem – Murdergram Deux
Travis Scott – 4X4

Best R&B Song

Chris Brown – Residuals
Leon Thomas & Freddie Gibbs – Mutt (Remix)
Mariah Carey – Type Dangerous
Partynextdoor – N o C h i l l
Summer Walker – Heart of a Woman
SZA – Drive
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless

***figured since she was performing! wish she performed always be my baby!

Best Alternative Song

Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Imagine Dragons – Wake Up
Lola Young – Messy
MGK & Jelly Roll – Lonely Road
Sombr – Back to Friends
The Marías – Back to Me

***figured since he is performing! proud since he seems so young, don't know much about him but excited to hear live. he performed his album release in the LES and it was crowded, maybe the next big thing!

Best Rock Song
Evanescence – Afterlife (from the Netflix series Devil May Cry)
Green Day – One Eyed Bastard
Lenny Kravitz – Honey
Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine
Twenty One Pilots – The Contract
Coldplay – All My Love

Best Latin Song

Bad Bunny – Baile Inolvidable
J Balvin – Rio
Karol G – Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido
Peso Pluma – La Patrulla
Rauw Alejandro & Romeo Santos – Khé?
Shakira – Soltera

Best K-Pop Song

Aespa – Whiplash
Jennie – Like Jennie
Jimin – Who
Jisoo – Earthquake
Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye – Born Again
Stray Kids – Chk Chk Boom
Rosé – Toxic Till the End

****now not being super in the know with kpop Like Jennie is the one I saw the most with like dance reels and such even at Coachella she was huge. I figured it would be a Blackpink girl or Stray Kids win with them both touring stadiums this year!love

Best Afrobeats Song

Asake & Travis Scott – Active
Burna Boy ft. Travis Scott – TaTaTa
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It to the Max (Fly)(Remix)
Rema – Baby (Is It a Crime)
Tems ft. Asake – Get It Right
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Wizkid ft. Brent Faiyaz – Piece of My Heart

***nice!

Best Country Song

Chris Stapleton – Think I’m in Love With You
Cody Johnson with Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You
Jelly Roll – Liar
Lainey Wilson – 4x4xU
Megan Moroney – Am I Okay?
Morgan Wallen – Smile

***sounded good on stage! much be the next best thing? stagecoach bound?

Best Long Form Video

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film)
Damiano David – Funny Little Stories
Mac Miller – Balloonerism
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

Video for Good

Burna Boy – Higher
Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish
Doechii – Anxiety
Eminem ft. Jelly Roll – Somebody Save Me
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco – Younger and Hotter Than Me
Zach Hood ft. Sasha Alex Sloan – Sleepwalking

Best Direction

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Art Direction

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Lorde – Man Of The Year
Miley Cyrus – End of the World
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.

Best Cinematography

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Miley Cyrus – Easy Lover
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Best Editing

Charli xcx – Guess featuring Billie Eilish
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (from F1: The Movie)

Best Choreography

Doechii – Anxiety
FKA Twigs – Eusexua
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Tyla – Push 2 Start
Zara Larsson – Pretty Ugly

Best Visual Effects

Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Rosé & Bruno Mars – Apt.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching (from F1: The Movie)
The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow

MTV Push Performance of the Year

Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Ayra Starr – Last Heartbreak Song
Mark Ambor – Belong Together
Lay Bankz – Graveyard
Dasha – Bye Bye Bye
Katseye – Touch
Jordan Adetunji – Kehlani
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is
Livingston – Shadow
Damiano David – Next Summer
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Role Model – Sally, When the Wine Runs Out

***figured since they did the pre-performance thing but Shaboozey I would have said maybe since he did Coachella or maybe Mark Amber but his hit seemed like last year, same as Gigi, but banger hit

August 2025 whtz

red and silver car engine 

Out of the top 45 people there were like 10 or so people who were new this month honestly with older songs. All listed below . They swapped out APT and Cry For Me for Manchild and Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else.. Love Me Not, and DAISIES are both new in the top 10 and Mystical Magical and Love Me Not.

BENSON BOONE

Sorry I'm Here For Someone...

426

ALEX WARREN

Ordinary

421

CHAPPELL ROAN

Pink Pony Club

400

LADY GAGA

Abracadabra

348

SABRINA CARPENTER

Manchild

317

RAVYN LENAE

Love Me Not

241

THE WEEKND

Cry For Me

198

GRACIE ABRAMS

That's So True

198

JUSTIN BIEBER

DAISIES

193

BENSON BOONE

Mystical Magical

185

LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS

Die With A Smile

176

ALEX WARREN

On My Mind f/ROSE

172

ROSE & BRUNO MARS

APT

169

SABRINA CARPENTER

Taste

166

SOMBR

undressed

157

SZA

30 For 30 f/Kendrick Lamar

154

MGK

cliche

151

HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA...

Golden

149

CHARLI XCX

Party 4 U

148

TATE MCRAE

Revolving door

147

SABRINA CARPENTER

Espresso

135

MYLES SMITH

Nice To Meet You

135

CHAPPELL ROAN

Good Luck, Babe!

114

LEWIS CAPALDI

Survive

110

THE WEEKND

Sao Paulo f/Anitta

83

MORGAN WALLEN

What I Want f/Tate McRae

81

ZARA LARSSON

Crush

73

BILLIE EILISH

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

68

BLACKPINK

JUMP

63

DOJA CAT

Agora Hills

61

SZA

Saturn

60

ARIANA GRANDE

we can't be friends (wait...)

55

DOJA CAT

Jealous Type

49

SABRINA CARPENTER

Please Please Please

40

SABRINA CARPENTER

Feather

40

DUA LIPA

Levitating

36

SABRINA CARPENTER

Bed Chem

33

DUA LIPA

Houdini

33

KATSEYE

Gabriela

31

BENSON BOONE

Beautiful Things

30

SZA

Snooze

28

JULIA MICHAELS

Try Your Luck

27

TATE MCRAE

Sports car

27

HOZIER

Too Sweet

24

RIHANNA

S&M

24