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BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmermand at 2025 iHeartRadio Music Pageant
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Key Takeaways:
- Stagecoach 2026 contains a genre-blending lineup with Hip Hop, R&B and nation stars sharing the stage.
- BigXthaPlug, Ludacris and Teddy Swims are among the many crossover acts redefining the competition’s sound.
- The competition’s evolution displays a broader shift towards style fluidity in mainstream music.
Stagecoach is returning for an additional 12 months. On Thursday (Sept. 26), occasion organizers introduced the lineup for 2026, which can see Lainey Wilson, Put up Malone and Cody Johnson respectively headline an evening of the three-day occasion.
Though Stagecoach is primarily a rustic competition, subsequent 12 months’s lineup features a handful of artists exterior the style — although none of them are too stunning. For instance, BigXthaPlug will take the stage on April 24, 2026, possible performing tracks from I Hope You’re Joyful. His “All The Manner” collaborator, Bailey Zimmerman, additionally hinted at them teaming up reside in Stagecoach’s feedback part: “Aye, [BigXthaPlug], let’s go loopy.”
The next day will characteristic “Lose Management” hitmaker Teddy Swims earlier than Stagecoach wraps up on April 26, 2026, at Empire Polo Membership in Indio, California. Try the flyer under, then scroll on to see the acts we’re most enthusiastic about.
BigXthaPlug
Particularly over the previous 12 months, BigXthaPlug has confirmed himself to be the king of country-rap collaborations. I Hope You’re Joyful arrived with options from the likes of Darius Rucker, Ella Langley, Luke Combs, Ink and Shaboozey.
Goldenvoice Govt Vice President Stacy Vee informed Selection, “He simply launched a brand new album, and each single tune is a collaboration with a large nation music artist.”
Put up Malone
By now, everybody is aware of Put up Malone can soar into any style and are available out with successful. In 2024, he launched his country-folk album, F-1 Trillion, and teamed up with two of America’s greatest pop stars: Beyoncé on “LEVII’S JEANS” and Taylor Swift on “Fortnight.”
“Put up Malone is any individual who performed a direct help slot on the Mane Stage two years in the past,” Vee stated. “So, it was type of his first style of the nation neighborhood, and I’m pleased to say we will need to have made an excellent impression on him, as a result of he simply continues to remain in our area.”
Ludacris
Ludacris is about to hitch the Late Evening on Mustang lineup alongside Diplo and Pitbull, so it’ll be actually fascinating to see what the trio brings. Nation isn’t fully unfamiliar territory for the Atlanta-raised rapper. He appeared on the remix of Jason Aldean’s “Dust Highway Anthem” again in 2011.
Teddy Swims
“Teddy Swims is a very enjoyable crossover act,” Vee stated of the Georgia singer. “He’s pop, he’s soul, and I believe that he can be embraced rather well by the Stagecoach viewers.” In January, Swims debuted I’ve Tried The whole lot However Remedy (Half 2), which got here with options from GIVĒON, Muni Lengthy, Coco Jones and GloRilla. Then, in June, he and BigXthaPlug labored collectively on “All Gasoline No Breaks.”