Here’s everything you missed at Stagecoach 2026 including Ludacris discussing the evolving relationship between hip-hop and country music, Wynonna Judd connecting with new audiences while honoring her legacy and more.
Ludacris: What’s going on Billboard? This is Ludacris, Stagecoach 2026, I need y’all to come with me. We about to have a hell of a time. Let’s roll.
Narrator: It gets no better than Stagecoach with the stars. And we went to Indio for three days to hang with the artist, catch them live and party at the rodeo. We take you there in Billboard All Access presented by Amazon. Day one, as we arrived on the grounds, we couldn’t wait to talk to our faves.
Dan + Shay: It was so much fun to be able to come back here after, you know, the first time we played here it was 2014 crazy. It was wild man, different haircuts, for sure, different haircuts, different haircuts. It is crazy man, to be back here with all of our friends with so much history now being in the industry for like, 13 years, it’s crazy to come back here and it’s no longer like this new not. It’s still new and shiny, but it’s not like you don’t know anybody. It’s kind of scary in a lot of ways when you first come and now it’s like, it just feels like family because you got you’re running into all your friends and like we all know each other now. So it’s like a I don’t know, it’s a different experience. Very grateful to be here.
Nate Smith: Okay, so there’s like, bucket things you want to check off as an artist, right? And I think there’s and I think there’s a few of those. I think Stagecoach is one of those bucket list things. I’m gonna be honest with you. Like, our shows now are so insane. So like, I think for a long time I was so insecure and nervous on stage that was thinking about how I was singing, and I think what I realized is I’m not a singer. I’ve done that my whole life. I’m an entertainer. And when you realize you’re an entertainer, all you gotta do is make sure you’re having fun and they’re having fun out there. You know what I’m saying?
Tetris Kelly: That’s so important. I’m glad you said that’s the key.
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