Machine Gun Kelly Performs ‘Lonely’ & ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ – Hollywood Life

Machine Gun Kelly has made his ‘SNL’ debut! The singer carried out his emotional observe ‘Lonely’ and in addition rocked out with ‘My Ex’s Finest Buddy.’

Machine Gun Kelly, 30, was proper at residence on Saturday Night Live. The Texas native — née Colson Baker — made his debut on the lengthy working NBC sketch sequence on Saturday, Jan, 30. He opened his first of two unbelievable performances with “My Ex’s Finest Buddy” feat. blackbear. Followers on Twitter rapidly dubbed the SNL second “an entire vibe,” and liked his stay model. The star sported his signature pink for the playful efficiency, exhibiting off a black and yellow manicure. Enjoying his guitar on the identical time, MGK introduced tons of vitality to the upbeat efficiency as he confirmed off his vocals.

For his second efficiency, MGK carried out track “Lonely” — one among his most emotional tacks off Tickets to My Downfall. Seated together with his customized pink, black, and white guitar, the singer-songwriter gave his all into the efficiency as he rocked out together with his band. I obtained in hassle/The primary time my dad noticed me/Dance with the satan,” he opened the observe, which particulars his relationships together with his late aunt and pa. His father handed away this previous summer season, and MGK has beforehand talked about how he lived together with his aunt after his mother left him at simply 9-years-old. “Lonely, lonely, even when the room is full/I’d commerce it, commerce it, I might commerce all of it for you,” he sings to them.

i keep in mind when i used to be a child watching @nbcsnl each weekend with my aunt and my dad,

since they aren’t right here to see this second,
i’m going to carry out the track i wrote for them on the present
hopefully i’ll really feel them there.

— Blonde Don (@machinegunkelly) January 27, 2021

MGK appeared in a hilarious promo alongside host John Krasinski, 41, earlier this week. The “Bloody Valentine” singer appeared to get some recommendation from The Workplace alum in addition to very long time solid member Heidi Gardner. Heidi put John on the spot as she mentioned it was a “huge week, enormous week” at Studio 8H as John ready to additionally make his SNL debut. “However no strain although,” he laughed again, as Heidi retorted, “No, I’d say there’s tons of strain. I imply, it’s the primary present again, the primary present of 2021 the primary present since [Donald] Trump!” MGK then hilariously added, “She’s proper, you higher be humorous.”

MGK! @machinegunkelly pic.twitter.com/QugSlfTakt

— Saturday Evening Dwell – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 31, 2021

In one other clip shared to Twitter to advertise the episode, Heidi questioned Machine Gun Kelly about how, precisely, he selected his stage identify. “Hey I used to be questioning…how did you give you the identify Machine Gun Kelly?” she contemplated. “Oh, my mom’s maiden identify is Machine Gun,” MGK joked again. The identify is definitely a reference to prohibition period George Kelly Barnes (1895 – 1954), who earned his nickname from his favourite weapon. “I keep in mind once I was a child watching @nbcsnl each weekend with my aunt and my dad, since they aren’t right here to see this second, I’m going to carry out the track I wrote for them on the present,” MGK tweeted forward of the episode. “Hopefully, I’ll really feel them there,” he additionally wrote.

👀 @johnkrasinski @machinegunkelly pic.twitter.com/HIKGAQkBkz

— Saturday Evening Dwell – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 29, 2021

Not too long ago, followers thought the 30-year-old singer and his girlfriend of a number of months, Megan Fox, have been engaged. The 34-year-old actress was noticed with a large diamond ring on her left hand as she exited a automotive outdoors of NBC’s studios (the place MGK would have been rehearsing for SNL), however she seemingly shut down the rumors with one other cheeky submit. The Transformers alum changed the diamond with a signet ring studying “F— You” on Jan. 29. Notably, Megan simply officially filed for divorce from her husband of over 10 years Brian Austin Green over Thanksgiving and it has but to be finalized.

Whereas the couple will not be engaged but, sources beforehand spilled that the duo are extra in love than ever. “MGK’s buddies have by no means seen him like this earlier than, he’s so in love with Megan and just about spends all his time along with her,” a source EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife. “He says he desires to marry her and he desires her to have his child, he talks about that very brazenly. Being along with her has positively tamed him, he’s laser targeted on her and doing no matter he can to make her joyful. It’s very candy to see him so in love,” they added.