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Amazon Streams Stagecoach 2026; Cody Johnson Surprise Guest

4/26/2026

Summary

Amazon Music Streams Festival

Amazon Music streamed performances of the 2026 Stagecoach Country Music Festival from April 24-26, 2026, on Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app.
The lineup featured headliners Cody Johnson Friday, Lainey Wilson Saturday and Post Malone Sunday, and included Ella Langley's Friday, April 24, 2026 performance streamed at 6:50 p.m. PT.
Cody Johnson closed the festival with a set that included a surprise appearance by Boyz II Men on “On Bended Knee.”

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Stagecoach Festival Lineup

Stagecoach Festival featured a lineup with pop star Noah Cyrus, hip-hop artist Pitbull, EDM duo Diplo ft. Juicy J, and country acts.
Late-night slots from 1:05 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. gave BigXthaPlug, Dillstradamus and Redferrin stage time beyond the daytime schedule.
Veteran legends Lyle Lovett, Wynonna Judd and Little Big Town shared the bill with emerging acts Redferrin, Treaty Oak Revival and Bailey Zimmerman, showing a mix of established and new talent.

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Post Malone Repeats

The festival gave headline acts multiple slots, with Post Malone playing Sunday night and again early Monday.
Hip-hop star Ludacris closed Sunday at 11:30 p.m., showing the event’s embrace of non-country mainstream artists.
The schedule placed emerging artists Jake Worthington at 1:05 am and Ink at 1:25 am on Sunday, giving them post-midnight exposure.
Actor Billy Bob Thornton performed with The Boxmasters at 5:55 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026.

History

Historical Context

The Country Music Association moved its awards to CMT in 2001 and the network renamed its ceremony the CMT Music Awards in 2005; this institutional partnership set a precedent that Amazon Music built on with its 2026 live stream of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, significantly broadening festival reach worldwide.

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Amazon Music Streams Festival

Amazon Music streamed performances of the 2026 Stagecoach Country Music Festival from April 24-26, 2026, on Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app.
The lineup featured headliners Cody Johnson Friday, Lainey Wilson Saturday and Post Malone Sunday, and included Ella Langley's Friday, April 24, 2026 performance streamed at 6:50 p.m. PT.
Cody Johnson closed the festival with a set that included a surprise appearance by Boyz II Men on “On Bended Knee.”

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