Will Smith & J Balvin Shock Fans During Jaw-Dropping Moment At Coachella
By Tony M. Centeno
April 15, 2024
Will Smith stunned the universe by performing one of his classic songs live for the first time in years.
On Sunday night, April 14, J Balvin hit the stage during the final hours of Coachella's first weekend. Midway through his alien-themed show, Wil Smith surprised the crowd with a rare performance of his timeless hit "Men in Black." Smith made his debut at Coachella looking just like Agent J from the 1997 film Men in Black and performed the stand-out track from the soundtrack with a mixture of fellow agents and green martians behind him. Balvin also joined in to do the infamous dance from the music video with Smith.
Will Smith performing “Men In Black” at #Coachella will J Balvin: pic.twitter.com/LqHgRpef2G
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 15, 2024
Will Smith and J Balvin's surprise performance wasn't the only eye-popping moment that happened in Coachella Valley over the weekend. Justin Bieber made several headlines during his time at the massive music festival. The Biebs joined Wizkid and Tems to perform their collaborative hit "Essence (Remix)" during the Nigerian singer's set on Sunday. However, hours before he hit the stage, Bieber raised eyebrows when he greeted his friend Jaden Smith with a peck on the cheek.
The weekend was full of epic moments from the biggest stars in the music industry. Lana Del Ray, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat headlined the three-day event. Lana delivered a slew of her iconic hits and surprised fans by bringing out Billie Eilish to perform "Ocean Eyes." Tyler, the Creator brought Camp Flog Gnaw vibes to Coachella by inviting his friends A$AP Rocky, Kali Uchis and Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino to perform with him. Funny enough, Tyler later admitted he "used to hate" 'Bino until he dropped his song "Urn" in 2013.
“I used to hate that n***a," Tyler told the crowd according to Billboard. "Seriously. I don’t know why, I gotta go to therapy to figure it out... but this n***a put this song called ‘Urn’ out…I was at conflict with myself, like…how could a n***a I hate so much make something so good?”
Tyler The Creator and Childish Gambino turning up🔥 pic.twitter.com/41BBUTkyb5
— WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) April 14, 2024
Meanwhile, Doja Cat impressed the masses with her closing set. She performed numerous songs from her latest albums Scarlet and Scarlet 2 CLAUDE including "URRRGE!!!!!!!!!!" with A$AP Rocky, "n.h.i.e" with 21 Savage and "MASC" alongside Teezo Touchdown. Fans were enamored with every detail of her performance including her multiple outfits.
See scenes from Doja's set plus other incredible moments from weekend 1 of Coachella below.
Ice Spice debuts new music during her debut set
Ice Spice Debuts New Music At #Coachella pic.twitter.com/9TA0mjc6TH
— MjA (@MjAUpdates) April 15, 2024
Destroy Lonely previews new song
DESTROY LONELY PREVIEWS NEW SONG AT COACHELLA OMG THIS IS THE ONE 🙏 pic.twitter.com/bo4N8ewE5j
— ⛤ (@unseenopium) April 14, 2024
YG Marley brings out his mother Lauryn Hill & The Fugees
NAV brings out Metro Boomin and performs "Like That"
Metro Boomin & Nav performed 'Like That' at Coachella pic.twitter.com/QZvpoqe5yR
— SOUND (@itsavibe) April 15, 2024
Jhene Aiko brings out Big Sean, Saweetie & Omarion
Jhene brought out Saweetie and Omarion at Coachella pic.twitter.com/khgqP6njdx
— Sweet😋/Honey🍯 (@pjlovespj) April 15, 2024
Jhené Aiko, Coachella2024
— 📖Just_Cyn (@bjpsgyal) April 15, 2024
The Worst; Beware (Big Sean); Sativa pic.twitter.com/rIXxyZLw4B
Victoria Monét calls for a ceasefire during her set
VICTORIA MONET CONDEMNING THE GENOCIDE. VICTORIA MONET YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS pic.twitter.com/3GATMffQub
— hawa💋🤍 (@diorbabe66) April 15, 2024
Lil Yachty and his squad make their debut at Coachella
Lil Yachty brought out Mac DeMarco during his first-ever #COACHELLA set pic.twitter.com/qf3ehkk5Y8
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) April 15, 2024
Coi Leray performs two unreleased songs during her Coachella debut
Coi Leray premiered two new songs at Coachella. pic.twitter.com/F837TNc51u
— Riki P. (@itsrikip) April 14, 2024
Lil Uzi Vert vogues during their performance
Lil Uzi Vert be hittin his Vogue Dance 😂😂😂 #coachella pic.twitter.com/L9bOAcY2Ls
— QBABY WORLDWIDE (@qbabyworldwide) April 13, 2024
Shakira makes surprise appearance during Bizarrap's set
#Shakira blows everyone away with her powerful live vocals, performing "La Fuerte" & "Bzrp Music Sessions Vol. 53" with @bizarrap at #Coachella! 👏💃🕺🏜️👑❤️🔥@shakira pic.twitter.com/IutDEZGy3o
— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) April 14, 2024
John Summit debuts new collaboration with Kaskade
New Collab John Summit x Kaskade 🕺🏻 #Coachella pic.twitter.com/nDAv4atI26
— Jazz ♡ (@torrescjaz) April 15, 2024
Gwen Stefani reunites with No Doubt and brings out Olivia Rodrigo
Gwen Stefani reunited with her boys for their first full concert in almost ten years at Coachella. No doubt, she also shocked the crowd by bringing out Olivia Rodrigo to perform one of their iconic songs,'Bathwater'. pic.twitter.com/PuaqAq5Sns
— Okoye Ogochukwu Perpetua (@OkoyeOgoch88839) April 14, 2024
Kesha changes lyrics in her smash hit to say "F**K P Diddy" during Renee Rapp's set
KESHA JUST CHANGED THE LYRICS FOR TIK TOK TO “FUCK P DIDDY” AT COACHELLA WITH RENEÉ RAPP OH MY GODDD pic.twitter.com/RrDvsyPKmo
— maxx HAS A BEYONCÉ AUTOGRAPH !!!! (@ArnoldMaxx) April 15, 2024