Will Smith Joins J Balvin On Stage During Coachella Set

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on April 15, 2024340 Views

2024 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 3

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 14: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Will Smith performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 14, 2024 in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)

They unpacked a surprise soundtrack cut from early in Smith's career.

The first weekend of Coachella just wrapped up and as usual, it was a feature-packed event. The headliners in particular showed out with Lana Del Rey being joined by Billie Eilish, Tyler, The Creator bringing out Childish Gambino and Kali Uchis, and Doja Cat closing the weekend with 21 Savage. Additionally, A$AP Rocky made appearances during both Tyler and Doja's sets. But the entire weekend was packed full of guest stars, including Will Smith popping up in a place you probably wouldn't expect.

Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin performed at the festival on Sunday. He brought out some guests earlier in his set, but had a big finale planned. It was a huge surprise for fans in person and those watching the livestream at home to see Will Smith come out. It wasn't just surprising that he was there, but what he did while there. The rapper performed his classic soundtrack hit "Men In Black." The performance included some of the costumes and choreography from the original video and the addition of some new alien background dancers. Check out the bizarre and fun video of the performance below.

J Balvin And Will Smith Perform "Men In Black:

Despite not having released much new music recently, Smith continues to keep a foot in both the worlds of acting and music. He's currently filming the 4th movie in the Bad Boys franchise and has been sharing updates with fans since the film was first announced. In the most recent update, he posed with singer/songwriter Jon Batiste on set. Batiste himself made an appearance at Coachella over the weekend when he joined Lana Del Rey for their collaboration "Candy Necklace."

For much of last year, Will Smith was dealing with the fallout from numerous public revelations made by Jada-Pinkett Smith about their relationship. What do you think of J Balvin having Will Smith out as a guest during his Coachella set? Why do you think the pair chose to perform "Men In Black?" Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.