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Dylan Sparks Surprise MGK Collaboration
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Executive Summary
Dylan's surprise MGK post and narration deepen speculation about an unlikely collaboration and his renewed role in shaping new releases.
- Bob Dylan posted a 2016 Machine Gun Kelly freestyle video from an Orlando record shop on Instagram
- MGK said the post surprised him and seemed to validate his current album direction
- Dylan later narrated the trailer for MGK's Lost Americana promotion
- MGK confirmed the narration on The Tonight Show on August 4, 2025
- The trailer frames the album as a story about rediscovery, reinvention, and the American dream
- Dylan's social media posts have also included vintage clips, film references, and other surreal material
Quick Facts
- What: Dylan posted and narrated material tied to MGK
- Where: On Instagram and in TV promotion
- Why: To promote MGK's album and signal reinvention
- Who: Bob Dylan and Machine Gun Kelly
- When: Over recent months, with August 4 2025 confirmation
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On an unspecified date in the past few months, Bob Dylan posted a 2016 Machine Gun Kelly freestyle video on Instagram from an Orlando record shop.
Post Malone recorded Be Not Deceived at Michael Cash's Rhinebeck studio in March 2021, based on unreleased Dylan lyrics, but the project stalled.
MGK confirms Dylan's cameo on Today after a June teaser for Lost Americana and later on The Tonight Show.
MGK announced on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Aug 4, 2025 that Bob Dylan narrates the Last Americana trailer.
MGK recruited Dylan to narrate a trailer for Lost Americana in June, following a 2016 Instagram video linking them, and MGK discussed it on The Tonight Show on August 4.
Bob Dylan contributed a voice note to mgk's Lost Americana album teaser after a social media post and a meeting at the Outlaw Music Festival.
MGK released a trailer for Lost Americana featuring Dylan as the voiceover; the album is slated for early August 2025.
MGK's Lost Americana, narrated by Bob Dylan, will be released on August 8 in the United States.
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MGK and Dylan collaborate on Lost Americana, with Dylan narrating the trailer for an August 8, 2025 release.