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Nick Jonas Had A 'Traumatic Moment' On Stage With Kelsea Ballerini

Writer Michael Hansen

It's sad to hear that any performer could have a misstep on stage that was bad enough for it to be labeled as "traumatic." Unfortunately, that's just how Nick Jonas describes the moment when he stepped onstage to play what should have been a magical guitar solo. Unfortunately, things didn't go exactly as planned.

If you haven't heard Kelsea Ballerini's song "Peter Pan," there's a beautiful guitar solo midway through that's totally inspired by those used by '80s rock bands. It's meant to get you excited and lost in the music. But when Jonas struck the wrong chord during the song's performance at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards, it took people right out of the experience.

Jonas sat down to relive the "tragic" duet with Ballerini in an interview with the podcast "Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard." He spoke candidly about the failed riff, noting that he "just went blank." He added, "I hit a wrong note and blacked out basically and clocked that it was wrong, and I couldn't stop."