Machine Gun Kelly turned his appearance at the 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards into a father-daughter day by bringing his oldest child, Casie, as his special guest. The rapper, 35, attended the Nickelodeon awards show with his 15-year-old daughter proudly by his side. He opted for a black jumpsuit while she posed in a flowy lavender mini dress.
Before Kelly took the stage for a performance, he and Casie, whom he shares with ex Emma Cannon, walked the red carpet together. Casie praised her dad, saying, “We love a multi-genre king,” as he smiled and put up peace signs. She then gushed about Kelly’s upcoming “Lost Americana” album, expressing her excitement for its release.
“I think it’s so, so good,” she said. “It’s different but still gives that familiar vibe.”
Kelly chimed in, saying, “Yeah, we mob to it in the car. It’s a good windows down, volume up album.” His daughter agreed, adding, “Yeah, good summer album.”
MTV shared the interview on its Instagram page, and Kelly replied, “Well obviously I’m tearing up watching this.” On his Instagram story, the musician shared a video of the two getting ready for the award show.
“I’m just the dad,” he captioned a clip that showed Casie tossing her hair and making a silly face. He added his song “Cliché” to the post. Casie didn’t just get to snap photos on the red carpet with her dad; she also introduced his 2025 Kids’ Choice Awards performance.
father-daughter duet steals the show
“Hey, I’m Casie and I know no one really wants their parents at the party,” she began in a clip from the awards ceremony Kelly uploaded to his Instagram story. She then turned to her dad and continued, “But you, you’re pretty cool.
Give it up for my dad, MGK!” He wrote in the caption, “What an honor to have my daughter do this,” with a teary-eyed emoji. The next day, Kelly shared more pictures from their fun night on his Instagram, including a photo of him and Casie looking shocked after he was “slimed.” The post also featured sweet pictures of the two attending the Kids’ Choice Awards throughout the years. In the comments, fans complimented Kelly for being a great dad.
“Casie did an awesome job, it was such a great intro! I love the dad-daughter duo,” one fan said. Another wrote, “The sweetest dad and forever red carpet date!!”
In addition to Casie, Kelly is a dad to a newborn daughter, whom he welcomed in March. Speaking about his younger daughter during the Citi Concert Series, Kelly revealed the origin of her name to co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin, and Carson Daly.
He explained, “The five years of her culmination of coming, disappearing, coming back again, disappearing, coming back again — she is an epic story, and that’s what Saga means.” He noted that Saga also represents his Nordic heritage because “Sága” is the goddess of storytelling in Norse mythology. “I think she has a storytelling future ahead of her,” he added. Before singing on Rockefeller Center Plaza, Kelly also gave a shout-out to Casie, who was in the crowd for the performance.
“What’s up, Casie? My baby girl!” he said as the camera panned to Casie cheering in the audience.
