WATCH: Kaitlin Butts Fakes A Wardrobe Malfunction To Pull Off Surprise On-Stage Engagement

Kaitlin Butts helped orchestrate an unforgettable moment during a recent show when she paused her set to allow for her college roommate–turned–tour manager to get engaged to a member of her band. Over the weekend, the emerging songstress shared a video across social media capturing the heartfelt milestone that took place in front of a crowd of 5,000 people.

In order to get her tour manager, Sophia Wells, on stage without raising suspicion, Butts told the audience she was having a wardrobe malfunction. As Sophia made her way onto the stage to fix what she thought was an issue with Butts’ corset top, the singer began explaining that this particular show was so meaningful because it was set in Oklahoma City, which is where she also happened to meet Sophia about 13 years ago.

To keep her friend from running off stage too fast, Butts went on to reflect on how their bond grew while they were college roommates. She shared that about two years ago, Sophia drunkenly messaged her on Instagram to point out how cute one of her bandmates was. That message ended up being the start of a lifelong partnership.

“This beautiful woman DM’d me on Instagram and she said, ‘Hey,’ she was kind of drunk. She said, ‘Hey, your guitar player is really cute and really hot. Or am I just drunk? Do you need a background singer?’ And I said, ‘no, but I need a tour manager.’ And she’s been working for me for the last two years and I’m just honored to have her,” Kaitlin Butts shared.

The friends, while both donning trendy all-black ensembles, smiled from ear to ear as they recalled their journey together. But it wasn’t just about their friendship because suddenly, Butts told Sophia to turn around. As she looked to the side of the stage, Butts’ guitar player and her boyfriend, Adam Duran, was waiting down on one knee with a ring in hand.

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Sophia covered her face in shock before sharing a kiss with her man and accepting his proposal. The crowd screamed as Butts yelled into the mic, “She said yes!”

As the camera followed the Oklahoma native off stage at the end of her set, she high fived her guitar player to celebrate pulling off their surprise plans and then proceeded to embrace her now engaged best friend in a warm hug.

The video ended with text that read, “And that’s the story of how my college roommate became my tour manager …and how my tour manager and my guitar player found love and it all started with a DM.”

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Sophia Wells later took to her own Instagram page to commemorate the milestone in her relationship with a sentimental message that honored both her dear friend as well as her soon-to-be-husband.

“Forever the Johnny to my June ♡ ⋆˙⟡ ,” she began. “Got engaged in front of 5,000 people this week and I don’t know if I will ever fully recover. On tour we joke that “the road giveth & the road taketh”…….well the road has officially given me the greatest gift of my life. A thousand times yes, my love. I’ll continue to tell more of our story soon, but for now I’ll just leave this here 😭🤍🍒💍✨”

Adam also shared a few snapshots of the unforgettable day and simply wrote, “My love.”

Kaitlin Butts has had a big year and gained thousands of new fans in the process. It all began when her original song “You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead to Me),” off her acclaimed 2024 album Roadrunner!, went viral on social media. The hilarious, yet catchy, tune has not only caught the attention of fans, but also fellow artists and influencers who used the trending song across TikTok in their own videos. That engagement helped Butts reach new heights in her career.

@ellalangleymusic1 💋 @kaitlinbutts ♬ You Ain't Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me) – Kaitlin Butts

As of today, July 21, over 44k videos of have been made of users lip-syncing to the iconic lines leading up to the chorus, “You know, I think I have heard of that man/ I think, I think I heard he got run over by a train/ Mauled by a bear, maybe, hopefully/ You ain’t gotta die to be dead to me.”

Kaitlin Butts has a packed touring schedule for the rest of the year, including dates with Lainey Wilson, Sierra Ferrell, Flatland Cavalry, Ella Langley and The Lone Bellow.