{"id":364974,"date":"2026-01-11T20:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/364974\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:05:15","slug":"rock-icon-marries-her-dog-to-celebrate-50th-birthday-in-star-studded-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/364974\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock icon ‘marries her dog’ to celebrate 50th birthday in star-studded ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"CHICAGO,
\n\t\tJenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley has married her dog for her 50th birthday (Picture: Barry Brecheisen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Singer-songwriter\u00a0Jenny Lewis, best known as the lead singer for Rilo Kiley, just celebrated her birthday with her dog.<\/p>\n

The ceremony, shared across social media<\/a>, saw Lewis ceremonially (if not legally) marry her cockapoo, Bobby Rhubarb, in an event that blurred the lines between performance art, party, and ritual. <\/p>\n

Dressed in a white wedding gown, Lewis leaned fully into the occasion, describing it afterwards with characteristic deadpan joy: \u2018I married my dog for my 50th birthday\u2026 BLESS!\u2019<\/p>\n

Bobby Rhubarb isn\u2019t a new addition to Lewis\u2019s world. <\/p>\n

The dog already has a place in her songwriting mythology, having inspired the 2021 track Puppy and a Truck, a tender ode.<\/p>\n

The wedding itself doubled as an intimate musical showcase. Lewis performed alongside longtime collaborator Ben Gibbard, delivering a rendition of Such Great Heights from their joint project The Postal Service.<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Rock
\n\t\tJenny posted about the celebration on X (Picture: X\/jennylewis)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Rock
\n\t\tThe dog\u2019s name is Bobby Rhubarb (Picture: Ijennydianelewis\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Rock
\n\t\tThe star showed an image of her preparing for the even (Picture: X\/jennylewis)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"PASADENA,
\n\t\tShe first rose to fame with Rilo Kiley (Picture: Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

She also teamed up with Alex Greenwald to perform Phantom Planet\u2019s California<\/a>, while Morgan Nagler and Farmer Dave Scher were also spotted taking part.<\/p>\n

The playful spectacle felt in keeping with Lewis\u2019s career-long refusal to separate sincerity from irony. <\/p>\n

Emerging in the late 1990s as the frontwoman of Rilo Kiley, she helped define a generation of indie rock that prized emotional directness alongside sharp wit. <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Rock
\n\t\tJenny also performed at the ceremony (Picture: Holleyshon\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

Rilo Kiley\u2019s songs \u2013 often written from the perspective of young women negotiating desire, disappointment, and self-mythology \u2013 earned the band a devoted following before their hiatus in 2011.<\/p>\n

Since then, Lewis has built an acclaimed solo career, releasing albums that blend classic Laurel Canyon pop, country-inflected melancholy, and confessional storytelling. <\/p>\n

For an artist whose work has always challenged conventional narratives around romance and fulfilment, marrying her dog is perhaps less shocking than it sounds. <\/p>\n

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