You want me to be really honest with you? I was thinking about retiring, because to me this is the perfect way for me to go out. I wish I would have been invited a long time ago, ’cause it’s the best party in town!Īre there any other rappers or other young artists you would like to collaborate with in the future? It was one of the greatest nights - and funnest nights - of my life. It feels more like a movement.Įxperts pick the hottest songs of summer 2019ĭid you ever thing you would perform at the BET Awards, like you did with Lil Nas X in June? Welcome to the club.” But music fans were smart enough to see through that, and they said, “We don’t need nobody to tell us what we like.” Like Lil Nas says, “Can’t nobody tell me nothin’.” This song became the power of the people. When I saw that happen, I wrote to Lil Nas on Twitter, and I said, “Waylon Jennings told me, ‘What is the definition of an outlaw? One who has been outlawed. What did you think about the fact that, before your remix was released, the single was disqualified from the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for not fitting the genre enough? But I fell in love with it just like everybody else did. And so I said, “Well, who is Lil Nas X?”. . . He actually sent out a tweet in December, before he had signed to Columbia, and said, “Does anyone know how I can get this song to Billy Ray Cyrus?” It didn’t reach my ears until March 14, when I got a message from Columbia Records that a young man by the name of Lil Nas X wanted me to hear his song “Old Town Road,” and would I consider singing on it. How did you end up hooking up with Lil Nas X in the first place? It’s like a magic horse, and it just kept running, man. It was really just a beautiful thing to be a part of, and I’m so glad that this song came into my life.

But that being said, I just loved this song, and I thought the song just brought people together from all walks of life. How could you ever see this coming? To be 16 weeks at No. 1, it’s not a thought that even came close to crossing my mind. Here, Miley’s 57-year-old dad - who also has a new collaboration, “Chevys and Fords,” with Johnny McGuire - traces his unlikely journey with “Old Town Road (Remix)” to the record books.Ĭongratulations on the massive success of “Old Town Road (Remix).” Did you ever see this coming? Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Old Town Road' video is filled with cameos

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