Next week Lil Nas X's surprise hit single 'Old Town Road' is expected to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after Billy Ray Cyrus jumped on the remix [click here if you missed that].
So how did Lil Nas go from popular Twitter personality to recording with 90s Country Music superstar Billy Ray Cyrus...?
...He asked.
Back in December before his record deal, while 'Old Town Road' was going viral on the teen social app Tik Tok, Lil Nas X asked Twitter to help him get Billy Ray on the remix.
twitter please help me get billy ray cyrus on this pic.twitter.com/UDoeiOZqc1— nope (@LilNasX) December 5, 2018
The movement caught Billy Ray's attention after Billboard removed Old Town Road from the Country Chart for "not having enough country music elements" after it was clear the song was headed to no.1 [click here if you missed that].
it happened !!! https://t.co/b2PikhrwIK— nope (@LilNasX) April 5, 2019
Billy Ray Cyrus absolutely MURDERED the Old Town Road remix 😩 pic.twitter.com/1HgVRtVa7P— Wayne Jetski (@WayneJetskii) April 5, 2019
this is the most unreal moment of my life so far— nope (@LilNasX) April 5, 2019
— nope (@LilNasX) April 5, 2019
Meanwhile,
Fun Fact: Before getting signed to Columbia Records Lil Nas X promoted 'Old Town Road' strictly via memes on social media.
