Billy Ray Cyrus helps Lil Nas X take 'Old Town Road' viral

Lil Nas X had no problem making his remix of ‘Old Town Road’ a hit on TikTok. But he was having some trouble getting that success counted on the charts.

Billboard removed him from the country charts, reports Paper magazine, but claimed it wasn’t due to Lil Nas X’s race. The work just wasn’t country enough.

Billy Ray Cyrus stepped in to lend some support, telling Lil Nas X to “Take this as a compliment.”

.@LilNasX Been watching everything going on with OTR. When I got thrown off the charts, Waylon Jennings said to me “Take this as a compliment” means you’re doing something great! Only Outlaws are outlawed. Welcome to the club!

— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) April 3, 2019

Give the track a listen here:

Billy Ray Cyrus then took it a step farther and remixed ‘Old Town Road’ himself.

Billy Ray Cyrus + Lil Nas X = The only thing you need to be listening to right this moment. #OldTownRoad https://t.co/YbkpCd3M5w pic.twitter.com/0WkrYhb1Tk

— E! News (@enews) April 5, 2019

The result is getting attention from fans of both artists:

#OldTownRoadREMIX
Billboard: it ain’t country enough

Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus activate country music REMIX version

Me: pic.twitter.com/rOX8sKlkku

— Toya Johnson? (@ToyaBK79) April 5, 2019

You know your doing it right when a whole SNACK COMPANY is standing behind you #OldTownRoadREMIX https://t.co/99RQta3OIS

— lauryn (@rubiaaxoxo) April 5, 2019

Not a country music fan, but this Lil Nas X + Billy Ray Cyrus #OldTownRoadRemix is absolute ? pic.twitter.com/uzCLtzyWON

— Will 郭 (@GuoBlue) April 5, 2019

And one from Cyrus himself.

Old Town Road remix @LilNasX ?https://t.co/QHYgGRxcyc #OldTownRoadREMIX pic.twitter.com/4m0q45TgQ2

— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) April 5, 2019

Read more details from Katherine Gillespie at Paper:

Good morning to only @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus https://t.co/qmx0rkhtaf

— PAPER Magazine (@papermagazine) April 5, 2019