Thanks For The Music

Billy Ray Cyrus is celebrating 19 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 all-genre chart with Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road, the Billy Ray Cyrus Remix." Cyrus also happens to be the only country artist nominated for the upcoming MTV VMA Awards, with seven nominations.

“Thank you everybody! This is YOUR song! YOU took this song to the top and kept it there," Cyrus shared.

The global superstar's hot streak continues with the announcement that he's co-hosting the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards September 8. Recently, Cyrus released his new single, "Chevys and Fords," with fellow BBR Music Group/BMG artist Johnny McGuire.

On August 26, Cyrus will attend the MTV VMA Awards where he's nominated in the following categories:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

SONG OF THE YEAR Drake – “In My Feelings” Ariana Grande – “thank u, next” Jonas Brothers – “Sucker” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down”

BEST COLLABORATION Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco – “ME!” Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – “I Don’t Care” BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv”

BEST HIP HOP 2 Chainz ft. Ariana Grande – “Rule the World” 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot” Cardi B – “Money” DJ Khaled ft. Nipsey Hussle & John Legend – “Higher” Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” Travis Scott ft. Drake – “SICKO MODE”

BEST DIRECTION Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Directed by Dave Meyers FKA twigs – “Cellophane” – Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang Ariana Grande – “thank you, next” Directed by Hannah Lux Davis Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Directed by Calmatic​ LSD ft. Labrinth, Sia, Diplo – “No New Friends” – Directed by Dano Cerny​ Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Directed by Drew Kirsch & Taylor Swift

BEST EDITING Anderson .Paak ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Tints” – Editing by Elias Talbot Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Editing by Calmatic​ Billie Eilish – “Bad Guy” – Editing by Billie Eilish Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Editing by Hannah Lux Davis & Taylor Walsh Solange – “Almeda” – Editing by Solange Knowles, Vinnie Hobbs, Jonathon Proctor Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Editing by Jarrett Fijal​

BEST ART DIRECTION BTS ft. Halsey – “Boy With Luv” – Art Direction by JinSil Park, BoNa Kim (MU:E) Ariana Grande – “7 Rings” – Art Direction by John Richoux​ Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Remix)” – Art Direction by Itaru Dela Vegas Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – “Señorita” – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter​ Taylor Swift – “You Need to Calm Down” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter Kanye West and Lil’ Pump ft. Adele Givens – “I Love It” – Art Direction by Tino Schaedler​

About Billy Ray Cyrus: Billy Ray Cyrus became a household name over the course of his unprecedented career which spans across music, television and theater. Throughout his nearly three decade career, Cyrus has achieved worldwide success as a singer, songwriter, actor and producer. The Flatwoods, KY native exploded onto the music scene when his first album, Some Gave All, debuted on the all-genre Billboard album chart at No. 1 and stayed there for a record-breaking 17 weeks in 1992. The lead single, "Achy Breaky Heart," became a phenomenon as the single went multi-platinum. After "Achy Breaky Heart," Cyrus followed up with back to back hits “It Could’ve Been Me,” “She’s Not Crying Anymore,” “Wher'm I Gonna Live When I Get Home?” and the anthemic “Some Gave All.” Cyrus knocked himself out of the top Billboard position with the his second No. 1 album, It Won’t Be The Last, featuring smash hits “In the Heart of a Woman,” “Words By Heart” and “Somebody New.” Cyrus followed up with dozens more that defined country music. “To me, my most defining moment in country was being joined by George Jones and Loretta Lynn on my self-penned ‘Country Music Has the Blues,’” said Cyrus. He also enjoyed a successful career as an actor in “Doc” and “Still The King,” as well as the Disney series “Hannah Montana” with his daughter Miley. Recently, Cyrus has shattered records with Lil Nas X with the global smash, "Old Town Road," which has remained No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 consecutive weeks. Returning to his Kentucky roots, BBR Music Group/BMG released Cyrus's new single on July 19 with emerging artist Johnny McGuire titled, "Chevys and Fords," which Rolling Stone Country proclaimed is "a gently rocking country tune brimming with Springsteen-inspired, vehicle-based nostalgia...finds the two vocalists singing about how they come from a long line of Chevys and Fords.'"