Ella Langley speaks out after breaking Mariah Carey’s record for longest-running No. 1 of all time

https://pagesix.com/2026/09/23/entertainment/ella-langley-speaks-out-after-choosin-texas-breaks-mariah-careys-record-for-longest-running-no-1-of-all-time/

Ella Langley has broken Mariah Carey’s Billboard Hot 100 record, spending 23 weeks at No. 1 with her hit song 'Choosin’ Texas.'

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farmgineer@nord.pub · 59 pts · 2d (8 replies)

I think I finally reached old man status; I have no idea who that is or what that song is.

harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 2d (5 replies)

That's not old man status. Not knowing about this artist or song is a mark of good taste.

Here's the chorus:

She's from Texas, I can tell by the way He's two-steppin' 'round the room And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face There's nothin' I can do It doesn't take a crystal ball to see A cowboy always finds a way to leave Drinkin' Jack all by myself He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

I'm grateful I've never heard it because from reading the lyrics, she's pining for a total loser. On top of all that, there's even an official remix by Drake.

Edit: fixed spelling

SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2d (2 replies)

Pro tip: two spaces at the end of a line create a line break without a new paragraph.

She's from Texas, I can tell by the way
He's two-steppin' 'round the room
And judgin' by the smile that's written on his face
There's nothin' I can do
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

BruisedMoose@piefed.social · 18 pts · 2d

Honestly the most useful thing I will read today.

harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 2d

Ah. Thank you.

RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip · 18 pts · 2d

Literally ever country song could be AI generated and not a single speck of quality would be lost.

BigBananaDealer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d

a song isnt bad just because the singer is pining for a loser. lots of people do that in real life, why cant a song do that

Mantzy81@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Likewise, and also old enough to miss "actual" country music. This stuff is such piss-weak bland pop-country bullshit and generic as fuck. It's a caricature of the real thing.

hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 1d

so, like Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran etal ?

JessyKenning@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2d (4 replies)

Who?

SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 2d (2 replies)

hit song “Choosin’ Texas”

Ah, let's consult Wikipedia:

Genre: country

That explains things.

JessyKenning@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Thank you for the answer. I did go and look up who this person was. I'm usually at least vaguely aware of artists who set records, and I've never heard of this singer. I am also officially old and out of the loop.

SlurpingPus@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2d

I myself do hear of some of them, but now I've been hit with the triple whammy of being old, not being USian, and not giving a damn about country music.

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d

Mariah Carey is a pretty famous artist who may or may not have a grunge album.

manxu@piefed.social · 16 pts · 2d

Voted Best Country Song 2026 by all your favorite AI bots!

iamericandre@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2d (3 replies)

It’s not a good song

zecg@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2d (2 replies)

It’s not a good song

Haven't heard it, but it can't be more irritating then Mariah Carey's solstice shit.

iamericandre@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2d (1 reply)

I actually don’t mind MC at Christmas. Do I want to hear it on repeat, of course not but it’s not as ear bludgeoning as most people find it.

zecg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1d

You are a deafer man than me then

desmosthenes@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2d

the bots have won finally

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 12 pts · 2d

Who's paying to keep it there? That song is crap.

FluidBeef@quokk.au · 10 pts · 2d

Will I ever have heard this?

semisimian@startrek.website · 10 pts · 2d

My country-listening kid has heard the song and wonders who is streaming it. Not popular in their friend group. This is the first I've heard of Ella. 🤷

ProfThadBach@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1d

I have no idea who this is.

its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2d (1 reply)

Ok, so, I went to watch the music video cause I never heard of this lady nor song. I haven't even gotten to the song yet, but the hats, in a car, in a bar!? Them hats are big and damn stiff. How in the world is that man driving with one on? They aren't peak comfort either, relaxing in a bar? Naw, more like trying to avoid knocking it on everything and everyone that gets close.

Do people really wear that shit in a bar? No one is wearing it driving, let alone hauling a trailer. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

I wish I could watch things and not notice shit like this.

Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 2d

Yes. It's absolutely a thing. You think it's irritating in the setting of the video? Try going to a concert where idiots have these on. It blocks everyone's view, yet they all still do it.

HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2d

I like to think I know whats what, even if I don't like it, but I honestly never even heard of this person or the song I think. I may officially be to old.

orenj@leminal.space · 4 pts · 1d

Choosing Texas? Yawn. Wake me up when its Losing Texas

Strider@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d

Seems like a local 'issue'.

Zier@fedia.io · 3 pts · 2d (2 replies)

Someone needed to take down Pariah Scary.

a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1d (1 reply)

Is that what we are calling her now?

I may be able to defeat her with my penis.

Zier@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1d

Can your penis sing? Because you can definitely defeat her.

foggy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2d

who?