Lil Nas X Shuts Down Mayor Pete Buttigieg ‘Old Town Road’ Collaboration

The 2020 candidate was set to recite the lyrics to the chart-topping megahit for a BuzzFeed event, but the singer nixed the idea, leading to the mayor’s exit.

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Published Jul. 26 2019 3:54PM EDT 

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