It did some big “s***,” and it’s continuing to do some big s***. This week, Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert celebrated their success with the phenomenon that is Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas.” Written by Lambert, Langley, Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor, the track has become nothing short of a cultural phenomenon at this point, going #1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks now and allowing Langley to become just the seventh female artist IN HISTORY to go #1 on the Hot 100 with a country song. It’s truly incredible, and for an artist like Ella to get to work with someone as established and successful as Miranda, it’s a dream come true, and Ella has talked at length about what Miranda means to her as both a mentor and friend. Of course, the song is the smash lead single from Ella’s forthcoming sophomore studio album Dandelion, which was co-produced by Miranda, and they seem to have formed a special relationship that is also positioning Ella to have a monster release with this album. And when asked about her part of the song, Miranda had the perfect response, saying how proud she was that “a little song about Texas did some big s***.” She also thanked Ella for trusting her, as someone who clearly knows what it takes to score hits and have longevity in the industry (my words), adding how thankful she is for their friendship, too: “I’m so thankful to be part of it, I’m so thankful that a little song about Texas did some big s***. So thank you, I know what it takes to do this, and I appreciate you leaning on me and trusting me with not only the music, but the friendship. I’m here all the time, and I love you.” They make a heck of a pair, that’s for sure, and it’s really cool to see Miranda in this new phase of her career, still making her own music, but using her decades of experience and success to lift up the next generation of country artists. That’s much harder to come by in this business than you can probably imagine, unfortunately, and Miranda deserves major props for it: @mirandalambert We got to celebrate our little song that did some big sh!t last night #ellalangley #countrymusic #choosintexas #mirandalambert ♬ Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley Miranda has been a mentor to so many up-and-coming artists, that aren’t so up-and-coming anymore, including Ella and Lainey Wilson, and during this press conference, she went into talk about why it’s so important to her to help guide the next generation of female country stars. In particular, she’d explain how the generation ahead of her, including the likes of Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Jo Dee Messina, Martina McBride and others, were off doing their own thing. “I didn’t really have that. I had some great guy friends, but I came up [when] there wasn’t a lot of girls at the time. The ones that were a generation ahead of me were kinda doing their own thing, so I didn’t really have like that 3:00 a.m. meltdown call person. I wish I did, and I think it would have helped me earlier on.” She’d then go on to express how she makes it a point to build trust with younger artists, letting them know they can call on her to talk about the highs and lows of the music industry. “Nobody truly understands what it feels like unless you’ve lived it, so it means a lot to me. And then they trust me with calling me with the good, bad and ugly. I learn a lot from them. I’m learning from the girls that are just working their a** off and so inspired and so sure of who they are. It’s inspiring to me. It reminds me to stay true to that thing that I had too.” It might look like sunshine and rainbows for these ladies, but the music business is an incredibly cutthroat industry, and I’m sure the girls are as happy to have Miranda there as someone to lean on, and really a friend who understands exactly what they’re going through, as she is to do it. I have a feeling there’s a lot more hits to come from this Miranda/Ella duo, and I’m here for it… “Choosin’ Texas” The post Miranda Lambert Praises Ella Langley For Making “Choosin’ Texas” A Certified Hit: “A Little Song About Texas Did Some Big S***” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.