{"id":58151,"date":"2026-02-15T20:14:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/watch-miranda-lambert-sing-choosin-texas-at-daytona-500\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T20:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:14:31","slug":"watch-miranda-lambert-sing-choosin-texas-at-daytona-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/watch-miranda-lambert-sing-choosin-texas-at-daytona-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Miranda Lambert Sing ‘Choosin’ Texas’ at Daytona 500"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Before Miranda Lambert<\/a> took the stage at the Daytona 500’s pre-race show, she said in a press conference that her set was going to be “short and sweet,” and packed with hits.<\/p>\n

Fans (correctly) guessed that that meant “Fastest Girl in Town” was on the list. Songs like “Little Red Wagon” also felt appropriate for a NASCAR setting. But one of the most memorable moments from Lambert’s performance was a cover that nobody saw coming.<\/p>\n

Watch Miranda Lambert Cover Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” at Daytona 500<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lambert took a break from her own catalog to cover a brand-new hit from Ella Langley<\/a>: “Choosin’ Texas.”<\/p>\n

Released last October ahead of Langley’s upcoming\u00a0Dandelion<\/em> album, “Choosin’ Texas” has had an unprecedented turn on the charts. Last week, the song hit No. 1 on the\u00a0Billboard<\/em> Hot 100.<\/p>\n

That made it the first song from a female artist <\/a>to reach the top spot on that chart, the Hot Country Songs chart\u00a0and<\/em> the Country Airplay chart. It’s Langley’s loudest debut to date \u2014 and that’s saying something, coming from the artist who released “You Look Like You Love Me.”<\/p>\n

Why Did Miranda Lambert Cover Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas”?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

But Lambert didn’t\u00a0just\u00a0<\/em>cover “Choosin’ Texas” because it’s a massively popular song that her friend recorded.<\/p>\n

Lambert is a co-writer on the hit, alongside Luke Dick and Joybeth Taylor.\u00a0The song’s rise to No. 1 on the Hot 100 also marks Lambert’s first time at the top of that chart.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/em>: Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Was Inspired By Miranda Lambert and…a Baby Kangeroo?!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Langley has said that they were inspired to write the song after Lambert shared a story <\/a>about getting pulled over while she had a baby kangeroo in the backseat of her car.<\/p>\n

“She said the lady cop pulled her over and she said, ‘Of course I had Texas plates on the back of my car,'” Langley recounted. “And I said, ‘Well, she’s from Texas, I can tell.'”<\/p>\n

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It’s still a little unclear what that kangeroo was doing in Lambert’s vehicle in the first place, but if you’re familiar with the singer’s passion for animal advocacy, the story doesn’t sound all\u00a0that<\/em> crazy.<\/p>\n

The end result was that Lambert became very close to “Choosin’ Texas”: She co-wrote the song, and also partially inspired it.<\/p>\n

What Else Did Miranda Lambert Sing at the Daytona 500?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Footage of Lambert’s performance posted by Nascar shows that her set included another of her best-loved hits: “Kerosene.”<\/p>\n

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20 Things Miranda Lambert Has Done in the Last 20 Years<\/h2>\n
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Miranda Lambert has been a busy woman since her debut studio album Kerosene<\/em> arrived in 2005. In addition to several more albums and tours, the country singer scratched her entrepreneurial itch by starting a line of clothing and opening a bar.<\/p>\n

She’s also continued to wear her heart on her sleeve with her MuttNation Foundation, which is dedicated to helping animals. These are just a few<\/em> of the things Lambert has done, both personally and professionally, in the last 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Gallery Credit: Jess<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n