Lil Nas XHe enlisted celebrity help for TikTok videos.
On Saturday, Dec. 4, the singer was honored with the Innovator of the Year award at Variety‘s 2021 Hitmakers Brunch. There, he recruited fellow music artists Olivia Rodrigo, Jack Harlow, Normani, Tinashe, Anitta, Avril LavigneAnd Chloe Bailey—who had presented him with the honor—for a TikTok video.
Following a rising trend, the stars lip-synched viral sound bites from unfiltered interviews with random people on the streets of New York City, first posted by the popular Instagram and TikTok account @sidetalknyc, a.ka. New York’s street-show in a minute.
“BING BONG!” Lil Nas X captioned the video compilation, quoting a viral catchphrase that originated on the online series and has since become an unofficial slogan for New York Knicks fans.
Lil Nas X’s TikTok clip (Warning, explicit language).
Lil Nas X was spotted with Lavigne at the event using his smartphone. Harlow was also seen with him, taking photos with him and hanging out before he sat down to attend the award ceremony. He and Bailey had a great conversation after the event and were also spotted hugging more of their colleagues.