Ella Langley Says She May 'Never Get over' Matthew McConaughey Covering 'Choosin' Texas'
Jimmy Fallon enlisted Matthew McConaughey and The Last Bison for a bluegrass version after a fan requested Langley’s chart-topping hit.
- On Wednesday, actor Matthew McConaughey joined The Last Bison and host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a bluegrass cover of Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas."
- The performance occurred during the show's "Audience Suggestion Box" segment, where Fallon claimed a viewer suggested combining the hit song with McConaughey's upcoming rural thriller, The Rivals of Amziah King.
- Langley's "Choosin' Texas" spent 17 weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a record as the longest-running Number One by a solo woman for a non-holiday song.
- Langley shared the performance on her Instagram Story, captioning it "I may never recover from this" and commenting "Omg" on the original post.
- The musical collaboration precedes the theatrical release of The Rivals of Amziah King on Friday, August 14, 2026, in which McConaughey stars alongside the film's composers, The Last Bison.
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Ella Langley says she may ‘never get over’ Matthew McConaughey covering ‘Choosin’ Texas’ - Regional Media News
What's better than having a song that's been #1 for 17 weeks? Having an Oscar-winning actor sing that song. Wednesday night on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Matthew McConaughey ended up playing and singing a bluegrass version of Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" as part of the show's ongoing Audience Suggestion Box segment. During the segment, Fallon claimed that a viewer had suggested it would be a "dream come true" for her if he managed t…
Ella Langley says she may 'never get over' Matthew McConaughey covering 'Choosin' Texas'
Matthew McConaughey performs onstage during ‘The Rivals Of Amziah King’ special screening at Matthew McConaughey Cinema on August 10, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images) What’s better than having a song that’s been #1 for 17 weeks? Having an Oscar-winning actor sing that song. Wednesday night on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Matthew McConaughey ended up playing and singing a bluegrass version of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas…
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