Thomas Rhett has simply launched a brand new collaboration with Niall Horan, a recent tackle his music “Outdated Methods.” This surprising team-up brings collectively two artists from totally different genres, and it is a transfer that is been a very long time coming. Rhett and Horan have been mates for about six or seven years, they usually’ve at all times tried to hyperlink up each time they’re in the identical metropolis.
The story behind this collaboration begins with Horan’s real appreciation for nation music. He posted a video on TikTok on October 1, strumming his acoustic guitar and singing alongside to “Outdated Methods” casually on his sofa. He wrote, “Love this music by my pal Thomas Rhett and my Voice dad, Blake Shelton.” This was a teaser {that a} collaboration was coming, and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than the information broke.
As Rhett defined, “With how fired up he was and his reference to Blake, it felt like a full-circle second and became one thing actually enjoyable,” he stated. Horan had been desirous to sing on “Outdated Methods” for some time, and when the chance arose, he could not refuse. He shared that the primary time he heard the music, he was “immediately hooked.”
The 2 artists got here collectively to create a brand new model of “Outdated Methods,” with Horan bringing his signature sound to the desk. The result’s a laid-back, two-stepping beat that matches effortlessly into the nation music scene. The music tells the story of getting older and realizing that their youthful selves would possibly’ve been their peak. The hangovers hit tougher, and restoration takes longer, and the strikes that after impressed ladies up to now do not appear to work like they used to.
Whereas the story is mostly the identical, just a few of the lyrics are modified as much as higher match Horan’s life. For instance, the road “Like sayin’, ‘Huntin’ with the boys is a enterprise journey'” turns into “Like sayin’ golfin’ with the boys is a enterprise journey” in Horan’s model.
This collaboration is a good instance of how music can carry individuals collectively, no matter style. Rhett and Horan’s friendship and mutual respect for one another’s work made this team-up a pure match. As Rhett stated, “I am pumped it is lastly on the market and hope y’all like it as a lot as we cherished making it.”
The discharge of this new model of “Outdated Methods” provides to Rhett’s current mission, About A Lady (Deluxe), which incorporates 25 tracks. Now that Rhett has wrapped up his Higher In Boots tour, he’ll be having fun with some downtime earlier than heading out to assist Luke Combs on his My Kinda Saturday Evening Tour within the UK in 2026. Followers may also catch Horan on The Voice each Monday and Tuesday.
