Lil Nas X performs at BET Awards with Billy Ray Cyrus

Lil Nas X brought his global country-rap hit “Old Town Road” to life at the BET Awards with a performance at a makeshift Western saloon alongside country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.

In a yellow fringe jacket, yellow chaps and a black cowboy hat, Lil Nas X worked the stage Sunday as dancers in denim shorts, leather vests and cowboy hats performed behind him. Most of the audience members at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles were up on their feet singing along, including Cardi B.

Lizzo also had a fiery performance with “Truth Hurts,” which featured her playing the flute while twerking.

Cardi B kicked off the show with an explosive performance of her new single “Press.” Cardi B’s husband, Offset of the rap group Migos, started the performance Sunday, which included Cardi B rapping on top of Offset while he sat on chair.

She won album of the year for her major-label debut, “Invasion of Privacy,” which won the Grammy for best rap album earlier this year.

“I’m glad I made an album that your sister, your mother, your grandmother [likes],” she said.

Actress Regina Hall, who hosted the show, appeared in a sketch imitating Beyoncé during the behind-thescenes moments of her recent Coachella Netflix documentary — as Hall explained the importance of her home town of Washington, D.C., to background dancers. Hall brought Beyoncé’s iconic performance to life after the sketch, appearing onstage with a full marching band while Sugar Bear from the D.C.-based go-go band E.U. performed the 1988 hit, “Da Butt.”