In March 2018, 11-year-old Ramsey was seen on camera singing "
Lovesick Blues" in a
Walmart store in
Harrisburg, Illinois. Within a few days, videos of his performance collectively garnered over 25 million views, and he became a viral sensation and
internet meme. Ramsey's performance sparked new interest in
Hank Williams's 70-year-old recording of the song, and in March,
Rolling Stone reported that
Spotify's Viral 50 chart for the U.S. ranked Williams's "Lovesick Blues" at number three (and number four around the globe). As a result of his newfound fame, Ramsey made an appearance on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show. When he said that his dream was to appear on the
Grand Ole Opry one day, DeGeneres surprised Ramsey by saying he had been booked for the following weekend. On April 13, 2018, American DJ
Whethan brought Ramsey out during his set at the 2018
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. In late April, he signed a record deal with
Atlantic Records and Nashville-based label
Big Loud. His debut single "
Famous" entered at number 62 on the US
Billboard Hot 100, while the EP debuted in the top 10 of
Billboards Heatseekers Albums chart at number 7. Ramsey performed iconic number 1 songs on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart's 60th anniversary; starting from the 1960s, he sang hit songs by
Mariah Carey,
Billy Joel,
Paul McCartney,
Stevie Wonder,
Celine Dion,
The Monkees,
The Jackson 5,
Whitney Houston,
Beyoncé, and
Adele. On June 8, 2018, he released his cover of "Lovesick Blues". On June 29, 2018, he released his cover version of "
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", and another new song "The Way I See It". On July 20, 2018, he released his debut extended play (EP),
Famous. He was featured on
Lil Nas X's third "
Old Town Road" remix along with
Billy Ray Cyrus and
Young Thug, and joined Lil Nas X on stage to perform it at the
62nd Annual Grammy Awards. In the same year, he was recognized as one of the YMCA's 15 under 15 for his contributions to country music. After a hiatus since 2019, he did a
Burger King commercial in which he yodels about cow-based
methane emissions in 2020. Ramsey said he now plays basketball under the name Mason Blake, and that he plays on an outside court with friends. In 2022, Ramsey's song "Before I Knew It", from his 2019 EP
Twang, gained popularity on
TikTok after he featured it in several videos updating followers on his life, revealing that he was working at a local restaurant in his hometown making pizzas and subs. On June 30, 2023, Ramsey released the single "Reasons to Come Home", his first new music release in nearly four years. On August 4, 2023, Ramsey released his second single this year, "She Got It Outta Me", a month after the release of the first single. On September 15, 2023, Ramsey released another song, "Next Right Thing", which, along with the previous two tracks released this year, featured on his new EP. All three songs released in 2023, along with two new songs "All I Wanna Be" and "Falls Into Place" were released as part of the new EP
Falls Into Place on October 20, 2023, after four years from the release of the previous EP. On November 10, 2023, Ramsey released a Christmas country cover of the song "
Run Rudolph Run". On January 26, 2024, Ramsey released a new single, "Here All Day", followed by "Blue Over You" released on February 23, 2024. On April 26, 2024, Ramsey released his next single, "Something You Can Hold". On June 20, 2024, Ramsey performed with
Lana Del Rey at
Fenway Park during her stadium tour debut. They performed a duet of "Blue Over You". On June 28, 2024, Ramsey released two singles: "All the Way to Memphis" and "How Do I Know If I'm in Love". Ramsey released his debut album ''I'll See You in My Dreams'' as well as the music video of the song of the same name from the same album on September 20, 2024. On January 6, 2026, Ramsey announced that he had been dropped by his record label sometime in 2025. On February 20, 2026 Ramsey released his single "That Somebody", followed by "Faith" on April 3, 2026. Both songs were produced by
KThrash. ==Discography==