It feels like a lifetime has passed since Kane Brown announced he'd "probably go clubbin'" to celebrate a successful audition for the U.S. version of Simon Cowell's music competition show, The X ...

Kane Brown made it to the final auditions for 'The X Factor' but the rising country star passed at the opportunity after they tried putting him in a boy band.

"Something in my heart was just telling me no," Brown says of his "hard decision" to reject an offer to join an 'X Factor' boy band in 2013.

Speaking before the group's performance, Louis said: "Over the past 10 years X Factor has had some very interesting finalists." And after the show, Rylan tweeted: "So amazing to be back.

The 28-year-old is set to become the first male country artist to perform on the VMAs stage.