Lil Nas X makes history as ‘Old Town Road’ breaks Billboard Hot 100 record
5 years, 5 months ago

Lil Nas X makes history as ‘Old Town Road’ breaks Billboard Hot 100 record

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road” has broken a new Billboard Hot 100, having spent 17 weeks at the top of the ranking. The 20-year-old rapper thus tops records previously established by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day”, as well as Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito”. The version of “Old Town Road” currently at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 ranking is a remix that also features country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Previous record holders for most weeks at the top of the chart include “Uptown Funk!” by Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars, “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas, and “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston.

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Lil Nas X says music industry wants LGBTQ+ artists to ‘be gay without being gay’
3 years ago

Lil Nas X says music industry wants LGBTQ+ artists to ‘be gay without being gay’

The Independent  

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Lil Nas X cuddles up with HIMSELF while featured on cover for GQ's Men Of The Year issue
3 years, 1 month ago

Lil Nas X cuddles up with HIMSELF while featured on cover for GQ's Men Of The Year issue

Daily Mail  

He recently became single after splitting with dancer Yai Ariza back in September. Lil Nas - born Montero Lamar Hill - talked about his relationship with Ariza - who starred in his That's What I Want music video as he said: 'I started actually dating my last boyfriend this past year, who I’m still on really good terms with. Scroll …

Lil Nas X doubts he would have come out if not for Old Town Road success
3 years, 3 months ago

Lil Nas X doubts he would have come out if not for Old Town Road success

The Independent  

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Lil Nas X review, Montero: Bursting with technicolour heart
3 years, 3 months ago

Lil Nas X review, Montero: Bursting with technicolour heart

The Independent  

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Fans hail Lil Nas X’s ‘unapologetically Black and unapologetically queer’ debut album
3 years, 3 months ago

Fans hail Lil Nas X’s ‘unapologetically Black and unapologetically queer’ debut album

LA Times  

Tell ‘em that the wait is over: Lil Nas X’s highly anticipated debut album is finally here. The future is bright.” “i love that Lil Nas X is unapologetically Black and unapologetically queer,” echoed Rewire News Group’s Imani Gandy. In keeping with his promotional fake-pregnancy stunt leading up to the arrival of “Montero,” Lil Nas X has also included a …

The wait is nearly over: Lil Nas X tells fans his debut album is finally coming out
3 years, 6 months ago

The wait is nearly over: Lil Nas X tells fans his debut album is finally coming out

LA Times  

Teasing his debut album, Lil Nas X has released a Marvel-inspired trailer to tide over fans hungry for new music. While the album’s release date is still unknown, fans can stream Lil Nas X’s EP, “7,” and his latest single, “Sun Goes Down,” until then. The trailer comes just days after the “Old Town Road” hitmaker’s 2021 BET Awards performance …

“Montero” Is the Gayest No. 1 Single in Billboard History
55 years ago

“Montero” Is the Gayest No. 1 Single in Billboard History

Slate  

In the fall of 2018, when Montero Lamar Hill stumbled across the beat he would turn into “Old Town Road,” the 19-year-old built the track as a meme as much as a song. After all the kerfuffle in 2019 over the country bona fides of “Road,” Lil Nas X telegraphed almost immediately that he wasn’t interested in proving a point …

Lil Nas X says he’s written the ‘best kids book of all time’
4 years, 3 months ago

Lil Nas X says he’s written the ‘best kids book of all time’

CNN  

CNN — Lil Nas X is on the road to becominga published author. 1 song in history, has written a children’s book called “C is for Country.” It’s due out early next year, he announced on Twitter last week. The Grammy Award-winning artist, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, said in a tweet he’s “dropping the best kids book …

Lil Nas X: 15 of the rapper’s best ever fashion moments
4 years, 11 months ago

Lil Nas X: 15 of the rapper’s best ever fashion moments

The Independent  

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Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?
4 years, 11 months ago

Will Grammy voters take the ‘Old Town Road’ on Sunday?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The 2020 Grammy Awards are shaping up to be the night of the new kids, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X leading in nominations. _____ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “I,I,” Bon Iver; “Norman Rockwell!,” Lana Del Rey; “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” Billie Eilish; “Thank U, Next,” Ariana Grande; “I Used …

盘点：2019年最热门的12首流行歌曲
5 years ago

盘点：2019年最热门的12首流行歌曲

China Daily  

Every song that hit No. Ariana Grande/YouTube "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande 《谢谢你，下一个》，爱莉安娜·格兰德 Ariana Grande's 2018 single "Thank U, Next" continued its Billboard Hot 100 reign into the first week of 2019. 《傻瓜》发行首周就登顶公告牌百强单曲榜，并占据榜首长达一周。 >>点击这里试听 "Old Town Road" was released on December 3, 2018. Lil Nas X/YouTube "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X 《老镇路》，利尔·纳斯·X After spending just five weeks …

Best albums and songs of 2019: Solange, Lana Del Rey and the miracle that is ‘Old Town Road’
5 years ago

Best albums and songs of 2019: Solange, Lana Del Rey and the miracle that is ‘Old Town Road’

LA Times  

For an almost-five-month stretch this year, no musician over the age of 22 could lay claim to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 — one reason it’s easy to view pop right now as a young person’s game. Lana Del Rey, “Norman F— Rockwell!” Speaking of places: A style-obsessed singer long haunted by California’s myths finally digs beneath the …

Lil Nas X on coming out: ‘I wanted to be someone that people are proud of’
5 years, 1 month ago

Lil Nas X on coming out: ‘I wanted to be someone that people are proud of’

LA Times  

The morning before Thanksgiving, Lil Nas X was driving around Atlanta recounting the whirlwind year in which he broke longstanding Billboard chart records, became the biggest gay pop star in the world and scored six Grammy nominations, including best new artist, record and album of the year. He has been going nonstop since his country-rap confection “Old Town Road” teleported …

Grammys 2020: Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X lead noms, Jonas Brothers get Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nod
5 years, 1 month ago

Grammys 2020: Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X lead noms, Jonas Brothers get Best Pop Duo/Group Performance nod

Hindustan Times  

Pop newcomer Lizzo led the Grammy nominations on Wednesday with eight nods, followed by 17-year-old alt-pop sensation Billie Eilish and country rapper Lil Nas X with six apiece. 7 — Lil Nas X Cuz I Love You — Lizzo Father of the Bride — Vampire Weekend Record of the Year Hey, Ma — Bon Iver Bad Guy — Billie Eilish …

The Latest: Lizzo leads Grammy nominations with 8
5 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Lizzo leads Grammy nominations with 8

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Latest on the Grammy nominations : 8:41 a.m. The Grammys are screaming “Cuz I Love You” to Lizzo: the breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show’s top-nominated act. Lil Nas X is up for three of the top four awards, including album and record of …

How Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X rewrote the rules for stardom and took over the Grammys
5 years, 1 month ago

How Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X rewrote the rules for stardom and took over the Grammys

LA Times  

As recently as 18 months ago, much of the world had never heard of Billie Eilish, Lizzo or Lil Nas X. In a first in Recording Academy history, two artists — Eilish, the teenage goth-pop phenom who grew up home-schooled in Highland Park, and Lizzo, the body-positive R&B belter whose breakout tune proudly announces she’s “100% that bitch” — both …

Fiona Apple calls out Lil Nas X for sampling her song 'Every Single Night': 'Where's my money, cute little guy?'
5 years, 3 months ago

Fiona Apple calls out Lil Nas X for sampling her song 'Every Single Night': 'Where's my money, cute little guy?'

The Independent  

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Lil Nas X Reacts To Scoring A CMA Award Nom After Country Chart Controversy
5 years, 4 months ago

Lil Nas X Reacts To Scoring A CMA Award Nom After Country Chart Controversy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lil Nas X has earned a nomination for the Country Music Association’s upcoming 53rd annual CMA Awards for his record-breaking song “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. https://t.co/YFMudfHWQI — nope August 28, 2019 The original version of “Old Town Road,” which was released in December, spurred wide conversation about discrimination in the country music industry when …

Billie Eilish song 'Bad Guy' ends Lil Nas X's record-breaking chart reign with 'Old Town Road'
5 years, 4 months ago

Billie Eilish song 'Bad Guy' ends Lil Nas X's record-breaking chart reign with 'Old Town Road'

The Independent  

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Blake Shelton denies new single insults Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’
5 years, 4 months ago

Blake Shelton denies new single insults Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’

The Independent  

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Lil Nas X says the 'universe' pushed him to come out after Old Town Road's success
5 years, 4 months ago

Lil Nas X says the 'universe' pushed him to come out after Old Town Road's success

Daily Mail  

He's become an LGBTQ icon since coming out as gay after the runaway success of his hit Old Town Road. It's a sign: Lil Nas X said that he was pushed by the universe to come out as gay earlier this year as he sat down with Time Magazine for their latest cover story Lil Nas X - given name …

Lil Nas X’s viral song sets more records on Billboard charts
5 years, 4 months ago

Lil Nas X’s viral song sets more records on Billboard charts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lil Nas X is galloping his way to two new records on the Billboard charts thanks to the massive success of “Old Town Road.” The song that beat out Mariah Carey and “Despacito” to become the longest-running No. 1 hit in the history of the Hot 100 chart has now set records on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs …

As Lil Nas X's Old Town Road becomes all-time longest-running Billboard No 1, a look at how it got there
5 years, 5 months ago

As Lil Nas X's Old Town Road becomes all-time longest-running Billboard No 1, a look at how it got there

Firstpost  

In a way, it’s fitting that Lil Nas X has rewritten the pages of history in Billboard, the American industry bible that deemed “Old Town Road” ineligible for its country music chart because “it does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music”, a decision that drew allegations of racism File it under things you never imagined would happen. In …

Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X for his smash hit Old Town Road
5 years, 5 months ago

Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X for his smash hit Old Town Road

Daily Mail  

After holding the Billboard record for 24 years, pop diva Mariah Carey congratulated Lil Nas X for breaking her record with his crossover hit Old Town Road. Congrats: After holding the Billboard record for 24 years, pop diva Mariah Carey congratulated Lil Nas X for breaking her record with his crossover hit Old Town Road Carey took to to Twitter …

How “Old Town Road” Became the Longest-Running No. 1 in Hot 100 History
5 years, 5 months ago

How “Old Town Road” Became the Longest-Running No. 1 in Hot 100 History

Slate  

In the nearly four months since I last had a new No. 1 hit to write about for Slate, there have been moments, I’ll admit, when I wondered whether Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was a deep, real, culture-connecting No. Maybe this is the moment you realized “Old Town Road” was for real, too: Eat your heart out, “Baby …

Lil Nas X sets new Billboard record for most weeks at No.1
5 years, 5 months ago

Lil Nas X sets new Billboard record for most weeks at No.1

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — It’s one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper’s viral “Old Town Road” has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” for most weeks at No. 1 song of all-time,” said Lil Nas X, sporting a cowboy hat as he played “Old Town Road” in the background. “Let’s go!” “Old Town …

‘Old Town Road’ is a record-breaking, gay-pride-celebrating, America-unifying pop-culture miracle
5 years, 5 months ago

‘Old Town Road’ is a record-breaking, gay-pride-celebrating, America-unifying pop-culture miracle

LA Times  

Lil Nas X knew just the way to goose his numbers. As much as it’s an artifact of the internet era, though, “Old Town Road” also embodies aspects of a form that long predates YouTube. Yet “Old Town Road” — whose essential 2019-ness is a feature, not a bug — demands that we reconsider these prejudices, beginning with the very …

Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito’
5 years, 5 months ago

Lil Nas X ties Billboard record set by Mariah, ‘Despacito’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lil Nas X has taken his horse to the old town road and ridden it to the top of the Billboard charts for 16 weeks, tying a record set by Mariah Carey and Luis Fonsi. The country-rap “Old Town Road” was originally a solo song, but 20-year-old Lil Nas X added Billy Ray Cyrus to the track …

Young Thug says Lil Nas X shouldn't have come out as gay: 'These days it's all judgement'
5 years, 5 months ago

Young Thug says Lil Nas X shouldn't have come out as gay: 'These days it's all judgement'

Daily Mail  

Lil Nas X has received a flood of support as well as hateful comments on social media since he came out in a tweet at the end of Pride Week late last month. Worried about backlash: Young Thug says Lil Nas X should have kept his sexual orientation private because 'these days it's all about judgement' in a new interview …

The infinite remix potential of "Old Town Road"
5 years, 5 months ago

The infinite remix potential of "Old Town Road"

Salon  

The year is 2029; “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X has topped the charts consecutively for a decade. Twitter users began predicting similar futures after a weekend heavy on talks of potential remixes of “Old Town Road,” the viral, genre-blurring country-trap song initially released in December 2018. Last Friday, Lil Nas X released a highly-anticipated remix of the song …

Lil Nas X: 'I’m Already Getting' Backlash For Coming Out As Gay
5 years, 6 months ago

Lil Nas X: 'I’m Already Getting' Backlash For Coming Out As Gay

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Lil Nas X surprised fans last weekend when he opened up about his sexuality for the first time publicly in a series of tweets. The “Old Town Road” star last Sunday urged his Twitter followers to “listen closely” to his song “C7osure” before the end of LGBTQ Pride Month. deadass thought i made it obvious pic.twitter.com/HFCbVqBkLM — …

Miley Cyrus, Dwayne Wade and more show support for Lil Nas X after receiving homophobic comments
5 years, 6 months ago

Miley Cyrus, Dwayne Wade and more show support for Lil Nas X after receiving homophobic comments

Daily Mail  

Lil Nas X may be out and proud but he's not immune to homophobia. Home of phobic: The artist, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, took to Instagram Tuesday with the meme of the sad cowboy emoji pointing a gun: 'say one more home of phobic thing to me' Supportive friends: Famous friends like Dwayne Wade quickly rallied around …

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" star power and country's queer visibility
5 years, 6 months ago

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" star power and country's queer visibility

Salon  

On Sunday, rapper Lil Nas X of viral, genre-blurring country-trap “Old Town Road” fame came out as gay. As Salon’s Rachel Leah wrote in April, the viral success of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" sparked dialogue in the country music community about genre, race and the exclusion of black artists after Billboard pulled his single from the Hot Country …

Country rapper Lil Nas X comes out as gay in Pride tweets
5 years, 6 months ago

Country rapper Lil Nas X comes out as gay in Pride tweets

LA Times  

“Old Town Road” phenom Lil Nas X made some major allusions on Sunday, leading many to believe that he came out as gay. The country-music rapper closed out Pride Month all but saying so in a series of rainbow-hued tweets pointing fans to his song “C7osure ” and acknowledging that it might make them lose interest in him. “C7losure,” from …

Correction: US-Music-Lil Nas X story
5 years, 6 months ago

Correction: US-Music-Lil Nas X story

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a story June 10 about Lil Nas X, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Broken Bow Records had “just signed” Blanco Brown and misspelled the title of his song as “The Get Up.” Brown was signed in 2018 and the name of his song is “The Git Up.” A corrected version of the story is below: …

Lil Nas X is a meme star, sure, but his debut EP reveals a star, period
5 years, 6 months ago

Lil Nas X is a meme star, sure, but his debut EP reveals a star, period

LA Times  

Pop Music Critic Six months after he posted the song on the internet, three months after Billboard said it wasn’t a country song and two months after it went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 — where it’s stayed put ever since, fending off would-be chart-toppers from superstars like Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran — Lil Nas X’s “Old …

Lil Nas X releases Old Town Road music video with Billy Ray Cyrus
5 years, 7 months ago

Lil Nas X releases Old Town Road music video with Billy Ray Cyrus

Daily Mail  

Lil Nas X brought the wild, wild west to the 21st century in his new music video for hit song Old Town Road which was released on Friday. Work of art: Lil Nas X, 20, brought the wild, wild west to the 21st century in his new music video for hit song Old Town Road with Billy Ray Cyrus, 57, …

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