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In March, Billboard controversially removed Lil Nas X’s genre-bending bop “Old Town Road” from the country music charts due to its failure to meet the musical composition qualifications the category normally requires. As the song’s popularity grew—landing at the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100—so did speculation surrounding Billboard‘s decision to keep it off the country rankings. .@LilNasX‘s “Old […]
Late last month, Billboard decided to remove Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” from its earlier designation in the country music genre because the track “does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music.” “Upon further review, it was determined that ‘Old Town Road’ by Lil Nas X does not currently merit inclusion on Billboard‘s country […]