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It’s been nearly two years since Lil Nas X first blessed the world with his singular hit “Old Town Road,” and the song is still breaking records. According to Billboard, the remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus has become the highest certified song ever by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reaching 14-times platinum status […]
On January 5 of next year you’ll be able to buy a children’s book authored by Lil Nas X. That news was announced via a tweet in which the man behind “Old Town Road” also revealed the name of the book. Appropriately it’ll be called C Is for Country, which may or may not be a nod […]
The heavily memed and remixed “Old Town Road,” which took home the awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at Sunday’s Grammys ceremony, expectedly hit the stage via a star-stacked performance at the Alicia Keys-hosted broadcast. Lil Nas X opened the performance sitting next to a Kobe Bryant jersey, before being joined onstage by […]
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor admits he felt a little “strange” when he first heard “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X. “At first, when you hear your stuff turned into something else, it always feels awkward because it’s something that intimately came from you in some way,” he recently told Rolling Stone. “[I]t […]
Congratulations are in order for Lil Nas X, who continues to dominate the year. On Tuesday night, Columbia Records announced X’s hit “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was certified diamond by the RIAA, making it the fastest song history to reach the milestone. The diamond certification is bestowed to albums or singles that sell at least 10,000,000 units. […]
Lil Nas X made a huge impact on the music industry this year, but on Twitter, he’s hinted that he’s finally ready to slow down. After claiming the most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ever with “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X has announced that he’ll be taking a short […]
As Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road”—which recently saw an unreleased Lil Wayne remix debuted at Lollapalooza—continues its historic Billboard Hot 100 reign, the current Paper magazine cover star is speaking on his approach to cultivating positivity online. In the piece in question, X’s infamous alleged connection with the now-defunct @NasMaraj Twitter account is mentioned […]
During a recent interview with Taste of Country, Billy Ray Cyrus revealed that a line referencing marijuana was cut from the verse he originally wrote for Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town (Remix),” which you probably knew busted the record for most weeks sitting atop Billboard’s Hot 100. Cyrus told the outlet that he was tasked […]
Over the past several months, Lil Nas X has released a steady stream of “Old Town Road” remixes that have featured everyone from Billy Ray Cyrus and Young Thug to Diplo and Mason Ramsey. But despite what his discography might suggest, it appears the genre-fusing artist won’t collaborate with just anybody—not even a 2020 presidential candidate. On Thursday night, […]
Another “Old Town Road” remix has arrived. This time around, Lil Nas X connected with BTS‘ RM for the cleverly titled “Seoul Town Road.” seoul town road joining the 79 other old town road remixes pic.twitter.com/J2yoxFjdKt — nope (@LilNasX) July 25, 2019 Take a listen to the track up top via YouTube. “Old Town Road” […]
