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Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X (/ n ɑː z / NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.He rose to prominence with the release of his 2019 country rap single "Old Town Road," the longest-running number-one song (at 19 weeks) since the U.S. Billboard Hot 100's 1958 inception. [3]
Within a month of writing it, Lil Nas X chose to alter the song's meaning so that the "old town road" would be a symbol of success. [12] Lil Nas X recorded the song on December 2, 2018, [14] at the CinCoYo Recording Studio in Atlanta, [15] and released it the same day on SoundCloud under the title "Old Town Road (I Got the Horses in the Back ...
In 2019, Lil Nas X released "Old Town Road", a single that would go on to set a record for the longest-charting number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] However, with some people dismissing his success as a one-hit wonder, Lil Nas X wanted to depart from the country trap sound of "Old Town Road" when working on his debut album; instead, he focused on rap, pop, and R&B, influenced by Drake ...
U.S. musician Lil Nas X became the first openly gay man to receive a Country Music Association Award nomination when the chart-topping record breaker "Old Town Road (Remix)" earned a nod for ...
The pop anthem continues to dominate the charts.
The achievement marks both Lil Nas X and Cyrus’ first entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The hip-hop/country hybrid spent a record 26 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 […]
The "Old Town Road" remix with Cyrus has been nominated for a People's Choice Award for Song of 2019, Lil Nas X was also nominated for "Male Artist of 2019" at the 45th People's Choice Awards. [5] In October, at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards Lil Nas X, with Cyrus, won for Best Collab/Duo or Group, and Single of the Year. [6] [7] [a]
In 2018, Lil Nas X released his song "Old Town Road", which set a record for the longest-charting number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]However, with some people dismissing his success as a one-hit wonder, Lil Nas X wanted to depart from the country trap sound of "Old Town Road" when working on his debut album; instead, he focused on rap, pop, and R&B, influenced by Drake, Nicki Minaj ...