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Lil Nas X began creating memes to promote "Old Town Road" before it was picked up by TikTok users. [12] The song's first music video is composed entirely of footage and clips from the 2018 Western action-adventure game , Red Dead Redemption 2 .
[11] [12] One of the first examples of this phenomenon is the song "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, which started as a meme on TikTok, and became one of the biggest songs of 2019 and the longest-running number-one song in the history of the US Billboard Hot 100.
In the past year, TikTok has become a monstrous force in the music industry. Now that its viral songs are climbing the Billboard charts, what's next?
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]
Lil Nas X spent $50 total to record the original “Old Town Road” track in less than an hour at an Atlanta studio before he released it on Dec. 3, 2018 — and it went viral on TikTok. The ...
Well, some parents are proving the '80s aren't that far away — through dance. The decade's music and signature dance moves are being celebrated in a new TikTok trend, which has kids ask their ...
"Old Town Road" – a song by Lil Nas X that gained popularity in early 2019. It has since become a challenge on TikTok, under the "Yeehaw Challenge". [66] [67] The song has received support from Justin Bieber, was played after Texas Tech's win in the NCAA tournament, and played at an Atlanta Hawks basketball game.
TikTok also played a major part in making "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X one of the biggest songs of 2019 and the longest-running number-one song in the history of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [119] [120] [121] TikTok has allowed many music artists to gain a wider audience, often including foreign fans.