The new, viral song "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X hit the Billboard charts in three different categories, but this week that changed when Billboard said the song “does not embrace enough of today’s ...

Turns out “Old Town Road,” the song that wasn’t country enough for Billboard’s Country charts, is plenty hot enough to be the country’s No. 1 song. Suggested Reading The Root 100 Guest List Revealed— ...

Although Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for a record-breaking 19 weeks in 2019, Dave East said he never liked the song featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. During the apex ...

The mashup of rap and country is a winning formula: Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" has matched a Billboard record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cryus' "Old Town Road." "A Bar Song" is spending its ...

Over the next few months, the indie song by a little-known artist called Lil Nas X found fans on SoundCloud and music-streaming apps. It even landed, unceremoniously, on several Billboard charts - ...

There’s something almost magical when an artist releases that one track that changes absolutely everything. The landscape ...

Back in 2019, nothing was bigger — or more controversial — in country music than Lil Nas X's viral hit, "Old Town Road." Amid all the controversy and hype, Lil Nas X says he felt a little embarrassed ...

At its juiciest, country music is full of surprises. For example, the success of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” made the latter want to leave the music industry. Here’s why that didn’t ...