Episode 1428
Lil Nas X
Wed, 2021-Mar-31 01:16 UTC
Length - 3:14
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With 223,237 views on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 our article of the day is Lil Nas X.
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( NAHZ), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and internet personality. He rose to prominence with the release of his country rap single "Old Town Road", which first achieved viral popularity on the social media app TikTok in early 2019 before climbing music charts internationally and becoming diamond certified by November of that same year."Old Town Road" spent nineteen weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song since the chart debuted in 1958. Several remixes of the song were released, the most popular of which featured country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. Nas X came out as gay while "Old Town Road" was atop the Hot 100, becoming the only artist to do so while having a number-one record. Following the success of "Old Town Road", Nas X released his debut EP, titled 7, which spawned two further singles, with "Panini" peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100 and "Rodeo" peaking at number 22. In 2020, he released the single "Holiday" which peaked at number 37 on the Hot 100.
Nas X was the most-nominated male artist at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, where he ultimately won awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. "Old Town Road" earned him two MTV Video Music Awards including Song of the Year; the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Song; and Nas X is the first openly LGBTQ Black artist to win a Country Music Association award. Time named him as one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet in 2019, and he was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020. Nas X's single "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" was released March 26, 2021, along with an accompanying music video and "Satan's" extended version. The video prompted strong reactions. Some saw it as a valuable expression of queerness and some as sacrilege. In March 2021, MSCHF, the maker of Lil Nas X's Satan shoes, was sued by the Nike Corporation in the Eastern District of New York for alleged trademark infringement.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:16 UTC on Wednesday, 31 March 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Lil Nas X on Wikipedia.
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