In many ways, time can now be measured as before and after “Old Town Road.” The smash-hit from multi-hyphenate Lil Nas X has changed the way leagues of people see music and what it can be. “Old Town ...

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 ...

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— ...

A fun musical experiment imagining how Old Town Road would sound in Miley Cyrus’s style.

He’s on the Old Town Road to success. Lil Nas X earned the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 13th consecutive week — the longest for any hip-hop record — with his breakout single “Old Town ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

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 ...

Lil Nas X congratulated Kendrick Lamar and Shaboozey after “Not Like Us” and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” finally broke two chart records that Nas’ breakthrough behemoth, “Old Town Road,” had held since 2019.

Lil Nas X continues to break records. His debut single “Old Town Road” is now certified 15x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with 15 million units, the first record to ...