The country-rap smash is spending its 19th week on top of the chart, matching a record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019. By Mesfin Fekadu The mashup of rap and country is a winning formula ...

If a hip-hopping, horse-riding, stetson-wearing, gay cowboy of color can clip-clop down the street rapping about how his horse can whip your Porsche, can America really be so divided? Maybe not. And ...

For Lil Nas X, it memorably all started a few years ago with “Old Town Road.” The rapper really knew how to keep that song alive, too, as it was the No. 1 song in the country for a record 19 weeks. It ...

Lil Nas X's 2019 smash, "Old Town Road" — specifically, the remix version featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — has become the most Platinum-certified song in the history of the Recording Industry Association ...

As if the fact that it didn’t leave your head from April to August wasn’t proof enough, the data backs it up: “Old Town Road” was, by our count, the most massive song of 2019. Lil Nas X‘s breakout hit ...

Drizzy’s hometown Toronto Blue Jays fell short against his nemesis Kendrick Lamar’s own home team. 9 hours ago According to Billboard, the artist's "Old Town Road" remix with Billy Ray Cyrus is the ...

“Old Town Road” was a massive cultural event. Aside from the song’s chart success, the “Official Movie” and “Official Video” versions of the clip have over a billion combined views on YouTube. If you ...

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 ...

Why was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X initially removed from the country Billboard charts? It’s often been said that music is a universal language. So why was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X initially ...

His hit "Old Town Road" is Apple's pick for Song of the Year. The company says streams on its Apple music service determined this year's album and song of the year. Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road (Remix)” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. It was less than a year ago that Lil Nas X first rose to No. 1 on ...

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 ...