Lil Nas X has announced his debut album, Montero, sharing a short trailer that lightly spoofs the title card for Marvel Studios. Set to some dramatic orchestral music, the clip boasts a collage of Lil Nas X clips, from “Old Town Road” through “Montero (Call Me By Your Name”). The …
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The Recording Academy has confirmed rumors that Lil Nas X will perform “Old Town Road” with a slew of special guests, including BTS and Diplo, at this year’s Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday evening. Billed as the “Old Town Road All-Stars,” Lil Nas X will be joined by BTS, Diplo, …
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Welcome to 2020’s hottest new trend: nostalgia for 2019. In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for an in-depth look at last year’s music, mostly through the prism of its best songs, from Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cash Shit” (with …
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The latest episode of our weekly podcast Rolling Stone Music Now tackles the two Gen-Z artists dominating music in 2019 so far: Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” complete with a video drawn from the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, is arguably the meme-iest …
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Diplo is the latest musician to share his take on Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus‘ “Old Town Road.” Diplo’s heart-racing rendition of the track comes in celebration of his Stagecoach afterparty Sunday night, which featured the first Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus performance of “Old Town …
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