For many news sites, the coverage of Lil Nas X’s viral hit “Old Town Road” centered on one theme: Billboard’s role as country music’s gatekeeper. On YouTube, things were moving faster. The song had ...

They tried to stop Lil Nas X's shine, but he continues his ride into stardom. On Friday (May 17), the Georgia rapper finally released the official video for his smash-hit single "Old Town Road" ...

Part of me swears that Lil Nas X's music video for "Old Town Road" came out ages ago because the song is such an iconic track already. But, as a matter of fact, the "Old Town Road" music video ...

new video loaded: ‘Old Town Road’: See How Memes and Controversy Took Lil Nas X to the Top of the Charts transcript Watch how an unknown Atlanta artist used his meme-making skills and a country-trap ...

You’ve heard it playing in the background of TikTok videos. You’ve seen Miley Cyrus dancing to it on Twitter. You’ve read Instagram captions of people who will “ride ’til they can’t no more.” Now, ...

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" had an impressive run in 2019, breaking unthinkable Billboard Hot 100 records. The track, which arrived via Columbia Records in December of 2018, debuted at No. 83 in March ...

Sage is the newest Culture writer on the block at Mashable NYC. They recently graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, and have previously worked for The Dr. Oz Show, NorthSouth Productions, and on ...

Lil Nas X knew just the way to goose his numbers. Faced with the task of keeping his country-trap smash “Old Town Road” atop the Hot 100 for a 17th week — at which point the song would set a new ...

Since its release, “Old Town Road” has become the No. 1 song in America, broken the record for most streams in a week with 143 million (the previous record was 116 million, held by Drake’s “In My ...