While ‘Old Town Road’ incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery, it does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.” “When determining genres, a few factors are examined, but first and foremost is musical composition. “Upon further review, it was determined that ‘Old Town Road’ by Lil Nas X does not currently merit inclusion on Billboard‘s country charts,” a Billboard representative told Rolling Stone, which reported on the reclassification on March 26. But the following week it was gone - having been moved to the Hot Rap Songs chart, where it entered at No.
“Old Town Road” debuted in the 19th spot on the March 16 edition of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Ove r cast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Looking for a quick way to keep up with the never-ending news cycle? Host Sean Rameswaram will guide you through the most important stories at the end of each day. But even before Billboard stepped in, Lil Nas X had found fans through his popular meme-filled Twitter presence and a fast-growing TikTok meme dubbed the “ Yee Haw Challenge” that centered on the song. Earlier this year, Billboard removed “Old Town Road” from its country chart, which boosted the rapper’s profile to a wider audience while fueling a debate about what defines country music and who gets to decide.
A number of factors have contributed to Lil Nas X’s popularity, particularly the debate over whether “Old Town Road” should be classified as country music. Ultimately, they took home the award for song of the year.īut the road to success for the ode to the cowboy life, released in December 2018, hasn’t always been a smooth ride. Together with Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X was one of the artists to receive the most nominations heading into the night the pair picked up eight total nominations for their collaboration on “Old Town Road”: video of the year, song of the year, best new artist, best collaboration, best hip hop, best direction, best editing, and best art direction. The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards aired on Monday, August 26, and featured performances by Lizzo, Missy Elliott, Normani, Taylor Swift, and Lil Nas X, among others.
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