He came with pink leather and left with gold hardware! Out gay rapper Lil Nas X, sporting a pink western-inspired Versace outfit complete with a harness, snagged two Grammy awards on January 26 as he continued to ride the wave of his hit debut song “Old Town Road.” The 20-year-old artist and his sidekick Billy…
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LIL NAS X IS THE FIRST GAY MAN ON FORBES LIST OF HIGHEST-PAID COUNTRY ACTS
It’s been a banner year for Lil Nas X, and he’s got the receipts to prove it. After becoming the first gay musician to win Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards and the first to be honored by the Country Music Association, the 20-year-old made history yet again by earning a spot on Forbes’ list of the…
LIL NAS X IS OFFICIALLY A GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTIST
The yee-haw agenda is real! To cap his groundbreaking year, Lil Nas X just wrangled up six Grammy nominations! Announced this morning, Nas X earned noms for Album of the Year with 7, Record of the Year, Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Old Town Road,” Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Panini,” as well as Best…
LIL NAS Z BECOMES FIRST OUT GAY MAN TO WIN @ CMAs
Lil Nas X continues to pave his way into history by way of “Old Town Road.” The country trap star just became the first openly gay man to win a Country Music Association Award. The record-breaking single by the out rapper and country star Billy Ray Cyrus won the award for musical event of the year. “I…
LIL NAS X IS THE SECOND GAY MAN TO HAVE SONG CERTIFIED DIAMOND
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” has reached diamond status, making the Atlanta rapper only the second openly gay man to do so, according to Out. The song has sold ten million units—including both digital downloads and streaming units on Spotify—giving the track diamond status. “Old Town Road,” which features country legend Billy Ray Cyrus, is…
LIL NAS X ADMITS HE USE TO TRY TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY
Ever since Lil Nas X came out at the end of Pride month, he’s become more and more open about his journey from a broke closeted kid to a gay country hip-hop artist who took over the Billboard charts. In a clip from a new interview with Gayle King, the “Old Town Road” rapper got…
LIL NAS X MAKES GAY HISTORY WITH CMA NOMINATION
The “Old Town Road” continues to lead toward wins in representation. The Country Music Awards nominated the track from Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus in the category of Musical Event of the Year. The move is notable from country music’s gatekeeper in two respects. First, the song’s classification as country rap, or country…
LIL NAS X IS FIRST LGBTQ+ MUSICIAN TO WIN ‘SONG OF THE YEAR’ AT VMAs
Lil Nas X rode his horse all the way to history on Monday night by taking home Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Dressed in a bright red cowboy suit, Lil Nas X strode up to the stage to accept the award with country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who guested on…
LIL NAS X PLANNED ON COMING OUT EARLIER THAN HE DID
Lil Nas X‘s life has done a complete 180 in the past year. He went from being an undiscovered talent to having the longest running number one single in Billboard Hot 100 history in a very short period of time. That’s saying a lot coming from a guy who initially set out to study computer science at…
LIL NAS X HAS THE LONGEST RUNNING NO. 1 IN BILLBOARD HOT 100 HISTORY
It’s happened. Lil Nas X, who came out as gay earlier this year, has broken the record for the longest running number 1 track in Billboard Hot 100 history. And what a journey it has been. When “Old Town Road” first began to kick up some noise, it was because Billboard had decided to remove it…
