Backlash after Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" removed from Billboard Hot Country chart

brb gonna go make some careful changes to my midsole

If that designer did it to one pair of shoes, Nike has no case. Since he did it to 600 pairs, we'll see . . .

Lil Nas X is the best at twitter and he's really calling attention to the fact that the world is currently in the middle of huge moral panic (qanon, etc) and has been for quite some time now.

He's not bringing the Satantic Panic back because spoiler, it's been here the whole time.

https://bogleech.tumblr.com/post/625261181150609408/parts-of-the-internet-are-completely-freaking-out

This is Trump's hydroxychloroquine doctor!

Anyway I am love him, not only does he know how to make the statement but he knows how to defend himself from the relentlessness of the conservative backlash, publicly, on twitter, where his fans can see him doing it and draw some strength to make their own controversial art.

Looks like he handled this well (and/or was in a position to receive the benefit of the doubt):

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-03-31/lil-nas-x-praises-fka-twigs-after-montero-video-accused-of-copying-her-ideas

i do wish he was as good at music as he is at social media

number one in the UK

How to live

me after getting a song about gay sex to the top of the billboard charts pic.twitter.com/UJK5HpDCOA

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 5, 2021

i hope my haters are sad. i hope they are crying. i want your tears to fill my grammy cup. 🏹🤍

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 5, 2021

all jokes aside, we get to control our own destiny, never let the world decide it for you. no matter how dark it may look keep fucking going!

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 6, 2021

hard not to root for him

true, but then I listen to his music

then I'm like "find your audience, young man, for it is not me" and do a deep, formal bow

hard pic.twitter.com/Wx8LLKFJwH

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 3, 2021

much improved imo

lmao

international fans thinking “lil” is my first name is favorite thing ever lmao https://t.co/5azuXaBSW6

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) April 9, 2021

Lillian Nas X
Lillian Yachty
Lillian Uzi Vert
Lillian Wayne

Lilian Kleine
Lilian Marijnissen
Lilianne Ploumen

(sorry, one for the Dutchies)

I salute Lil Nas X for having the number one song in the UK when Prince Philip died, therefore meaning it is now the new national anthem.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9555748/lil-nas-x-montero-not-removed-streaming-services

What was this about?

Either way the song is super catchy. I get that little hum he does before the hook stuck in my head all the time.

Lol my kids believed him.

the stupid logitech commercial with this song makes me not want to listen to the full track

uhhh Lil Nas X dropped an a capella version of Montero (Call Me By Your Name) with a video consisting entirely of even more amazing looks and makeup moments?https://t.co/j8L4vPE5Wu

— Alexander (@purplechrain) April 24, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXz55yQWADk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQrCD-g8oHc

Raf Naz X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85G5SI5Nu3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a46FDCGluv0

Lil Nas - The Prequel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BVFY9wnTw

this song is terrific

very moving video

he is performing on snl tonight

that was a hell of a performance on SNL. wonder how many complaints NBC got? Maybe none because no old people watch TV anymore.

they watch OAN iirc

What did he do, pretend to smash an amp?

he got happy on national TV

I thought he was hiding a boner but the word is he ripped his pants

great performance either way

i was actually worried that a televised performance (esp on smaller stage) couldn't possibly live up to the standard set by the music video so i'm glad that proved to be needless

LNx's recasting of himself as the indigo zoomer everyperson is both a savvy marketing move and very sweet.

Just unparalleled in how he owns Twitter

since y’all still doing all this over a kiss imma just fuck the nigga on stage next time

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) June 29, 2021

Anyway, earlier

“MONTERO” THE DEBUT ALBUM
COMING SOON! 🦹🏾‍♂️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/8UjXJWpYap

— nope 🏹 (@LilNasX) June 29, 2021

re this performance at the BET Awards, where he was keeping it subdued, until that big fat kiss at the end that is. what a guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfsn1vOoNQ

all the comments saying "I wish we had someone like this when I was a kid" were pretty heartwarming

pic.twitter.com/fR4rDPd35f

— nope 👶🏾 (@LilNasX) July 19, 2021

NSFW as they say

Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
“INDUSTRY BABY”https://t.co/HOtmU86PA2 pic.twitter.com/uEw6oOPkSK

— nope 👶🏾 (@LilNasX) July 23, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTHLKHL_whs

song is boring tho

it's fine/good-not-great, which may be his limit artistically. not a terrible place to be tho and at least his videos are ~provocative~

“Montero” was great tho, this is just very generic and well passé production-wise (and I never liked this sound to begin with)

but yes, keep those vids coming (this one is like his “Telephone”, no?)

i rode for "montero" it was pretty catchy. this song is grim honestly, breastcrawl otm

I don’t really like his music at all…

it is a step down from "montero" yeah. ironically that one had a lower memeable lyric quotient but was probably better for it. he should save the screengrababble memey stuff for the videos honestly

i think i misheard "i ain't lost since i began" as "i ain't lost since i been gay" which is too bad as the latter would be better