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

I interviewed Lil Nas X about "Montero," the twigs connection and his own journey with Christianity: "I want kids [who know] they’re a part of the LGBTQ community to feel like they’re O.K. and that they don’t have to hate themselves” https://t.co/MFvLTzua61

— Andrew Chow (@andrewrchow) March 29, 2021

The Logitech ads that have been running since the Super Bowl (emphasizing him as a creative figure etc.) seem brilliantly timed now.

Ok he pretty much guaranteed himself a lawsuit with the shoe though that’s kinda dumb

Legal fees vs exposure seems pretty worth it imo. Shoes sold for about 700k so that offsets the marketing that’s likely to go on for months if Nike sues.

Nike is suing the shoe designer.

Nike is suing the shoe designer.

On what grounds? He bought the sneakers and customized them, and is now reselling them. Right? So what's the problem?

On the grounds that the shoes are likely to confuse consumers and dilute Nike's trademarks. "In fact, there is already evidence of significant confusion and delusion occurring in the marketplace, including calls to boycott Nike in response to the launch of MSCHF's Satan Shoes based on the mistaken belief that Nike has authorized or approved this product," Nike says.

(They also claim safety concerns - ""According to media reports, the red ink and drop of literal human blood is incorporated into the sole of each shoe (...) Making changes to the midsole may pose safety risks for consumers.")

Gonna sue Disney bcz KISS put their blood in that Marvel comic seven ownerships ago.

(fwiw, Nike didn't misspell "dilution" as "delusion" in the actual complaint – I just checked – somehow the legal news service introduced that typo.)

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