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Add music therapy to the list of "Old Town Road's" accomplishments. The crossover hit by rapper Lil Nas X has burned up the charts and started conversations about the definition of country music.
Finally, the song that took trap-country to No. 1 on the Billboard charts: "Old Town Road," which was released in December 2018 and took hold on the video sharing app TikTok before becoming a ...
Billboard spoke to YoungKio about how he got his start in producing, connecting with Lil Nas X, wanting Young Thug on the remix for "Old Town Road," and which artists have already reached out to ...
The system determined that "Old Town Road" is country, due to its lyrics (horses, tractors, etc.); rock, thanks to the guitar chords and presence of NIN's Trent Reznor.; and pop, when you mash it ...
Atlanta rapper Lil Nas X recently made music history with his breakout hit “Old Town Road.” The song — which first gained popularity as a meme on video app TikTok — is now the longest ...
Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” is a sensation. The genre-bending “country trap” song has jumped from TikTok-aided hit to a cultural phenomenon (see: Ellen DeGeneres dancing in a wig and ...
Watch how an unknown Atlanta artist used his meme-making skills and a country-trap beat from the Netherlands to bring “Old Town Road” to the top of the Billboard charts.
Pop-alternative band Walk Off the Earth created a new cover of Lil Nas X's Old Town Road that sounds like a completely different song, in a good way!
Now, “Old Town Road”—a song that features lyrics about horse-riding and cowboy hats, ... Read the full interview here. This article was originally published on March 26 at 11:20 a.m. Eastern.
24/7 Tempo has identified 20 country rap songs that preceded “Old Town Road.” Some songs simply feature rappers exploring country or rural themes, some utilize instruments most commonly found ...