Back in 2019, nothing was bigger — or more controversial — in country music than Lil Nas X's viral hit, "Old Town Road." Amid all the controversy and hype, Lil Nas X says he felt a little embarrassed ...

Earlier this year, Billboard made a controversial move to remove the song from its Hot Country Songs chart after determining it didn't fit the requirements of traditional country. On Wednesday (August ...

"Old Town Road" is one of the biggest country songs of the year, and yet there are a lot of people who don't call it a country song at all. There aren't a lot of songs that combine trap music and ...

At its juiciest, country music is full of surprises. For example, the success of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” made the latter want to leave the music industry. Here’s why that didn’t ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, was charged with four felonies following an altercation with Los Angeles police. Hill pleaded not guilty and was released on bail with conditions, ...

Old Town Road is a real place. You could probably take a horse there, if you wanted to — except that these days, it might be a little harder to find. A quiet residential street in Wellesley, ...