USA Today Music — It's one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The rapper's viral "Old Town Road" has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day."             more info

Chorus.fm — Entertainment Weekly: Lil Nas X has proven all those remixes were worth it now that his single “Old Town Road” is the longest-running No. 1 song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. For 17 weeks, Lil Nas X’s fusion of country and trap has s... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lil Nas X's country-trap smash "Old Town Road" is now the longest-running No. 1 in Billboard's Hot 100 chart history. more info

Stereogum — Today, a strange and unlikely underdog story reaches its glorious conclusion. Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' ungodly-catchy country-rap fusion "Old Town Road" is now the longest-reigning #1 hit in the 61-year history of the Billboard Hot 100. As Bill... more info

Consequence of Sound — The viral smash has spent 17 weeks at No. 1, topping the record previously held by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" as well as "Despacito". Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” sets record for longest No. 1 record in music history Alex Y... more info

Stereogum — Is "Old Town Road" a country song? This has been a contentious question throughout the song's historically dominant run. Back when Lil Nas X's viral smash was making its way up the charts, the song became a cause célèbre when Billboard removed it f... more info

Consequence of Sound — Lil Nas X didn't want to be seen "as endorsing a particular candidate." Lil Nas X rejects “Old Town Road” remix with Pete Buttigieg Nina Corcoran more info

Dlisted — So much for gay solidarity! Newly out rapper Lil Nas X declined dueting with openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on his hit song “Old Town Road” for a BuzzFeed event. Kudos to Lil Nas X because that song has replaced “Sh... more info

Stereogum — Sorry, Mayor Pete! The Daily Beast reports that Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Democratic presidential candidate, dropped out of a live variety show hosted by BuzzFeed in New York on Thursday after Lil Nas X declined to collabor... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — As Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" prepares to break the record for most weeks at No. 1, calling it a "novelty song" or "one-hit wonder" only speaks to its charms. more info