Stereogum — I am writing this week's column in the immediate aftermath of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' frivolous, delightful, generally unnecessary "Old Town Road" video, and it got me thinking. "Old Town Road" has been the #1 song in America for six weeks, an... more info

Stereogum — Lil Nas X's improbable, inexorable rise to the top of the charts and country-rap stardom continues to be one of the feel-good stories of the year. "Old Town Road," a supremely goofy song with a Nine Inch Nails sample and a Billy Ray Cyrus remix, blew... more info

Stereogum — Lil Nas X extends his reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 to a sixth week with "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. Meanwhile, two songs launch on the Hot 100 in the top five: Shawn Mendes debuts at a career-best No. 2 rank with "If I Can't H... more info

New York Times — Hear tracks by Mary J. Blige and Nas, Skepta, Jhené Aiko and others. more info

New York Times — TikTok dances. Nine Inch Nails. Billy Ray Cyrus. How an unknown Atlanta artist and a Dutch bedroom producer joined forces online to make a record-breaking, chart-topping smash. more info

New York Times — 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. more info

New York Post — While the anticipation builds for another all-star duet — the Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber collaboration “I Don’t Care” — that drops Friday night, there’s another new joint that we really care about. That would be “Thriving” — a uni... more info

New York Times — The superstar worked hard to promote her new single with Brendon Urie, but Lil Nas X’s streaming juggernaut stood in its way. more info

Consequence of Sound — He also joined the co-hosts for a round of “Country or Nah”. more info

Stereogum — Before he made the unstoppable monster single "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X was a visible Twitter guy, a vocal and engaging member of Nicki Minaj's Barbz stan army. And back before they launched their own Showtime talk show -- and before the Vice show a... more info