The rapper enlisted Cyrus for a remix that started blowing up on social media after the Billboard controversy.
Rapper Lil Nas X, whose song"Old Town Road" became a viral sensation. By Emily Yahr Emily Yahr Style reporter covering pop culture and entertainment Email Bio Follow April 5 at 1:45 PM The definition of “real” country music often sparks fierce debate. In the last two weeks, it ignited a controversy.
Lil Nas X tweeted: “just because old town road has funny lines doesn’t mean it’s parody. it has a theme. anybody with ears can tell i put some kind of effort into that song.” He told Time magazine the song is “country trap” and should be on both the country and R&B/hip-hop charts. — Matthew Adkins April 5, 2019 Some speculated Billboard might change its mind with a country music superstar on the track:— nope April 5, 2019 “I loved the song the first time I heard it. Country music fans decide what they like. Not critics or anyone else,” Cyrus said in a statement. “Waylon Jennings once told me every once in a while the industry outlaws someone because they’re different. Country music fans don’t need to be defined by critics.
Billboard said dropping the song from the country chart “had absolutely nothing to do with the race of the artist.” Lil Nas X’s manager Danny Kang agreed, telling Rolling Stone, “That’s a hip-hop song,” and explained that the rapper strategically listed the track on SoundCloud and iTunes as country to gain more traction.
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