Two current country hits by black musicians are challenging traditional notions of the genre. Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and Blanco Brown's "The Git Up" pulse with history and humor. This is ...

Prior to hitting No. 1, the song gained traction when Billboard made the controversial choice to exclude "Old Town Road" from the country charts, even after Nashville legend Billy Ray Cyrus ...

They want Lil Nas X, the just-turned-20 country-rap phenom from Atlanta. “Right now,” she says, “they just want to hear ‘I took my horse to the old town road.’ ” Crow’s kids ...

Lil Nas X’s career on the country chart, though, was short-lived. Billboard quietly removed “Old Town Road” from Hot Country Songs and informed Lil Nas X’s label, Columbia Records ...

Over the last few weeks, “Old Town Road” — a strutting and lightheartedly comedic country-rap tune by the previously unknown 20-year-old rapper Lil Nas X — has lived an improbable number ...

Country trap appears to be having a moment. In addition to the enduring popularity of “Old Town Road,” country trap artist Blanco Brown has held the top position on Billboard’s Hot Country ...

It's not just 'Old Town Road': 20 best country-rap songs of the past 20 years Brown, who claims Johnny Cash and OutKast among his musical influences, is making the rounds with Nashville audiences ...

All three of those are lyrics in Lil Nas X’s Billboard chart-topping hit “Old Town Road,” the remix of which features country legend (and father of Hannah Montana) Billy Ray Cyrus.

“Old Town Road” debuted in the 19th spot on the March 16 edition of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. But the following week it was gone — having been moved to the Hot Rap Songs ...

This is an opinion piece. The song of the summer for 2019 has unquestionably been Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring 1990s country icon, Billy Ray Cyrus. As of June 10, the country-hip ...

On the roads, the country-trap sound of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" poured out of so many car windows. The intoxicating bass line and banjo strums filled the air, indicating that "Old Town Road ...

It wasn’t until December, 2018, however, that the musician premiered his song, “Old Town Road.” Pair the internet’s meme king with country musician and Hannah Montana alumni, Billy Ray ...