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Lil Nas X s latest video, for his number-one hit Montero (Call Me By Your Name), has been wildly controversial, what with its scenes of Nas traveling to Hell and giving Satan himself a lap dance before killing the Prince of Darkness and taking his throne. But the artist continues to poke fun at the outrage this time with his new line of merch.
X is now selling t-shirts with the slogan I [Heart] Jesus in big letters. Underneath that, in slightly smaller letters, it adds: And that one part in the Montero music video by Lil Nas X when he gets nasty with the Devil because it was a cool form of self-expression and art.
Slayyyter is serving hyperpop excellence with her exciting new era
The star is back and she’s slayyying the pop industry.
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Slayyyter is a pop star who
gets it. We’re still a few months away from the release of her widely-anticipated debut album, Troubled Paradise, yet the independent artist has been – in the words of one fan – “feeding the gays” and “saving the music industry” with the vibrant campaign, releasing music video after music video and expanding on her signature “bimbo” aesthetic that garnered her a loyal following with her self-titled 2019 mixtape. She’s giving us the full pop era experience in a time where music videos are a dying breed due to the increasingly popular nature of streaming services and, of course, TikTok, where a (half-assed) dance craze can catapult a song to the top of the charts. “I just always looked up to the full package when it came to artists, people who visually have such an identity,” says Slay
By DJ LEZLEE
Apr 14, 2021
Lil Nas X is calling for fans to stream his song, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” because there’s a chance the song may not be available on streaming.
Nas X’s label, Columbia Records, released a statement saying the possible removal of the song is “out of their control” but Billboard reported on Tuesday (April 13) that the song wouldn’t be removed from streaming services.
Lil Nas X encouraged fans to screen record the song from YouTube to have as a backup just in case the song no longer becomes available.
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Lil Nas X explained what it means to come out as gay in a candid conversation with two of his youngest fans.
Appearing in the Wednesday episode of
Arts & Raps, the Montero (Call Me By Your Name) singer answered a bevy of questions from show starsÂ
Dilan andÂ
Zaria as the three painted portraits.Â
One of the most meaningful moments occurred when Lil Nas X was asked to explain what coming out of the closet means. It means you re like, Hey everybody, I m this thing, and you guys didn t even know that, but now you know, the Grammy winner, who came out in June 2020, reflected.Â
Lil Nas X s latest single is revolutionary and radical, says social justice advocate
For people like social justice advocate Jonathan P. Higgins, the hip-hop artist s latest single is revolutionary because it doesn t shy away from a subject that has long failed to penetrate mainstream conversations: Open and frank discussions about queer love.
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For Jon P. Higgins, the hip-hop artist s latest hit is a step forward for the genre and mainstream queer art
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Posted: Apr 10, 2021 10:04 AM ET | Last Updated: April 10
Lil Nas X s latest song, Montero (Call Me By My Name), celebrates queer love and lust a topic often ignored in mainstream music and hip hop.(Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)