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Lil Nas X takes aim at BET Awards on new single Late to Da Party

Lil Nas X has hit out at the BET Awards on his new single Late to Da Party. Featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again, the track sees the Grammy Award-winning rapper take aim at the network after he received zero nominations for their upcoming 2022 ceremony. “Fuck BET (Yeah) / Fuck BET (Yeah / Fuck BET (Yeah, Yeah)” he chants at the start and end, while the music video (and single cover) shows Lil Nas X urinating on a BET Award. In a Star Wars-inspired teaser promoting the music video, Lil…

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Lil Nas X announces new song Late To Da Party featuring YoungBoy

Lil Nas X used a video resembling an ad for the BET Awards show to announce that his new single, Late To Da Party, will be released very soon. It comes after the singer-songwriter shared a snippet of the track which included the lyrics “Fuck BET” after he was snubbed in this year’s nominations. “Thank you, BET awards. An outstanding zero nominations again. Black excellence,” he tweeted in response to the news at the time. “I just feel like black gay ppl have to fight to be seen in this…

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Lil Nas X slams BET with new track after award show snub: “F**k BET”

Lil Nas X has slammed BET and their awards show snub with his new song, Late To The Party. On 1 June, the nominations for the upcoming 2022 BET Awards were announced. Amongst the nominees were some of the music industry’s biggest artists, including Doja Cat, Drake and Chloe X Halle. However, one of the artists missing from the expansive list of nominations was Lil Nas X. In response to being snubbed by the award show, LNX expressed his disappointment in a series of now-deleted tweets. “Thank you, BET awards.…

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Lil Nas X announces dates for his Montero world tour

Lil Nas X is set to embark on his first-ever solo tour in support of his critically acclaimed debut album, Montero. The Long Live Montero tour will see the That’s What I Want hitmaker make stops across North America and Europe towards the end of 2022. Produced by Live Nation, it is scheduled to kick off in Detroit on 6 September and conclude in Barcelona on 17 November. He is set to perform in the UK on 12 November at the Eventim Apollo as one of his European shows. His…

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Lil Nas X’s “baby registry” initiative raises almost $500,000 for HIV/AIDS organisations

Lil Nas X’s Montero “baby registry” has raised nearly $500,000 for HIV/AIDS organisations working to address the epidemic in the US. To celebrate the release of his debut album last September, the rapper connected each of the album’s songs to a different non-profit group included in the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, which works to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States. More than 175,000 people have been assisted in gaining access to quality healthcare by the organisations in question, with 13,000 having become HIV/AIDS leaders and advocates in the…

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Lil Nas X says second album is “close to finished” and teases four new songs

Lil Nas X has returned from his social media hiatus with clips of four new tracks and news that his second album is almost ready. The 22-year-old brought his social media break, which began in December 2021, to an end with a series of tweets starting on 16 March. Lil Nas X first said: “Why are people surprised I’ve been away for so long? Have y’all really never heard of maternity leave?” “I’m so happy I’m back on the internet,” he added. “I missed me so much.” The Old Town…

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Lil Nas X, Brothers Osborne and Brandi Carlile to perform at 2022 Grammy Awards

The Recording Academy has announced the first set of performers for the upcoming 2022 Grammy Awards. The biggest night in music will see BTS, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo take to the stage, as well as LGBTQ+ artists such as Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne and Lil Nas X, who will be assisted by Jack Harlow. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the 64th annual Grammy Awards will take place live at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday 3 April. Carlile is currently nominated for Record of the Year, Song of…

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Olly Alexander praises Lil Nas X for breaking music industry barriers

Olly Alexander praised Lil Nas X for breaking music industry barriers with his unapologetic LGBTQ+ artistry. Since his 2012 debut, Years & Years have released two critically-acclaimed studio albums: Communion (2015) and Palo Santo (2018). Alongside the plethora of chart-topping hits, Alexander has also been praised for his unapologetically queer lyrics and music videos. In a new interview with NME, the It’s A Sin actor revealed that he used to be “scared’ of highlighting his sexuality in music. “It’s been an unconscious process, I think – when I look back…

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Lil Nas X shuts down the music industry for “sanitsing” LGBTQ+ artists

Pop superstar Lil Nas X sheds light on the industry’s treatment of openly LGBTQ+ artists in a new interview. Since 2019, LNX has changed the music game as one of the few openly gay and celebrated LGBTQ+ artists. From his hit singles to his larger than life performances, the 22-year-old has showcased his artistry and sexuality in an unapologetic way. In a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the young talent opened up about why he decided to come out during the height of Old Town Road. “That would’ve been…

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