{"id":484445,"date":"2019-04-08T18:19:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T00:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=816584"},"modified":"2019-04-08T18:19:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T00:19:48","slug":"old-town-road-by-lil-nas-x-is-officially-the-number-one-song-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/old-town-road-by-lil-nas-x-is-officially-the-number-one-song-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Old Town Road\u2019 by Lil Nas X Is Officially the Number One Song in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/lil-nas-x.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A streaming bonanza helped Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cOld Town Road\u201d bound from Number 15 on the Hot 100 all the way to Number One on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/8506256\/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">according<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/8506256\/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">to<\/a> <em>Billboard.<\/em> \u201cOld Town Road\u201d was streamed over 46 million times during the week that ended April 4, more than any other song in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Lil Nas X\u2019s viral single took just six weeks to climb the Hot 100, an impressive feat for a previously unknown artist supporting his major-label debut. \u201cOld Town Road,\u201d which mixes elements of country and hip-hop, initially debuted on both the country and rap charts in March. <em>Billboard&nbsp;<\/em>subsequently removed the song from the country chart on the grounds that it did not fit the current sound of the genre. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-810844\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ignited a debate<\/a> about genre restrictions and race.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ho88VXJTBg?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The categorization decision also appears to have rapidly increased Lil Nas X\u2019s listenership: Streams of his single grew last week by 60%, <em>Billboard<\/em> reports. Many listeners downloaded the viral single as well \u2014 it reached Number Three on the Digital Song Sales chart. In addition, pop radio has embraced the track: The song\u2019s play-count went up by 1201 spins in the format week over week, according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaccess.com\/net-news\/archive\/story\/185457\/exclusive-mediabase-analysis-from-all-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">to Mediabase<\/a>, which tracks radio activity.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u201cOld Town Road\u201d can\u2019t be found on the country chart, the single is being played by several country radio stations. Radio Disney Country is leading the charge, with 44 plays in the first week of April. A country station in Wisconsin owned by iHeartRadio has also played the track 15 times. And the prominent country radio personality Bobby Bones, whose popular morning show is syndicated across numerous markets, has supported Lil Nas X as well.<\/p>\n<p>Billy Ray Cyrus joined Lil Nas X on an official \u201cOld Town Road\u201d remix last Friday. Cyrus has been a major booster of Lil Nas X on Twitter. \u201cI knew this guy was gonna light up the world with this song,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billyraycyrus\/status\/1114608686553534464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;recently. \u201cThis is what music is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-billboard-country-chart-818635\/\">statement issued over the weekend<\/a>,&nbsp;<em>Billboard&nbsp;<\/em>said the presence of Cyrus, a Nineties country hitmaker, on the \u201cOld Town Road\u201d remix might lead the publication to revisit the single\u2019s chart classification. \u201cBillboard welcomes the excitement created by genre-blending tracks such as <a id=\"auto-tag_lil-nas-x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lil-nas-x\/\" data-tag=\"lil-nas-x\">Lil Nas X<\/a>\u2019s \u2018Old Town Road\u2019 and will continue to monitor how it is marketed and how fans respond,\u201d the publication wrote. \u201cOur initial decision to remove \u2018Old Town Road\u2019 from the Hot Country Songs chart could be revisited as these factors evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Cyrus to the \u201cOld Town Road\u201d remix will be felt primarily on the next edition of the Hot 100, because <em>Billboard<\/em> tracks sales and streaming data from Friday to Thursday. Any sales and streams of the remix will be lumped in with sales and streams of the original.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-number-one-hot-100-816584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A streaming bonanza helped Lil Nas X\u2019s \u201cOld Town Road\u201d bound from Number 15 on the Hot 100 all the way to Number One on Monday, according to Billboard. \u201cOld Town Road\u201d was streamed over 46 million times during the week that ended April 4, more than any other song in the country. 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