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data-title="لیل ناز اکس" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%95%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Лил Нас Екс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Лил Нас Екс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cebuano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%84_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3" title="لیل ناز اکس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لیل ناز اکس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A6%B4_%EB%82%98%EC%8A%A4_%EC%97%91%EC%8A%A4" title="릴 나스 엑스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="릴 나스 엑스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BC%D5%AB%D5%AC_%D5%86%D5%A1%D5%BD_%D4%B7%D6%84%D5%BD" title="Լիլ Նաս Էքս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Լիլ Նաս Էքս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%96_X" title="ליל נאז X – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ליל נאז X" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D0%95%D0%BA%D1%81" title="Лил Наз Екс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Лил Наз Екс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3" title="ليل ناز اكس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ليل ناز اكس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BBX" title="リル・ナズ・X – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="リル・ナズ・X" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target">Scots</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X" title="Lil Nas X – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Lil Nas X" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr 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class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American musician (born 1999)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_West_Georgia" title="University of West Georgia">University of West Georgia</a> (no degree)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X_discography" title="Lil Nas X discography">Lil Nas X discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://lilnasx.com">lilnasx.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr></tbody></table> Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/nɑːz/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">NAHZ</a>), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 <a href="/wiki/Country_rap" title="Country rap">country rap</a> single "<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>," the longest-running number-one song (at <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones">19 weeks</a>) since the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a>'s 1958 inception.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-3">[3]</a> Simultaneously, he <a href="/wiki/Came_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Came out">came out</a> as <a href="/wiki/Homosexuality" title="Homosexuality">gay</a>, the only artist to do so while having a number-one record.<a href="#cite_note-VultureHistory-4">[4]</a> Following the success of "Old Town Road", Lil Nas X signed with <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> to release his debut <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a> (EP) <a href="/wiki/7_(Lil_Nas_X_EP)" title="7 (Lil Nas X EP)">7</a> (2019), which spawned two follow-up singles⁠: "<a href="/wiki/Panini_(song)" title="Panini (song)">Panini</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Rodeo_(Lil_Nas_X_and_Cardi_B_song)" title="Rodeo (Lil Nas X and Cardi B song)">Rodeo</a>"; the former peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter peaked at number 22. His debut studio album, <a href="/wiki/Montero_(album)" title="Montero (album)">Montero</a> (2021), peaked at number two on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Billboard 200</a> and earned a nomination for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year</a> at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a>. It was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Industry_Baby" title="Industry Baby">Industry Baby</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harlow" title="Jack Harlow">Jack Harlow</a>), along with the top-ten single "<a href="/wiki/Thats_What_I_Want" title="Thats What I Want">Thats What I Want</a>". Known for his <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a> visuals and <a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">social media</a> presence,<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Lil Nas X has received <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lil_Nas_X" title="List of awards and nominations received by Lil Nas X">numerous accolades</a>, including two <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>, two <a href="/wiki/BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="BET Hip Hop Awards">BET Hip Hop Awards</a>, two <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio_Music_Awards" title="IHeartRadio Music Awards">iHeartRadio Music Awards</a> and two <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>. "Old Town Road" ranks as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_States" title="List of best-selling singles in the United States">second highest-certified song in the United States</a>—with 17 platinum certifications.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> He was placed on <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>' <a href="/wiki/30_Under_30" class="mw-redirect" title="30 Under 30">30 Under 30</a> in 2020, and <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> named him one of the <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">100 most influential people in the world</a> the following year.<a href="#cite_note-auto-8">[8]</a> He became the youngest honoree in the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> in 2022 upon receiving the <a href="/wiki/Hal_David_Starlight_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal David Starlight Award">Hal David Starlight Award</a> in May of that year.<a href="#cite_note-Sachdeva-9">[9]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2></div> Montero Lamar Hill was born in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> on April 9, 1999.<a href="#cite_note-Imgur-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-@LilNasX_on_Instagram-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-Chow-10">[10]</a> He was named after the <a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_Montero" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsubishi Montero">Mitsubishi Montero</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> His parents divorced when he was six,<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> and he settled in the <a href="/wiki/Bankhead_Courts" title="Bankhead Courts">Bankhead Courts</a> <a href="/wiki/Housing_project" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing project">housing project</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bankhead,_Atlanta" title="Bankhead, Atlanta">Bankhead</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> with his mother and grandmother. Three years later, he moved in with his father, a gospel singer,<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> north of the city in <a href="/wiki/Austell" class="mw-redirect" title="Austell">Austell</a>. Although initially reluctant to leave, he later regarded it as an important decision, "There's so much shit going on in Atlanta—if I would have stayed there, I would have fallen in with the wrong crowd."<a href="#cite_note-rs-13">[13]</a> He started "using the Internet heavily right around the time when <a href="/wiki/Meme" title="Meme">memes</a> started to become their own form of entertainment"; about when he was 13.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> He spent much of his teenage years alone, and turned to creating memes on the internet.<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> His teenage years also saw him struggling with his <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">coming out</a> to himself as being gay; he prayed that it was just a phase,<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> but around 16 or 17 he came to accept it.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> He began playing trumpet in the fourth grade and was first chair by his junior high years, but quit out of fear of looking uncool.<a href="#cite_note-YouTube_2019-18">[18]</a> Hill attended <a href="/wiki/Lithia_Springs_High_School" title="Lithia Springs High School">Lithia Springs High School</a>, from which he graduated in 2017.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> He then enrolled at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_West_Georgia" title="University of West Georgia">University of West Georgia</a>, where he <a href="/wiki/Majored" class="mw-redirect" title="Majored">majored</a> in <a href="/wiki/Computer_science" title="Computer science">computer science</a>, but later dropped out after one year to pursue a music career.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> During this time, he stayed with his sister and supported himself with jobs at <a href="/wiki/Zaxby%27s" title="Zaxby's">Zaxby's</a> restaurants and the <a href="/wiki/Six_Flags_Over_Georgia" title="Six Flags Over Georgia">Six Flags Over Georgia</a> theme park.<a href="#cite_note-rs-13">[13]</a> In September 2019, he revisited his high school to perform a surprise concert.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015–2017:_Internet_personality_and_Nasarati">2015–2017: Internet personality and Nasarati</h3></div> Hill said he began to isolate himself from "outside-of-class activities" during his teenage years. He spent large amounts of time online in hopes of building a following as an <a href="/wiki/Internet_personality" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet personality">internet personality</a> to promote his work, but he was unsure what to focus on creatively. In a <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> interview he stated, "I was doing Facebook comedy videos, then I moved over to Instagram, and then I hopped on Twitter ... where I really was a master. That was the first place where I could go viral."<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> He also posted short-format comedy videos on Facebook and <a href="/wiki/Vine_(service)" title="Vine (service)">Vine</a>.<a href="#cite_note-rs-13">[13]</a> During this period, he reportedly created and ran <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> fan accounts on Twitter, including one called "@NasMaraj", according to a <a href="/wiki/New_York_(magazine)" title="New York (magazine)">New York Magazine</a> investigation.<a href="#cite_note-NYMag-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> In 2017, this account gained attention for its <a href="/wiki/Flash_fiction" title="Flash fiction">flash fiction</a>-style interactive "scenario threads" popularized on Twitter using dashboard app <a href="/wiki/TweetDeck" title="TweetDeck">TweetDeck</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-NYMag-23">[23]</a> The investigation linked @NasMaraj to the practice of "Tweetdecking", or using multiple accounts in collaboration to artificially make certain tweets go viral. The @NasMaraj account was suspended by Twitter due to "violating spam policies".<a href="#cite_note-NYMag-23">[23]</a> After the suspension of @NasMaraj, New York Magazine's investigation concluded that he subsequently opened a new account with handle "@NasMarai", and that his current Twitter account at the time was a repurposed version of that "@NasMarai" account with a changed handle.<a href="#cite_note-NYMag-23">[23]</a> After media reports linked Lil Nas X to the Minaj fan accounts, he called the reports a "misunderstanding", effectively denying having run the accounts.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> However, in May 2020, Lil Nas X admitted, in a tweet, to being a fan of Minaj. He explained why he initially denied it, stating that if people knew he was a fan of hers, they would think he was gay: "People will assume if you had an entire fan page dedicated to nicki u are gay. and the rap/music industry ain't exactly built or accepting of gay men yet". On June 17, 2020, Minaj responded to Nas, tweeting "It was a bit of a sting when you denied being a barb, but I understand. Congratulations on building up your confidence to speak your truth". Lil Nas apologized to Minaj, saying he "felt so bad, hoping u wouldn't see my denial".<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> The @NasMarai account was later mentioned in a <a href="/wiki/New_York_Times_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times Magazine">New York Times Magazine</a> article, which described Hill as having spent "every waking hour online, tweeting as @nasmaraj".<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> It is also referenced in the music video for "Sun Goes Down", which shows Lil Nas X's many struggles growing up as a closeted teen and embracing his sexuality; he is seen tweeting while in high school from an account named "nasmiraj" as the lyrics "I'd be by the phone, stanning Nicki morning into dawn" play.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> Sometime in the year 2018, Hill landed on music as a path to success, and started writing and recording songs in his closet.<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> He adopted the name Lil Nas X, which is a tribute to the rapper <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> On July 24, 2018, Lil Nas released his first mixtape Nasarati on <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a>, though it was not received with immediate fame; Nasarati would be removed from streaming services soon after the release of Old Town Road due to a copyright conflict and therefore would never gain significant traction.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> In late October 2018, he happened to hear the beat that would become "<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>".<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018–2019:_Breakthrough_with_"Old_Town_Road"_and_7">2018–2019: Breakthrough with "Old Town Road" and 7</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lil_Nas_X_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Lil_Nas_X_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="528" data-file-height="613" /></a><figcaption>Lil Nas X in April 2019</figcaption></figure> On December 3, 2018, Lil Nas X released the <a href="/wiki/Country_rap" title="Country rap">country rap</a> song "<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>".<a href="#cite_note-46">[a]</a> He bought the <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_production" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop production">beat</a> for the song anonymously on beat-selling platform <a href="/wiki/BeatStars" title="BeatStars">BeatStars</a> from <a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a> producer <a href="/wiki/YoungKio" title="YoungKio">YoungKio</a> for $30;<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-BI-48">[47]</a> it samples <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a>' track "34 Ghosts IV" from their sixth studio album <a href="/wiki/Ghosts_I%E2%80%93IV" title="Ghosts I–IV">Ghosts I–IV</a> (2008).<a href="#cite_note-RecordDeal-49">[48]</a> He recorded at a "humble" Atlanta studio, CinCoYo, on their "$20 Tuesdays", taking less than an hour.<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a> Lil Nas X began creating memes to promote "Old Town Road" before it was picked up by <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a> users.<a href="#cite_note-Chow-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a> TikTok encourages its 500 million global users to "endless imitation", with videos generating copies usually using the same music; the "app's frantic churn of content [...] acts as a potent incubator for viral music hits."<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a> Lil Nas X estimated he made about 100 <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">memes</a> to promote the song;<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> it went viral in early 2019 due to the #Yeehaw Challenge meme on TikTok. Millions of users posted videos of themselves dressed as a <a href="/wiki/Wrangler_(profession)" title="Wrangler (profession)">wrangler</a> or cowgirl, with most #yeehaw videos using the song for their soundtrack. As of July 2019, these videos have been viewed more than 67 million times.<a href="#cite_note-Chow-10">[10]</a> Another core audience tied to social media is children who are hidden in the statistics of adult listeners.<a href="#cite_note-:0-53">[52]</a> Quartz.com says the song certainly owes part of its success to the demographic, and notes they are attracted to the song being repetitive, easy to sing along to, and using lyrics about riding horses and tractors, which children can relate to.<a href="#cite_note-:0-53">[52]</a> The track debuted at number 83 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> chart, later climbing to number one.<a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a> It also debuted on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">Hot Country Songs</a> chart at number 19 and <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> at number 36.<a href="#cite_note-:4-56">[55]</a> After an "intense bidding war", Lil Nas X signed with <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> in March 2019.<a href="#cite_note-Chow-10">[10]</a> Billboard controversially removed the song from the Hot Country songs chart in March 2019, telling <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote">When determining genres, a few factors are examined, but first and foremost is a musical composition. While "Old Town Road" incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery, it does not embrace enough elements of today's country music to chart in its current version.<a href="#cite_note-Nast-57">[56]</a></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Lil_Nas_X_back_stage_at_the_MTV_Video_Music_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1316" data-file-height="1722" /></a><figcaption>Lil Nas X at the <a href="/wiki/2019_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2019 MTV Video Music Awards">2019 MTV Video Music Awards</a></figcaption></figure> In <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a>'s opinion, "Taking 'Old Town Road' off the country chart strikes me as racist pure and simple, because <a href="/wiki/Country_radio" title="Country radio">country radio</a> remains racist regardless of the <a href="/wiki/Darius_Rucker" title="Darius Rucker">Darius Ruckers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_Brown" title="Kane Brown">Kane Browns</a> it makes room for."<a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a> Another Billboard spokesperson told <a href="/wiki/Genius_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Genius (website)">Genius</a>, "Billboard's decision to take the song off of the country chart had absolutely nothing to do with the race of the artist."<a href="#cite_note-Nast-57">[56]</a> Despite being removed from the main Country Songs chart, the song charted on Billboard's <a href="/wiki/Country_Airplay" title="Country Airplay">Country Airplay</a> chart, debuting at 53,<a href="#cite_note-billboard.com-59">[58]</a> and peaking at 50.<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a> In response, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Nashville" title="Sony Music Nashville">Sony Music Nashville</a> CEO Randy Goodman told Billboard that his team started testing the song in some country radio markets, adding "it would be negligent not to look at it".<a href="#cite_note-billboard.com-59">[58]</a> In May 2019, the issues of racism in country music culture came up again when <a href="/wiki/Wrangler_(jeans)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrangler (jeans)">Wrangler</a> announced its Lil Nas X collection, and some consumers threatened a boycott.<a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a> Media outlets also noted that the song brings attention to the historic cultural erasure of African-Americans from both <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> and the <a href="/wiki/American_frontier" title="American frontier">American frontier</a> era.<a href="#cite_note-:6-62">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a> In April 2019, country music star <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> was featured on a remix of "Old Town Road", the first of several.<a href="#cite_note-:12-66">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-71">[b]</a> That same month, Lil Nas X broke <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>'s record for the most U.S. streams from one song in one week with 143 million streams for the week ending April 11, surpassing Drake's "<a href="/wiki/In_My_Feelings" title="In My Feelings">In My Feelings</a>" which had 116.2 million streams in a week in July 2018;<a href="#cite_note-72">[70]</a> as of August 2019 it has <a href="/wiki/Music_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Music streaming">streamed</a> over a billion plays on <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> alone.<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> In May 2019, the video was released and as of August 2019, has over 370 million views.<a href="#cite_note-:2-68">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-:10-73">[71]</a> <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a>'s Michael Arceneaux wrote, "In the social media age, Lil Nas X is arguably the first micro-platform crossover star."<a href="#cite_note-74">[72]</a> "<a href="/wiki/Panini_(song)" title="Panini (song)">Panini</a>" was released as Lil Nas X's second single through <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a> on June 20, 2019.<a href="#cite_note-Saponara2-75">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[74]</a> It is named after the fictional <a href="/wiki/Cabbit" title="Cabbit">cabbit</a> bear of the same name in the animated television series <a href="/wiki/Chowder_(TV_series)" title="Chowder (TV series)">Chowder</a>,<a href="#cite_note-CNNPanini-77">[75]</a> and does not refer to <a href="/wiki/Panini_(sandwich)" title="Panini (sandwich)">the sandwich of the same name</a>. In September 2019, "Panini" had its first remix released with rapper <a href="/wiki/DaBaby" title="DaBaby">DaBaby</a>.<a href="#cite_note-78">[76]</a> Lil Nas X released his second <a href="/wiki/Extended_play" title="Extended play">extended play</a>, titled <a href="/wiki/7_(Lil_Nas_X_EP)" title="7 (Lil Nas X EP)">7</a>, on June 21, 2019.<a href="#cite_note-79">[77]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">non-primary source needed</a>]<a href="#cite_note-80">[78]</a> The EP debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.<a href="#cite_note-BB7-81">[79]</a> On June 23, 2019, Lil Nas X performed with Cyrus at the <a href="/wiki/2019_BET_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 BET Awards">2019 BET Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[80]</a> On June 30, Lil Nas X made his international debut at the largest greenfield festival in the world, the UK's annual <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival" title="Glastonbury Festival">Glastonbury Festival</a>, when he and Billy Ray Cyrus made a surprise appearance and joined <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> for the song, before performing "Panini" solo in a set seen nationally on <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>.<a href="#cite_note-83">[81]</a> On the same day, Lil Nas X became one of the most visible Black <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a> male singers when he <a href="/wiki/Came_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Came out">came out</a> as gay.<a href="#cite_note-LATout-84">[82]</a> This was especially significant for an artist in the country and hip hop genres, both of which emphasize <a href="/wiki/Machismo" title="Machismo">machismo</a> and "historically snubbed queer artists".<a href="#cite_note-LATout-84">[82]</a><a href="#cite_note-85">[c]</a><a href="#cite_note-87">[d]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> premiered the <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_Top_100" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone Top 100">Rolling Stone Top 100</a> in early July with three Lil Nas X songs: "<a href="/wiki/Rodeo_(Lil_Nas_X_and_Cardi_B_song)" title="Rodeo (Lil Nas X and Cardi B song)">Rodeo</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> at number nine; "Panini" at four; and "Old Town Road" as the first-ever number-one song on the chart.<a href="#cite_note-:7-88">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[e]</a> On August 19, 2019, Lil Nas X opened for Katy Perry at a concert Amazon held for its employees to celebrate its Prime Day sale.<a href="#cite_note-PrimeDayConcert-90">[85]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–2021:_Montero">2020–2021: Montero</h3></div> On July 7, 2020, Lil Nas X revealed that his debut album was "almost finished". He also stated that he was working on a <a href="/wiki/Mixtape" title="Mixtape">mixtape</a>, and invited producers to submit their beats for his new music.<a href="#cite_note-91">[86]</a> On November 8, 2020, he announced a new single, "<a href="/wiki/Holiday_(Lil_Nas_X_song)" title="Holiday (Lil Nas X song)">Holiday</a>", which was released on November 13.<a href="#cite_note-92">[87]</a> On <a href="/wiki/Roblox" title="Roblox">Roblox</a>, a virtual concert was held to promote Lil Nas X's single, with Lil Nas X-related items in the game's avatar shop.<a href="#cite_note-93">[88]</a> The single debuted at 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the song's music video accumulated tens of millions of views within the first several weeks of release. In January 2021, he released a children's book, C Is for Country.<a href="#cite_note-94">[89]</a> The following month, he previewed his new song, "<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>" in a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LV" title="Super Bowl LV">Super Bowl LV</a> commercial.<a href="#cite_note-95">[90]</a> The song was officially released on March 26, 2021, along with an accompanying music video.<a href="#cite_note-96">[91]</a> On the same day, Lil Nas X revealed that his debut album would be named <a href="/wiki/Montero_(album)" title="Montero (album)">Montero</a>, and that it would be released in mid-2021.<a href="#cite_note-97">[92]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">non-primary source needed</a>] The video prompted strong reactions. The song was seen by many as a valuable expression of <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queerness</a>, though prominent conservative and Christian figures accused Lil Nas X of <a href="/wiki/Sacrilege" title="Sacrilege">sacrilege</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satanism" title="Satanism">devil worship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-98">[93]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[94]</a> Despite the controversy, "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)", debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lil Nas X's second chart-topping single and third top-ten single. On March 29, 2021, Lil Nas X partnered with New York-based art collective <a href="/wiki/MSCHF" title="MSCHF">MSCHF</a> to release a modified pair of <a href="/wiki/Nike_Air_Max_97" class="mw-redirect" title="Nike Air Max 97">Nike Air Max 97s</a> called <a href="/wiki/Satan_Shoes" title="Satan Shoes">Satan Shoes</a>, which may be seen on Satan's feet in the music video used to promote the release of "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)".<a href="#cite_note-100">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-101">[96]</a> The shoes are black and red with a bronze pentagram, filled with "60cc and 1 drop of human blood". Only <a href="/wiki/666_(number)" title="666 (number)">666</a> pairs were made at a price of $1,018. <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> said they were uninvolved in the creation and promotion of the shoes and did not endorse the messages of Lil Nas X or MSCHF.<a href="#cite_note-102">[97]</a> The company filed a trademark lawsuit against MSCHF in New York federal court. On April 1, the judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the sale and distribution of the shoes pending a preliminary injunction.<a href="#cite_note-103">[98]</a> Lil Nas X responded to the lawsuit with a <a href="/wiki/Meme" title="Meme">meme</a> on Twitter showing himself as the character <a href="/wiki/Squidward" class="mw-redirect" title="Squidward">Squidward</a>, homeless and asking for money.<a href="#cite_note-104">[99]</a> Later, he released a prelude video for the song "<a href="/wiki/Industry_Baby" title="Industry Baby">Industry Baby</a>", which stages a fake "Nike vs. Lil Nas X" trial in the Supreme Court, during which people discuss the <a href="/wiki/Satan_Shoes" title="Satan Shoes">Satan Shoes</a> before condemning the singer for being gay.<a href="#cite_note-105">[100]</a> Following the controversies surrounding his previous song and its promotion, Lil Nas X released the more introspective single "<a href="/wiki/Sun_Goes_Down_(Lil_Nas_X_song)" title="Sun Goes Down (Lil Nas X song)">Sun Goes Down</a>" on May 21, 2021,<a href="#cite_note-106">[101]</a> wherein he reflects on his struggles with bullying and coming to terms with his homosexuality in his upbringing.<a href="#cite_note-107">[102]</a> He performed the song alongside "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" at <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a> a day later, where he suffered a <a href="/wiki/Wardrobe_malfunction" title="Wardrobe malfunction">wardrobe malfunction</a> during a <a href="/wiki/Pole_dance" title="Pole dance">pole dance</a> routine when the seam of his trousers split, leaving him unable to finish it properly.<a href="#cite_note-trousers-108">[103]</a> On June 29, Lil Nas posted a promotional video of his debut album, ending it with Montero, the Album. He also posted a snippet of a previously teased track called "<a href="/wiki/Industry_Baby" title="Industry Baby">Industry Baby</a>".<a href="#cite_note-109">[104]</a> The song was released as a single on July 23, featuring rapper <a href="/wiki/Jack_Harlow" title="Jack Harlow">Jack Harlow</a>, with production by <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Take_a_Daytrip" title="Take a Daytrip">Take a Daytrip</a>.<a href="#cite_note-110">[105]</a> The song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the chart for the ending week of October 23, 2021, becoming Lil Nas X's fourth top-ten single and third number one. On September 17, 2021, Montero was released, along with its fourth single, "<a href="/wiki/Thats_What_I_Want" title="Thats What I Want">Thats What I Want</a>".<a href="#cite_note-111">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[107]</a> On October 23, 2021, Lil Nas X made a surprise appearance at <a href="/wiki/Diplo" title="Diplo">Diplo</a>'s set at Electronic Daisy Carnival Las Vegas. During the appearance he performed "Industry Baby", "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)", and "Old Town Road".<a href="#cite_note-113">[108]</a> On April 26, 2022, he announced his first <a href="/wiki/Concert_tour" title="Concert tour">concert tour</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Long_Live_Montero_Tour" title="Long Live Montero Tour">Long Live Montero Tour</a>. The tour was in support of Montero, and began in September 2022 and ran through January 2023.<a href="#cite_note-114">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022–present:_Dreamboy_and_Nasarati_2_mixtape">2022–present: Dreamboy and Nasarati 2 mixtape</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glasto2023_(348_of_468)_(53009419903)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Glasto2023_%28348_of_468%29_%2853009419903%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1902" data-file-height="2502" /></a><figcaption>Lil Nas X at the <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2023" title="Glastonbury Festival 2023">Glastonbury Festival 2023</a></figcaption></figure> On March 16, 2022, Lil Nas X returned from his hiatus, and teased two songs from his "almost finished" new album, "<a href="/wiki/Late_to_da_Party" title="Late to da Party">Late to da Party</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/YoungBoy_Never_Broke_Again" title="YoungBoy Never Broke Again">YoungBoy Never Broke Again</a>, and "Down Souf Hoes" featuring <a href="/wiki/Saucy_Santana" title="Saucy Santana">Saucy Santana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[110]</a> He also posted a preview of the track "Lean on My Body".<a href="#cite_note-116">[111]</a> "Late to da Party" was eventually released as a single on June 24, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-117">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-118">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-119">[114]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">non-primary source needed</a>] Lil Nas X said that the album would be "something fun, something for the summertime, something for the girls to get ready and party to".<a href="#cite_note-120">[115]</a> On his Long Live Montero Tour, Lil Nas X performed his then-unreleased single "<a href="/wiki/Star_Walkin%27" title="Star Walkin'">Star Walkin'</a>" and the intro to "Down Souf Hoes". On September 15, 2022, <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a>, the developers of the video game <a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>, announced a collaboration with Lil Nas X for the <a href="/wiki/2022_League_of_Legends_World_Championship" title="2022 League of Legends World Championship">2022 League of Legends World Championship</a> through a press release, where they also declared him to be "President of League of Legends", in what <a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a> journalist Isaiah Colbert called a publicity stunt.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku-121">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-122">[117]</a> The anthem for the tournament, "Star Walkin'", was released on September 22 with an accompanying animated music video.<a href="#cite_note-123">[118]</a> He performed the song at the opening ceremony of the tournament on November 5. Additionally, a custom outfit for a playable character in the game co-designed by Lil Nas X was temporarily made available in November.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku-121">[116]</a> On October 19, 2022, Lil Nas X invited Saucy Santana on his tour to perform the intro of "Down Souf Hoes" with an additional previously unheard verse.<a href="#cite_note-124">[119]</a> On March 17, 2023, Lil Nas X performed an extended play of the intro of the song during his <a href="/wiki/Lollapalooza" title="Lollapalooza">Lollapalooza</a> Chile performance.<a href="#cite_note-125">[120]</a> <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X:_Long_Live_Montero" title="Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero">Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero</a>, a documentary film by <a href="/wiki/Carlos_L%C3%B3pez_Estrada" title="Carlos López Estrada">Carlos López Estrada</a> and Zac Manuel, premiered at the <a href="/wiki/2023_Toronto_International_Film_Festival" title="2023 Toronto International Film Festival">2023 Toronto International Film Festival</a>.<a href="#cite_note-126">[121]</a> The premiere was delayed by roughly half an hour because of a <a href="/wiki/Bomb_threat" title="Bomb threat">bomb threat</a> from a caller who supposedly targeted Lil Nas X for being a black queer artist.<a href="#cite_note-127">[122]</a> However, according to a spokesperson for the festival, "To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not directed at the film or the artist." The threat was ultimately proven to not be credible.<a href="#cite_note-128">[123]</a> On January 3, 2024, Lil Nas X announced the single "<a href="/wiki/J_Christ" title="J Christ">J Christ</a>", which was released on January 12.<a href="#cite_note-129">[124]</a> The release massively underperformed, debuting and peaking at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 marking his first lead single to not reach number one on the chart. The single only managed to chart for one week before departing the chart.<a href="#cite_note-:1-130">[125]</a> His next single, "Where Do We Go Now", was released on January 26, 2024 to accompany the streaming release of the documentary <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X:_Long_Live_Montero" title="Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero">Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero</a>.<a href="#cite_note-131">[126]</a> In March, Lil Nas X released a song he had been teasing on social media titled "<a href="/wiki/Light_Again!" title="Light Again!">Light Again</a>" to his soundcloud without his label Columbia's permission, to which he added "might get in trouble for releasing this song without [my] label’s permission" on X.<a href="#cite_note-132">[127]</a> Lil Nas X was featured on <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a>'s single "<a href="/wiki/He_Knows" title="He Knows">He Knows</a>" which was released on May 10, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-133">[128]</a> Following the underperformance of "J Christ", Lil Nas X retreated from the new era he had been teasing. On November 11, 2024, he announced the beginning of his new album cycle titled <a href="/wiki/Dreamboy_(album)" title="Dreamboy (album)">Dreamboy</a> through a visual teaser on his social media accounts, announcing the release of "Light Again" as a single.<a href="#cite_note-134">[129]</a> "Light Again" was released as an official single on November 15, 2024. He followed it up with "Need Dat Boy" a week later, with both singles failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 and other major charts.<a href="#cite_note-:1-130">[125]</a> In March 2025, Lil Nas X begun the rollout for his new single, releasing four promotional singles everyday in the lead up to its release. "<a href="/wiki/Dreamboy_(song)" title="Dreamboy (song)">Dreamboy</a>", "Big Dummy", "Swish", "<a href="/wiki/Right_There!" title="Right There!">Right There!</a>" all released that week with a visualizer with <a href="/wiki/Barbie" title="Barbie">barbie</a> <a href="/wiki/Barbie_pink" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbie pink">pink</a> inspired imagery present as well as all featuring the rapper in a pink doll box on the covers.<a href="#cite_note-135">[130]</a><a href="#cite_note-136">[131]</a> "<a href="/wiki/Hotbox_(song)" title="Hotbox (song)">Hotbox</a>" was released on March 14, 2025.<a href="#cite_note-137">[132]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style_and_influences">Musical style and influences</h2></div> Lil Nas X's musical style has been described as <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop">hip hop</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Allmusic_genre-138">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-LOBF_genres-140">[135]</a> <a href="/wiki/Pop_rap" title="Pop rap">pop rap</a>,<a href="#cite_note-141">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-142">[137]</a><a href="#cite_note-143">[138]</a> <a href="/wiki/Country_rap" title="Country rap">country rap</a>,<a href="#cite_note-144">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-145">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[141]</a> <a href="/wiki/Trap_music" title="Trap music">trap</a>,<a href="#cite_note-LOBF_genres-140">[135]</a> <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a>,<a href="#cite_note-LOBF_genres-140">[135]</a> pop,<a href="#cite_note-LOBF_genres-140">[135]</a><a href="#cite_note-147">[142]</a> and rock.<a href="#cite_note-LOBF_genres-140">[135]</a> He credits LGBTQ artists <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a> as inspirations and for "making it easier for me to be where I am, comfortably."<a href="#cite_note-148">[143]</a> Lil Nas X also cites <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doja_Cat" title="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a> as some of his biggest influences.<a href="#cite_note-149">[144]</a><a href="#cite_note-150">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[146]</a> In 2019 he said, "I grew up off the Internet, so my influences come from all over musically." He grew up listening to hip hop artists such as <a href="/wiki/Andre_3000" class="mw-redirect" title="Andre 3000">Andre 3000</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert" title="Lil Uzi Vert">Lil Uzi Vert</a>.<a href="#cite_note-152">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-153">[148]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Impact">Impact</h2></div> Lil Nas X's success caused him to become the first person of color and the first openly gay performer to be listed by <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> in its annual Highest-Paid Country Acts List.<a href="#cite_note-154">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-155">[150]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Burns" title="Ken Burns">Ken Burns</a>, who produced the <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> documentary <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_(miniseries)" title="Country Music (miniseries)">Country Music</a>, noted,<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712" /><blockquote class="templatequote">"Well, to me, Lil Nas X is my <a href="/wiki/Mic_drop" title="Mic drop">mic drop</a> moment. We spend eight episodes and sixteen and a half hours talking about the fact that country music has never been one thing. ... And there's a huge African American influence, and it permeates throughout the whole story. ... And here we are in a new modern age that we're not touching, with all these classic, binary arguments about Billboard not listing ['Old Town Road'] on the country chart, and it turns out to be not just the No. 1 country hit but the No. 1 single, period, and it's by a black gay rapper! ... It just is proving that all of those cycles that we have been reporting on across the decades—all of the tensions in country music of race, class, poverty, gender, creativity versus commerce, geography—are still going on."<a href="#cite_note-156">[151]</a></blockquote> Following the release of the music video for "<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>", several outlets praised Lil Nas X for his "unabashedly queer" visuals.<a href="#cite_note-unabashedly-157">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-changed-158">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[154]</a> <a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a>'s Adam B. Vary wrote that the video "changed everything for queer music artists", noting that some LGBT artists like <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Knight" title="Jonathan Knight">Jonathan Knight</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Kids_on_the_Block" title="New Kids on the Block">New Kids on the Block</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lance_Bass" title="Lance Bass">Lance Bass</a> of <a href="/wiki/NSYNC" title="NSYNC">NSYNC</a> sang about women while staying <a href="/wiki/Closeted" title="Closeted">closeted</a>, while others like <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Martin" title="Ricky Martin">Ricky Martin</a> did not explicitly sing about their sexuality.<a href="#cite_note-changed-158">[153]</a> He described the sexual imagery, including the pole dance, as evoking images of Madonna or <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, without the need to hide his homosexuality.<a href="#cite_note-changed-158">[153]</a> The negative reception to the song and music video was characterized by <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vice_(magazine)" title="Vice (magazine)">Vice</a> as illustrating a <a href="/wiki/Satanic_panic" title="Satanic panic">Satanic panic</a> and compared to past moments in popular music history, including jazz music being referred to as "the devil's music" in the early <a href="/wiki/20th_century_music" class="mw-redirect" title="20th century music">20th century</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a>'s comment in a 1966 interview that <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a> were "<a href="/wiki/More_popular_than_Jesus" title="More popular than Jesus">more popular than Jesus</a>", <a href="/wiki/Backmasking" title="Backmasking">backmasking</a> accusations, the <a href="/wiki/Parents_Music_Resource_Center" title="Parents Music Resource Center">Parents Music Resource Center</a>'s "Filthy Fifteen", Madonna's music video for "<a href="/wiki/Like_a_Prayer_(song)" title="Like a Prayer (song)">Like a Prayer</a>", <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>'s music videos for "<a href="/wiki/Judas_(Lady_Gaga_song)" title="Judas (Lady Gaga song)">Judas</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Alejandro_(song)" title="Alejandro (song)">Alejandro</a>", and <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>'s performance of "<a href="/wiki/Roman_Holiday_(song)" title="Roman Holiday (song)">Roman Holiday</a>" at the <a href="/wiki/54th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="54th Annual Grammy Awards">54th Annual Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-vicesatanic-160">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[156]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_image">Public image</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glasto2023_(343_of_468)_(53008939166).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg/250px-Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg/375px-Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg/500px-Glasto2023_%28343_of_468%29_%2853008939166%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="3504" /></a><figcaption>Lil Nas X grabbing his crotch during his performance at the <a href="/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2023" title="Glastonbury Festival 2023">Glastonbury Festival 2023</a></figcaption></figure> Lil Nas X has been noted for his public fashions; in July 2019, <a href="/wiki/Vogue_(magazine)" title="Vogue (magazine)">Vogue</a> noted Lil Nas X as a "master" at giving the cowboy <a href="/wiki/Aesthetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aesthetic">aesthetic</a> a glam look in his appearances and on <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>.<a href="#cite_note-162">[157]</a> His <a href="/wiki/Wardrobe_stylist" title="Wardrobe stylist">stylist</a>, Hodo Musa, says he aims for items that are "electric, playful, colorful, and futuristic."<a href="#cite_note-:13-163">[158]</a> For his onstage look at the <a href="/wiki/2019_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2019 MTV Video Music Awards">2019 MTV Video Music Awards</a> he wore a cowboy motif cherry-red <a href="/wiki/Nudie_suit" class="mw-redirect" title="Nudie suit">Nudie suit</a>.<a href="#cite_note-164">[159]</a> <a href="/wiki/Wrangler_(jeans)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrangler (jeans)">Wrangler</a>, which is mentioned in the "Old Town Road" lyrics, has consistently sold out of Lil Nas X co-branded fashions.<a href="#cite_note-165">[160]</a> For the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="62nd Annual Grammy Awards">62nd Annual Grammy Awards</a> Lil Nas X wore several outfits including a <a href="/wiki/Pink_Versace_Suit_and_Harness_of_Lil_Nas_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Pink Versace Suit and Harness of Lil Nas X">head-to-toe couture fuchsia Versace suit with a pink harness</a> that took 700 hours to construct.<a href="#cite_note-166">[161]</a> In July 2020, Lil Nas X modeled in a trailer video for a new skincare line by <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Fenty_Beauty" title="Fenty Beauty">Fenty Beauty</a>.<a href="#cite_note-167">[162]</a> In August 2021, Lil Nas X commented "Nah he tweakin" on an <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> post about <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a> selling skateboards painted with paint that contained his blood. It became a <a href="/wiki/Viral_phenomenon" title="Viral phenomenon">viral phenomenon</a> for the next few days.<a href="#cite_note-168">[163]</a><a href="#cite_note-169">[164]</a> In 2022, he was criticized for repeatedly grabbing his genitals, and placing his microphone at the center of his crotch and swinging it around, pretending the device was his <a href="/wiki/Human_penis" title="Human penis">penis</a>, during his performance at the <a href="/wiki/64th_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="64th Annual Grammy Awards">64th Annual Grammy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[165]</a><a href="#cite_note-171">[166]</a> In May 2023, Lil Nas X attended the <a href="/wiki/Met_Gala" title="Met Gala">Met Gala</a> wearing only silver body paint, a <a href="/wiki/Thong" title="Thong">thong</a>, and high-heeled platform shoes, with his face covered with <a href="/wiki/Rhinestone" title="Rhinestone">rhinestones</a>. His look was inspired by the late German fashion icon <a href="/wiki/Karl_Lagerfeld" title="Karl Lagerfeld">Karl Lagerfeld</a>'s cat Choupette.<a href="#cite_note-172">[167]</a> In the lead-up to the release of his album Montero, he hosted a fundraiser for several charities focused on AIDS/HIV prevention in the Southern US. The project raised nearly half a million dollars by March 2022.<a href="#cite_note-173">[168]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coming_out">Coming out</h3></div> In early June 2019, Lil Nas X <a href="/wiki/Came_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Came out">came out</a> to his sister and father and he felt "the universe was signalling him to do so", despite his uncertainty whether his fans would stick by him or not.<a href="#cite_note-:8-12">[12]</a> On June 30, 2019, the last day of <a href="/wiki/Pride_Month" title="Pride Month">Pride Month</a>, Lil Nas X came out publicly as gay.<a href="#cite_note-174">[169]</a><a href="#cite_note-175">[170]</a> His <a href="/wiki/Tweeting" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweeting">tweet</a> confirmed earlier suspicions when he first indicated this in his track "<a href="/wiki/C7osure" class="mw-redirect" title="C7osure">c7osure</a>". <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> noted the song "touches on themes such as coming clean, growing up and embracing one's self".<a href="#cite_note-176">[171]</a> The next day he tweeted again, this time highlighting the <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)">rainbow-colored</a> building on the cover art of <a href="/wiki/7_(Lil_Nas_X_EP)" title="7 (Lil Nas X EP)">his EP 7</a>, with the caption reading "deadass thought i made it obvious".<a href="#cite_note-177">[172]</a><a href="#cite_note-USA_Today-178">[173]</a> He was unambiguous in an interview several days later on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Breakfast" title="BBC Breakfast">BBC Breakfast</a>, where he stated that he was gay and understands that his sexuality is not readily accepted in the country or rap music communities.<a href="#cite_note-179">[174]</a> The response to the news was mostly positive, but also garnered a large amount of <a href="/wiki/Homophobic" class="mw-redirect" title="Homophobic">homophobic</a> backlash on social media, to which Lil Nas X also reacted.<a href="#cite_note-USA_Today-178">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-CapitalXtra-180">[175]</a> The backlash also came from the hip hop community, drawing attention to <a href="/wiki/Homophobia_in_hip_hop_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Homophobia in hip hop culture">homophobia in hip hop culture</a>.<a href="#cite_note-CapitalXtra-180">[175]</a><a href="#cite_note-181">[176]</a> In January 2020, rapper <a href="/wiki/Pastor_Troy" title="Pastor Troy">Pastor Troy</a> made homophobic comments on the outfit Lil Nas X wore during the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, to which Lil Nas X responded: "Damn I look good in that pic on god."<a href="#cite_note-182">[177]</a> In January 2023, Lil Nas X tweeted a statement suggesting he was "a little <a href="/wiki/Bisexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Bisexual">bisexual</a>."<a href="#cite_note-183">[178]</a><a href="#cite_note-184">[179]</a><a href="#cite_note-185">[180]</a> The next day he tweeted "that was my last time coming out the closet i promise".<a href="#cite_note-186">[181]</a><a href="#cite_note-187">[182]</a> In November 2023, he tweeted that he was "still gay."<a href="#cite_note-188">[183]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3></div> Lil Nas X stated in September 2021 that he was an atheist "at one point," but is now "a very <a href="/wiki/Spiritual_but_not_religious" title="Spiritual but not religious">spiritual</a> person in terms of the Universe, how everything works."<a href="#cite_note-189">[184]</a> In December 2023, he wrote that he was entering his "Christian era".<a href="#cite_note-190">[185]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3></div> Lil Nas X endorsed <a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> for the 2024 US presidential election.<a href="#cite_note-191">[186]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lil_Nas_X" title="List of awards and nominations received by Lil Nas X">List of awards and nominations received by Lil Nas X</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png/170px-191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png/255px-191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png/340px-191125_Lil_Nas_X_at_the_2019_American_Music_Awards.png 2x" data-file-width="687" data-file-height="936" /></a><figcaption>Lil Nas X at the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_2019" title="American Music Awards of 2019">2019 American Music Awards</a></figcaption></figure> Lil Nas X is the recipient of multiple awards including two <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Music_Awards" title="Billboard Music Awards">Billboard Music Awards</a>, five <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Awards</a>, two <a href="/wiki/BET_Hip_Hop_Awards" title="BET Hip Hop Awards">BET Hip Hop Awards</a>, two <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio_Music_Awards" title="IHeartRadio Music Awards">iHeartRadio Music Awards</a> and two <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards" title="American Music Awards">American Music Awards</a>. He has also been awarded by <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> as the youngest honoree of the <a href="/wiki/Hal_David_Starlight_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Hal David Starlight Award">Hal David Starlight Award</a>. Lil Nas X was the most-nominated male artist at the <a href="/wiki/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="62nd Annual Grammy Awards">62nd Annual Grammy Awards</a>,<a href="#cite_note-192">[187]</a> where he ultimately won awards for <a href="/wiki/Best_Music_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Music Video">Best Music Video</a> and <a href="/wiki/Best_Pop_Duo/Group_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Pop Duo/Group Performance">Best Pop Duo/Group Performance</a>. Lil Nas X is also the first openly LGBT Black artist to win a <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association" title="Country Music Association">Country Music Association</a> award<a href="#cite_note-CMAboll-193">[188]</a> and the first openly LGBTQ person to win an <a href="/wiki/2019_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2019 MTV Video Music Awards">MTV Video Music Award</a> for Song of the Year.<a href="#cite_note-194">[189]</a> In 2021, he became the third artist, following <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>, to win an <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" title="MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year">MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year</a> for a video he co-directed – "<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>". Lil Nas X scored three number-one singles on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">Billboard Hot 100</a> chart. In early July 2019, "Old Town Road" achieved its 13th week at the top spot on the Billboard 100, becoming the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_chart_achievements_and_milestones" title="List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones">first hip hop song to do so</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Hot_100_record-195">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-197">[f]</a> It is also the first song to sell 10 million copies while in the top spot.<a href="#cite_note-:2-68">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-Hot_100_record-195">[190]</a> On its 15th week at the top, Lil Nas X became the first <a href="/wiki/Openly_gay" class="mw-redirect" title="Openly gay">openly gay</a> artist to have a song last as long, overtaking <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>'s 1997 <a href="/wiki/Double_A-Side" class="mw-redirect" title="Double A-Side">Double A-Side</a>—where both sides of the <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">record</a> are promoted as hits, "<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>"/"<a href="/wiki/Something_About_the_Way_You_Look_Tonight" title="Something About the Way You Look Tonight">Something About the Way You Look Tonight</a>".<a href="#cite_note-VultureHistory-4">[4]</a> At 19 weeks at number one, Lil Nas X holds the record for the most weeks since the chart was first introduced in 1958.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-198">[g]</a> As of August 2019<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lil_Nas_X&action=edit">[update]</a>, the song has also charted 19 weeks atop the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart;<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-3">[3]</a> beating a three-way tie record.<a href="#cite_note-199">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-202">[h]</a> At 19 weeks at the top of the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rap_Songs" title="Hot Rap Songs">Hot Rap Songs</a> chart the song has also beaten a three-way tie.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-204">[i]</a> By November 2019, the song was <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Certified" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamond Certified">Diamond Certified</a>, moving a combined sales and streaming 10 million units.<a href="#cite_note-:3-205">[196]</a> <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a> named him as one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet in 2019, for his "global impact on social media" and "overall ability to drive news".<a href="#cite_note-206">[197]</a> In 2020, he was named on the <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> <a href="/wiki/30_Under_30" class="mw-redirect" title="30 Under 30">30 Under 30</a> list.<a href="#cite_note-auto-8">[8]</a> In 2021, he appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Time_100" title="Time 100">Time 100</a>, <a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a>'s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.<a href="#cite_note-Sachdeva-9">[9]</a> On September 1, 2021, The Trevor Project announced that Lil Nas X is the recipient of its inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year award.<a href="#cite_note-207">[198]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X_discography" title="Lil Nas X discography">Lil Nas X discography</a></div> Studio albums <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Montero_(album)" title="Montero (album)">Montero</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamboy_(album)" title="Dreamboy (album)">Dreamboy</a> (2025)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_Live_Montero_Tour" title="Long Live Montero Tour">Long Live Montero Tour</a> (2022–23)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Lil Nas X filmography </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Role </th> <th scope="col">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2020, 2023 </td> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Eric_Andre_Show" title="The Eric Andre Show">The Eric Andre Show</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Himself </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></td> <td>Musical guest (1 episode) </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dave_(TV_series)" title="Dave (TV series)">Dave</a></td> <td>Episode: "Dave" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022–23 </td> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Proud_Family:_Louder_and_Prouder" title="The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder">The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder</a> </td> <td>June Bug (voice) </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lil_Nas_X:_Long_Live_Montero" title="Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero">Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero</a> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Documentary film </td></tr> <tr> <td scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful" title="The Bold and the Beautiful">The Bold and the Beautiful</a> </td> <td>Waiter </td> <td>Cameo – 9000th episode<a href="#cite_note-208">[199]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_note-Leight-34">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-Ivie-35">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Manns-38">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-Richards-39">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> <a href="/wiki/Trap_music" title="Trap music">trap</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Gillespie-41">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-Spanos-42">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> or <a href="/wiki/Southern_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern hip hop">Southern hip hop</a> song.<a href="#cite_note-Luckerson-44">[44]</a> Lil Nas X stated that he regards it as a "<a href="/wiki/Country_trap" class="mw-redirect" title="Country trap">country trap</a>" song.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a> The single's second official remix, "Old Town Road" (Diplo Remix), was released on April 29, 2019, featuring additional production by American DJ <a href="/wiki/Diplo" title="Diplo">Diplo</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Boot-67">[66]</a> Mid-July 2019, an official remix of "Old Town Road" was released adding rapper <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>, and yodeler <a href="/wiki/Mason_Ramsey" title="Mason Ramsey">Mason Ramsey</a>, to Billy Ray Cyrus.<a href="#cite_note-:2-68">[67]</a> In late July 2019, another remix called "Seoul Town Road" was released featuring South Korean rapper <a href="/wiki/RM_(rapper)" class="mw-redirect" title="RM (rapper)">RM</a> of the boyband <a href="/wiki/BTS" title="BTS">BTS</a>.<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a> Billboard counts all the versions of the song in the same total.<a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Rap">Rap</a> is full of <a href="/wiki/Gay_slur" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay slur">gay slurs</a> like "sus", "<a href="/wiki/No_homo" title="No homo">No homo</a>", and "Pause" using "queerness as a punchline".<a href="#cite_note-LATout-84">[82]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a> Other notable Black queer men who gained mainstream acceptance before Lil Nas X include: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a>; <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a>; <a href="/wiki/ILoveMakonnen" title="ILoveMakonnen">ILoveMakonnen</a>; <a href="/wiki/Brockhampton_(band)" title="Brockhampton (band)">Brockhampton</a> frontman <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Abstract" title="Kevin Abstract">Kevin Abstract</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lacy" title="Steve Lacy">Steve Lacy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-LATout-84">[82]</a> Black queer women artists have been accepted more readily,<a href="#cite_note-LATout-84">[82]</a> while the <a href="/wiki/Queer_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Queer hip hop">queer hip hop</a> movement goes back to the 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-429mag-86">[83]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a> The <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone_Top_100" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stone Top 100">Rolling Stone Top 100</a> tracks "the most popular songs of the week in the United States"; ranked by combining streams and sales, omitting radio plays.<a href="#cite_note-:7-88">[84]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-197"><a href="#cite_ref-197">^</a> It surpassed three hip hop songs that were tied at twelve weeks each: "<a href="/wiki/Lose_Yourself" title="Lose Yourself">Lose Yourself</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002), "<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>" by <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009), and "<a href="/wiki/See_You_Again" title="See You Again">See You Again</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Puth" title="Charlie Puth">Charlie Puth</a> (2015).<a href="#cite_note-Hot_100_record-195">[190]</a> On its fourteenth week at the top, it was the tenth single to ever reach the mark, with <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a> noting all but two of the previous singles had been nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Song of the Year">Grammy Award for Song of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-196">[191]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-198"><a href="#cite_ref-198">^</a> Lil Nas X beat two songs tied at sixteen weeks for the longest time to do so; "<a href="/wiki/One_Sweet_Day" title="One Sweet Day">One Sweet Day</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a> and <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> group <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995–1996); and "<a href="/wiki/Despacito" title="Despacito">Despacito</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Luis_Fonsi" title="Luis Fonsi">Luis Fonsi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daddy_Yankee" title="Daddy Yankee">Daddy Yankee</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a> (2017). </li> <li id="cite_note-202"><a href="#cite_ref-202">^</a> On the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart: at nineteen weeks it beats the three songs at eighteen weeks: <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Honeydripper" title="The Honeydripper">The Honeydripper</a> (Parts 1 & 2)" (1945) by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Liggins" title="Joe Liggins">Joe Liggins</a> and His Honeydrippers,<a href="#cite_note-whitburnr&b-200">[193]</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Choo_Choo_Ch%27Boogie" title="Choo Choo Ch'Boogie">Choo Choo Ch'Boogie</a>" (1946) by <a href="/wiki/Louis_Jordan_and_His_Tympany_Five" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five">Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five</a>,<a href="#cite_note-whitburnr&b-200">[193]</a> and</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Dance" title="One Dance">One Dance</a>" (2016) by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyla_(British_singer)" title="Kyla (British singer)">Kyla</a>.<a href="#cite_note-201">[194]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-204"><a href="#cite_ref-204">^</a> Three songs were tied at 18 weeks each: "<a href="/wiki/Hot_Boyz_(song)" title="Hot Boyz (song)">Hot Boyz</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Missy_%22Misdemeanor%22_Elliott" class="mw-redirect" title="Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott">Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Mo" title="Lil' Mo">Lil' Mo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nas" title="Nas">Nas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> and <a href="/wiki/Q-Tip_(musician)" title="Q-Tip (musician)">Q-Tip</a> (1999–2000); "<a href="/wiki/Fancy_(Iggy_Azalea_song)" title="Fancy (Iggy Azalea song)">Fancy</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Iggy_Azalea" title="Iggy Azalea">Iggy Azalea</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Charli_XCX" title="Charli XCX">Charli XCX</a> (2014); and "<a href="/wiki/Hotline_Bling" title="Hotline Bling">Hotline Bling</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> (2015–2016).<a href="#cite_note-HotlineBling-203">[195]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist reflist-upper-alpha"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Imgur-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Imgur_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Imgur_1-1">b</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation 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title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a></li> <li>2001: "<a href="/wiki/Hanging_by_a_Moment" title="Hanging by a Moment">Hanging by a Moment</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lifehouse_(band)" title="Lifehouse (band)">Lifehouse</a></li> <li>2002: "<a href="/wiki/How_You_Remind_Me" title="How You Remind Me">How You Remind Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Nickelback" title="Nickelback">Nickelback</a></li> <li>2003: "<a href="/wiki/In_da_Club" title="In da Club">In da Club</a>" – <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a></li> <li>2004: "<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ludacris" title="Ludacris">Ludacris</a></li> <li>2005: "<a href="/wiki/We_Belong_Together" title="We Belong Together">We Belong Together</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a></li> <li>2006: "<a href="/wiki/Bad_Day_(Daniel_Powter_song)" title="Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)">Bad Day</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Powter" title="Daniel Powter">Daniel Powter</a></li> <li>2007: "<a href="/wiki/Irreplaceable" title="Irreplaceable">Irreplaceable</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a></li> <li>2008: "<a href="/wiki/Low_(Flo_Rida_song)" title="Low (Flo Rida song)">Low</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Flo_Rida" title="Flo Rida">Flo Rida</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/T-Pain" title="T-Pain">T-Pain</a></li> <li>2009: "<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a></li> <li>2010: "<a href="/wiki/Tik_Tok_(song)" title="Tik Tok (song)">Tik Tok</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a></li> <li>2011: "<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a></li> <li>2012: "<a href="/wiki/Somebody_That_I_Used_to_Know" title="Somebody That I Used to Know">Somebody That I Used to Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a></li> <li>2013: "<a href="/wiki/Thrift_Shop" title="Thrift Shop">Thrift Shop</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Macklemore_%26_Ryan_Lewis" title="Macklemore & Ryan Lewis">Macklemore & Ryan Lewis</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Wanz" title="Wanz">Wanz</a></li> <li>2014: "<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a></li> <li>2015: "<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a></li> <li>2016: "<a href="/wiki/Love_Yourself" title="Love Yourself">Love Yourself</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Bieber" title="Justin Bieber">Justin Bieber</a></li> <li>2017: "<a href="/wiki/Shape_of_You" title="Shape of You">Shape of You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a></li> <li>2018: "<a href="/wiki/God%27s_Plan_(song)" title="God's Plan (song)">God's Plan</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a></li> <li>2019: "<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a></li></ul> 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style="background-color: #8fa;;width:1%">Outstanding Music Artist (1991–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Two_Nice_Girls" title="Two Nice Girls">Two Nice Girls</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phranc" title="Phranc">Phranc</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Corigliano" title="John Corigliano">John Corigliano</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garth_Brooks" title="Garth Brooks">Garth Brooks</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge" title="Melissa Etheridge">Melissa Etheridge</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge" title="Melissa Etheridge">Melissa Etheridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indigo_Girls" title="Indigo Girls">Indigo Girls</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Disappear_Fear" title="Disappear Fear">Disappear Fear</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boy_George" title="Boy George">Boy George</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jill_Sobule" title="Jill Sobule">Jill Sobule</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meshell_Ndegeocello" title="Meshell Ndegeocello">Meshell Ndegeocello</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Pen" title="Queen Pen">Queen Pen</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigo_Girls" title="Indigo Girls">Indigo Girls</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K.d._lang" title="K.d. lang">k.d. lang</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K.d._lang" title="K.d. lang">k.d. lang</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Etheridge" title="Melissa Etheridge">Melissa Etheridge</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" title="Rufus Wainwright">Rufus Wainwright</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K.d._lang" title="K.d. lang">k.d. lang</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Ocean" title="Frank Ocean">Frank Ocean</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tegan_and_Sara" title="Tegan and Sara">Tegan and Sara</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Against_Me!" title="Against Me!">Against Me!</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troye_Sivan" title="Troye Sivan">Troye Sivan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tegan_and_Sara" title="Tegan and Sara">Tegan and Sara</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halsey_(singer)" title="Halsey (singer)">Halsey</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e" title="Janelle Monáe">Janelle Monáe</a> (2019)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> (2021)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletcher_(singer)" title="Fletcher (singer)">Fletcher</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rene%C3%A9_Rapp" title="Reneé Rapp">Reneé Rapp</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #8fa;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/GLAAD_Media_Award_for_Outstanding_Breakthrough_Music_Artist" title="GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist">Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist</a> (2021–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chika_(rapper)" title="Chika (rapper)">Chika</a> (2021)</li> <li>Lily Rose (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dove_Cameron" title="Dove Cameron">Dove Cameron</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Archuleta" title="David Archuleta">David Archuleta</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Grammy_Award_for_Best_Music_Video242" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Video_of_the_Year" title="Grammy Award for Video of the Year">Video of the Year</a> (1981−1982)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elephant_Parts" title="Elephant Parts">Elephant Parts</a> – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Nesmith" title="Michael Nesmith">Michael Nesmith</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olivia_Physical" title="Olivia Physical">Olivia Physical</a> – <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John" title="Olivia Newton-John">Olivia Newton-John</a> (1982)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1983–1986</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Girls_on_Film" title="Girls on Film">Girls on Film</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Hungry_Like_the_Wolf" title="Hungry Like the Wolf">Hungry Like the Wolf</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jazzin%27_for_Blue_Jean" title="Jazzin' for Blue Jean">Jazzin' for Blue Jean</a>" – <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World" title="We Are the World">We Are the World</a>" – <a href="/wiki/USA_for_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="USA for Africa">USA for Africa</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(song)" title="Brothers in Arms (song)">Brothers in Arms</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1986)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Concept_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video">Best Concept Music Video</a> (1987−1988)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Land_of_Confusion" title="Land of Confusion">Land of Confusion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fat_(song)" title="Fat (song)">Fat</a>" – <a href="/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic" title=""Weird Al" Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a> (1988)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1989–2009</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Leave_Me_Alone_(Michael_Jackson_song)" title="Leave Me Alone (Michael Jackson song)">Leave Me Alone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (1989)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Opposites_Attract" title="Opposites Attract">Opposites Attract</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Paula_Abdul" title="Paula Abdul">Paula Abdul</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Digging_in_the_Dirt" title="Digging in the Dirt">Digging in the Dirt</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steam_(Peter_Gabriel_song)" title="Steam (Peter Gabriel song)">Steam</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_Strong" title="Love Is Strong">Love Is Strong</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scream_(Michael_Jackson_and_Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)">Scream</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Free_as_a_Bird" title="Free as a Bird">Free as a Bird</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Got_%27til_It%27s_Gone" title="Got 'til It's Gone">Got 'til It's Gone</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ray_of_Light_(song)" title="Ray of Light (song)">Ray of Light</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Freak_on_a_Leash" title="Freak on a Leash">Freak on a Leash</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Fly" title="Learn to Fly">Learn to Fly</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Weapon_of_Choice_(song)" title="Weapon of Choice (song)">Weapon of Choice</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Fatboy_Slim" title="Fatboy Slim">Fatboy Slim</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bootsy_Collins" title="Bootsy Collins">Bootsy Collins</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" - <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hurt_(Nine_Inch_Nails_song)" title="Hurt (Nine Inch Nails song)">Hurt</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Vertigo_(U2_song)" title="Vertigo (U2 song)">Vertigo</a>" – <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lose_Control_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Lose Control (Missy Elliott song)">Lose Control</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fatman_Scoop" title="Fatman Scoop">Fatman Scoop</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_It_Goes_Again" title="Here It Goes Again">Here It Goes Again</a>" – <a href="/wiki/OK_Go" title="OK Go">OK Go</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God%27s_Gonna_Cut_You_Down" title="God's Gonna Cut You Down">God's Gonna Cut You Down</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pork_and_Beans_(song)" title="Pork and Beans (song)">Pork and Beans</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Weezer" title="Weezer">Weezer</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boom_Boom_Pow" title="Boom Boom Pow">Boom Boom Pow</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Black_Eyed_Peas" title="Black Eyed Peas">Black Eyed Peas</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Romance" title="Bad Romance">Bad Romance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rolling_in_the_Deep" title="Rolling in the Deep">Rolling in the Deep</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love_(music_video)" title="We Found Love (music video)">We Found Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Suit_%26_Tie" title="Suit & Tie">Suit & Tie</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_(Pharrell_Williams_song)" title="Happy (Pharrell Williams song)">Happy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Is_America_(song)" title="This Is America (song)">This Is America</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Childish Gambino</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> (2019)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brown_Skin_Girl" title="Brown Skin Girl">Brown Skin Girl</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Ivy_Carter" title="Blue Ivy Carter">Blue Ivy</a> & <a href="/wiki/Wizkid" title="Wizkid">Wizkid</a> (2020)</li> 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to Know</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Gotye" title="Gotye">Gotye</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kimbra" title="Kimbra">Kimbra</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Lucky_(Daft_Punk_song)" title="Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)">Get Lucky</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Daft_Punk" title="Daft Punk">Daft Punk</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nile_Rodgers" title="Nile Rodgers">Nile Rodgers</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_Something_(A_Great_Big_World_song)" title="Say Something (A Great Big World song)">Say Something</a>" – <a href="/wiki/A_Great_Big_World" title="A Great Big World">A Great Big World</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stressed_Out" title="Stressed Out">Stressed Out</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots" title="Twenty One Pilots">Twenty One Pilots</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Feel_It_Still" title="Feel It Still">Feel It Still</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Portugal._The_Man" title="Portugal. The Man">Portugal. The Man</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shallow_(Lady_Gaga_and_Bradley_Cooper_song)" title="Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)">Shallow</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Cooper" title="Bradley Cooper">Bradley Cooper</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Road" title="Old Town Road">Old Town Road</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Billy_Ray_Cyrus" title="Billy Ray Cyrus">Billy Ray Cyrus</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Rain_on_Me_(Lady_Gaga_and_Ariana_Grande_song)" title="Rain on Me (Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song)">Rain on Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Me_More" title="Kiss Me More">Kiss Me More</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Doja_Cat" title="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unholy_(Sam_Smith_and_Kim_Petras_song)" title="Unholy (Sam Smith and Kim Petras song)">Unholy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Smith" title="Sam Smith">Sam Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kim_Petras" title="Kim Petras">Kim Petras</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Machine_(song)" title="Ghost in the Machine (song)">Ghost in the Machine</a>" – <a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Bridgers" title="Phoebe Bridgers">Phoebe Bridgers</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Die_with_a_Smile" title="Die with a Smile">Die with a Smile</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration63" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Template:MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Template talk:MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="Special:EditPage/Template:MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration63" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Collaboration" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration">MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Beautiful_Liar" title="Beautiful Liar">Beautiful Liar</a>" (2007)</li> <li>No Award (2008)</li> <li>No Award (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Telephone_(song)" title="Telephone (song)">Telephone</a>" (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> – <a href="/wiki/E.T._(song)" title="E.T. (song)">E.T.</a> (2011)</li> <li>No Award (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Nate_Ruess" title="Nate Ruess">Nate Ruess</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Just_Give_Me_a_Reason" title="Just Give Me a Reason">Just Give Me a Reason</a>" (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Drunk_in_Love" title="Drunk in Love">Drunk in Love</a>" (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Harmony" title="Fifth Harmony">Fifth Harmony</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ty_Dolla_Sign" title="Ty Dolla Sign">Ty Dolla Sign</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Work_from_Home_(song)" title="Work from Home (song)">Work from Home</a>" (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zayn_Malik" title="Zayn Malik">Zayn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Don%27t_Wanna_Live_Forever" title="I Don't Wanna Live Forever">I Don't Wanna Live Forever</a>" (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/DJ_Khaled" title="DJ Khaled">DJ Khaled</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cardi_B" title="Cardi B">Cardi B</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Dinero_(Jennifer_Lopez_song)" title="Dinero (Jennifer Lopez song)">Dinero</a>" (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Mendes" title="Shawn Mendes">Shawn Mendes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Se%C3%B1orita_(Shawn_Mendes_and_Camila_Cabello_song)" title="Señorita (Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello song)">Señorita</a>" (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="TQG">TQG</a>" (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Fortnight_(song)" title="Fortnight (song)">Fortnight</a>" (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Direction44" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Tim Newman (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino" title="Jean-Baptiste Mondino">Jean-Baptiste Mondino</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Barron" title="Steve Barron">Steven Barron</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_R._Johnson" title="Stephen R. Johnson">Stephen R. Johnson</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Morahan" title="Andy Morahan">Andy Morahan</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fincher" title="David Fincher">David Fincher</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fincher" title="David Fincher">David Fincher</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarsem_Singh" title="Tarsem Singh">Tarsem</a> (1991)</li> <li>Mark Fenske (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pellington" title="Mark Pellington">Mark Pellington</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Scott_(director)" title="Jake Scott (director)">Jake Scott</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Jonze" title="Spike Jonze">Spike Jonze</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Dayton_and_Valerie_Faris" title="Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris">Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beck" title="Beck">Beck</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonas_%C3%85kerlund" title="Jonas Åkerlund">Jonas Åkerlund</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Jonze" title="Spike Jonze">Torrance Community Dance Group</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Dayton_and_Valerie_Faris" title="Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris">Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Jonze" title="Spike Jonze">Spike Jonze</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kahn_(director)" title="Joseph Kahn (director)">Joseph Kahn</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Thraves" title="Jamie Thraves">Jamie Thraves</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Romanek" title="Mark Romanek">Mark Romanek</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bayer" title="Samuel Bayer">Samuel Bayer</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hales_(director)" title="Robert Hales (director)">Robert Hales</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Bayer" title="Samuel Bayer">Samuel Bayer</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Robinson_(director)" title="Chris Robinson (director)">Mr. Roboto</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Webb" title="Marc Webb">Marc Webb</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Lawrence" title="Francis Lawrence">Francis Lawrence</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Yauch" title="Adam Yauch">Adam Yauch</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romain_Gavras" title="Romain Gavras">Romain Gavras</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Fincher" title="David Fincher">David Fincher</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniels_(directors)" title="Daniels (directors)">Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Tilley" title="Colin Tilley">Colin Tilley</a> and the Little Homies (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melina_Matsoukas" title="Melina Matsoukas">Melina Matsoukas</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Meyers_(director)" title="Dave Meyers (director)">Dave Meyers</a> and The Little Homies (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_Murai" title="Hiro Murai">Hiro Murai</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calmatic" title="Calmatic">Calmatic</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2020)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanu_Muino" title="Tanu Muino">Tanu Muino</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year56" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse 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class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Might_Think" title="You Might Think">You Might Think</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Cars" title="The Cars">The Cars</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_of_Summer_(song)" title="The Boys of Summer (song)">The Boys of Summer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Don_Henley" title="Don Henley">Don Henley</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Money_for_Nothing_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Money for Nothing (song)">Money for Nothing</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Dire_Straits" title="Dire Straits">Dire Straits</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sledgehammer_(Peter_Gabriel_song)" title="Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)">Sledgehammer</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_You_Tonight" title="Need You Tonight">Need You Tonight</a>" / "<a href="/wiki/Mediate_(song)" title="Mediate (song)">Mediate</a>" – <a href="/wiki/INXS" title="INXS">INXS</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Note%27s_for_You" title="This Note's for You">This Note's for You</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Young" title="Neil Young">Neil Young</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Nothing_Compares_2_U" title="Nothing Compares 2 U">Nothing Compares 2 U</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Sin%C3%A9ad_O%27Connor" title="Sinéad O'Connor">Sinéad O'Connor</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Losing_My_Religion" title="Losing My Religion">Losing My Religion</a>" – <a href="/wiki/R.E.M." title="R.E.M.">R.E.M.</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Right_Now_(Van_Halen_song)" title="Right Now (Van Halen song)">Right Now</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jeremy_(song)" title="Jeremy (song)">Jeremy</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Pearl_Jam" title="Pearl Jam">Pearl Jam</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cryin%27_(Aerosmith_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cryin' (Aerosmith song)">Cryin'</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Aerosmith" title="Aerosmith">Aerosmith</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waterfalls_(TLC_song)" title="Waterfalls (TLC song)">Waterfalls</a>" – <a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tonight,_Tonight_(The_Smashing_Pumpkins_song)" title="Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)">Tonight, Tonight</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">The Smashing Pumpkins</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Virtual_Insanity" title="Virtual Insanity">Virtual Insanity</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Jamiroquai" title="Jamiroquai">Jamiroquai</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ray_of_Light_(song)" title="Ray of Light (song)">Ray of Light</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Doo_Wop_(That_Thing)" title="Doo Wop (That Thing)">Doo Wop (That Thing)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Slim_Shady" title="The Real Slim Shady">The Real Slim Shady</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lady_Marmalade" title="Lady Marmalade">Lady Marmalade</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Christina_Aguilera" title="Christina Aguilera">Christina Aguilera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil%27_Kim" title="Lil' Kim">Lil' Kim</a>, <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BDa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mýa">Mýa</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pink_(singer)" title="Pink (singer)">Pink</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_Me_(Eminem_song)" title="Without Me (Eminem song)">Without Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Work_It_(Missy_Elliott_song)" title="Work It (Missy Elliott song)">Work It</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Missy_Elliott" title="Missy Elliott">Missy Elliott</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Ya!" title="Hey Ya!">Hey Ya!</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Boulevard_of_Broken_Dreams_(Green_Day_song)" title="Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)">Boulevard of Broken Dreams</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Write_Sins_Not_Tragedies" title="I Write Sins Not Tragedies">I Write Sins Not Tragedies</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Umbrella_(song)" title="Umbrella (song)">Umbrella</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Piece_of_Me" title="Piece of Me">Piece of Me</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Single_Ladies_(Put_a_Ring_on_It)" title="Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)">Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Romance" title="Bad Romance">Bad Romance</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Firework_(song)" title="Firework (song)">Firework</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Found_Love_(music_video)" title="We Found Love (music video)">We Found Love</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Rihanna" title="Rihanna">Rihanna</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mirrors_(Justin_Timberlake_song)" title="Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)">Mirrors</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wrecking_Ball_(Miley_Cyrus_song)" title="Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)">Wrecking Ball</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Miley_Cyrus" title="Miley Cyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Taylor_Swift_song)" title="Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)">Bad Blood</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Formation_(song)" title="Formation (song)">Formation</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Humble_(song)" title="Humble (song)">Humble</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar" title="Kendrick Lamar">Kendrick Lamar</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Havana_(Camila_Cabello_song)" title="Havana (Camila Cabello song)">Havana</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Camila_Cabello" title="Camila Cabello">Camila Cabello</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Need_to_Calm_Down" title="You Need to Calm Down">You Need to Calm Down</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%;text-align:center;">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Blinding_Lights" title="Blinding Lights">Blinding Lights</a>" – <a href="/wiki/The_Weeknd" title="The Weeknd">The Weeknd</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Montero_(Call_Me_by_Your_Name)" title="Montero (Call Me by Your Name)">Montero (Call Me by Your Name)</a>" – <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Too_Well:_The_Short_Film" title="All Too Well: The Short Film">All Too Well: The Short Film</a> – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anti-Hero_(song)" title="Anti-Hero (song)">Anti-Hero</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> (2023)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fortnight_(song)" title="Fortnight (song)">Fortnight</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Post_Malone" title="Post Malone">Post Malone</a> 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Houston">Whitney Houston</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Williams" title="Vanessa Williams">Vanessa Williams</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/After_7" title="After 7">After 7</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arrested_Development_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arrested Development (band)">Arrested Development</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shai_(band)" title="Shai (band)">Shai</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandy_Norwood" title="Brandy Norwood">Brandy</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lattimore" title="Kenny Lattimore">Kenny Lattimore</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erykah_Badu" title="Erykah Badu">Erykah Badu</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eve_(rapper)" title="Eve (rapper)">Eve</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Thomas_(singer)" title="Carl Thomas (singer)">Carl Thomas</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashanti_(singer)" title="Ashanti (singer)">Ashanti</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruben_Studdard" title="Ruben Studdard">Ruben Studdard</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanye_West" title="Kanye West">Kanye West</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corinne_Bailey_Rae" title="Corinne Bailey Rae">Corinne Bailey Rae</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordin_Sparks" title="Jordin Sparks">Jordin Sparks</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson" title="Jennifer Hudson">Jennifer Hudson</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keri_Hilson" title="Keri Hilson">Keri Hilson</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Smith" title="Willow Smith">Willow Smith</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diggy_Simmons" title="Diggy Simmons">Diggy Simmons</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elle_Varner" title="Elle Varner">Elle Varner</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Michelle" title="K. Michelle">K. Michelle</a> (2013)</li> <li>3 Winans Brothers (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jussie_Smollett" title="Jussie Smollett">Jussie Smollett</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SZA" title="SZA">SZA</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Mai" title="Ella Mai">Ella Mai</a> (2018)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lil Nas X</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doja_Cat" title="Doja Cat">Doja Cat</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saweetie" title="Saweetie">Saweetie</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coco_Jones" title="Coco Jones">Coco Jones</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Mon%C3%A9t" title="Victoria Monét">Victoria Monét</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doechii" 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