EntertainmentEntertainment2019 BET Awards: The Horses Were in the Back and Black Women Were in the FrontThe 19th annual BET Awards have come and gone and it was the blackest way to start the summer. I watched the…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedJune 24, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusic30 Days of Musical Blackness With VSB, Day 23: Deep Cotton, ‘We’re Far Enough From Heaven Now We Can Freak Out’Have you ever heard a song that totally had you at hello? Well, for me, one of those songs would be Deep Cotton’s…ByPanama JacksonPublishedJune 23, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicLil Nas X Drops New Single, ‘Panini,’ in Advance of New Album Release, 7Lil Nas X apparently has no plans to ride off into the sunset anytime soon.ByDara SharifPublishedJune 20, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicWith Blanco Brown’s ‘The Git Up Challenge,’ 2019 Is Truly the Summer of the Yee-Haw AgendaWhere TikTok goes, so do the Billboard charts.ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 17, 2019
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaMarlborough, NH, Police: ‘Stop Taking Your Horses Down to Our Old Town Road’ [Corrected]There’s an actual Old Town Road in Marlborough, N.H., and residents are sick and tired of the constant attention.ByAliya Semper EwingPublishedJune 1, 2019
EntertainmentHot TeaEntertainmentHot TeaCrusty Country Music Fans Want to Boycott Wrangler Jeans For Partnering with Lil Nas XThis week, after Wrangler jeans announced a new yee haw agenda capsule collection with Lil Nas X, some country music…ByAliya Semper EwingPublishedMay 22, 2019
Beauty + StyleBeauty + StyleWant Wranglers on Your Booty? Lil Nas X's Newest Collab Is a Denim CollectionIs he country enough for you now, Billboard?ByMaiysha KaiPublishedMay 21, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicWatch: Lil Nas X Drops ‘Old Town Road’ Video Featuring Chris Rock, Vince Staples, Rico Nasty and More ByAliya Semper EwingPublishedMay 18, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusic'Old Town Road' Rides to the Top: Lil Nas X Lands No. 1 Song in AmericaTurns out “Old Town Road,” the song that wasn’t country enough for Billboard’s Country charts, is plenty hot enough…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 9, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicThe Yee-Haw Agenda Flourishes: Lil Nas X Adds Country Heavyweight Billy Ray Cyrus to ‘Old Town Road’ RemixAfter Billboard, tapping into a long and cherished tradition of erasing black people from country music, decided Lil…ByAnne BraniginPublishedApril 5, 2019
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicApparently, Billboard Doesn't Think Lil Nas X's Country Hit 'Old Town Road' Has Enough 'Country Elements' for Its ChartRemember that time Beyoncé performed “Daddy Lessons” at the Country Music Awards (CMAs) with the Dixie Chicks (in an…ByTonja Renée StidhumPublishedMarch 28, 2019