At just 20 years old, Lil Nas X has already left a mark on the music industry, and on Wednesday he became the first out gay performer to win a Country Music Association Award.
He shared the honor with collaborator Billy Ray Cyrus in the “Musical Event of the Year” category for their remix of “Old Town Road.” The song incredibly spent 20 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lil Nax X expressed his excitement on Twitter:
LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! ??? https://t.co/QjcZTvp09h
— nope (@LilNasX) November 13, 2019
This isn’t the first time Lil Nas X has made awards show history. Over the summer he won “Song of the Year” at the MTV Video Music Awards, becoming the first out gay man to win in the category.
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The singer came out in a series of Tweets in July.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Wow! That is kinda sorta a HUGE deal….the country music scene is traditionally very white and straight….
For a Black Gay guy to win a major award is outstanding.
Good on him!
Robert Bradley
Just an observation…. this was posted 4 hours ago. One comment congratulating, basically. No others.
Congratulations LilNasX!
Wicked Dickie
They’re waiting for the weekend to lust over the Insta Gays that Queerty posts.
mooseknuckle
Wrong again, Queerty.
Shane McAnally, an out gay songwriter, won in 2014 for writing Kacey Musgraves’ song Follow Your Arrow.
Congrats to Lil Nas X for being the second out gay man to win a CMA.
ingyaom
A gay man named McAnally? I don’ know what’s worse, that or Buttigieg.
Brian
Also, the song was #1 for 19 weeks, not 20. They seriously can’t get one intern on staff dedicated to fact checking?
ingyaom
By the way, the correct headline should have been: “Lil Nas X becomes first out gay BLACK man to win Country Music Award”
Kangol2
Congrats, Lil Nas X! Blaze that path, brother!
TrevisWho
Congrats Lil Nas X
PugsBuddy
Billy Ray…he could FMHTTCCH. Anytime. Anything. Anyplace.
Terrycloth
Novelty song .he got lucky .his new song isn’t anything great..his fame will fade fast.whatever happened to Psy and Gangum style ? Or the Macarena. ?he will be part of a one hit wonder touring act..I never liked old dirt road ..touring with elves what did the Fox say