The “Only Murders in the Building” star is an accomplished bluegrass musician. Actor and musician Steve Martin and a few big-name collaborators just covered Lil Nas X’s song “Old Town Road.” Martin, a ...

What happens when one of the biggest crossover hits of the 21st century gets handed to a couple of banjo virtuosos?

Martin and Brown worked together on the 2025 album Safe, Sensible and Sane.

The official video isn’t the only “Old Town Road” clip with a high view count: The “Official Movie” has about 648 million plays and the audio of the Billy Ray Cyrus remix has about 580 million views ...

In many ways, time can now be measured as before and after “Old Town Road.” The smash-hit from multi-hyphenate Lil Nas X has changed the way leagues of people see music and what it can be. “Old Town ...

Seven years ago today, one of the most unexpected hits in modern music made history. On July 29, 2019, "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, became the longest-running No. 1 song in ...

At its juiciest, country music is full of surprises. For example, the success of Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road” made the latter want to leave the music industry. Here’s why that didn’t ...

The country-rap smash is spending its 19th week on top of the chart, matching a record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019. By Mesfin Fekadu The mashup of rap and country is a winning formula ...