Lil Nas X breaks Drake's streaming record
CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire | 4/16/2019, 10:13 a.m.
Atlanta's Lil Nas X has had a viral hit with the song "Old Town Road," which Billboard has reportedly pulled from its country music charts.
By Chloe Melas, CNN
(CNN) -- Lil Nas X is taking "Old Town Road" and riding through the charts.
With more than 143 million streams in the US last week, the hit song has now shattered a streaming record previously held by Drake's "In My Feelings," according to Nielsen Music numbers published by Billboard. (Drake's record was 116.2 million streams by comparison.)
With a remix that features Billy Ray Cyrus, "Old Town Road" has found an audience with both rap and country music listeners.
Lil Nas X hails from Atlanta, Georgia and the song is his breakout hit.
The rapper took to Instagram after the news with a very excited caption. "It's official! Biggest streaming week everrrrr! What the fk."
