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2023 Met Gala, Jared Leto, Lil Nas X, Alexa Chung
lifestyle

2023 Met Gala: The bizarre and worse dressed of the night

Li Naz X
Art and Artists

Lil Nas X was apparently “not gay” in high school

gay fans in Saudi Arabia
LGBTQIA+

Lil Nas X sends a message of hope to gay fans in Saudi Arabia

2023 Met Gala, Jared Leto, Lil Nas X, Alexa Chung
Celeb News

2023 Met Gala: The bizarre and worse dressed of the night

Li Naz X
Art and Artists

Lil Nas X was apparently “not gay” in high school

gay fans in Saudi Arabia
LGBTQIA+

Lil Nas X sends a message of hope to gay fans in Saudi Arabia

out
LGBTQIA+

Elliot Page, Lil Nas X and more: 5 LGBTQI+ coming out stories

By Naledi de Wee17-10-2022 12:37

Coming out as queer is one of the most exiting and stressful times in any person’s life. Take a look at some celebrities who came out.

VMAs
Music

2022 MTV VMAs: Hip-hop stars dominate with seven nominations each

By Naledi de Wee26-07-2022 18:06

Hip-hop stars Jack Harlow, Lil Nas X and Kendrick Lamar all scored seven nods for the MTV VMAs. Take a look at the full list of nominees.

Lil Nas X
LGBTQIA+

‘Outstanding zero’: Lil Nas X calls out homophobia after BET Awards snub

By Naledi de Wee09-06-2022 10:19

‘Black gay people have to fight to be seen in this world,’ wrote Lil Nas X after being snubbed ahead of the upcoming BET Awards.

Lil Nas X
Music

Lil Nas X to be honoured at 2022 Songwriters Hall of Fame [watch]

By Naledi de Wee22-05-2022 14:59

Lil Nas X will be awarded the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala on 16 June in New York.

Grammy
Music

Lil Nas X, Gaga and more: Five stellar Grammy performances [watch]

By Naledi de Wee04-04-2022 15:06

Lil Nas X performed a medley of tracks from his debut album ‘Montero’. Take a look at more performances from the Grammy Awards here.

Grammy
Music

Music’s biggest night: Everything to know about the Grammys [watch]

By Naledi de Wee31-03-2022 16:07

From the nominees, to the host and the performers. Here is everything you need to know about the 64th annual Grammy Awards.

Lil Nas X
LGBTQIA+

‘Be gay without being gay’: Lil Nas X says industry ‘sanitises’ queer artists

By Naledi de Wee05-01-2022 11:53

‘It’s always been, Okay, if you’re gay, this needs sanitising’: Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X says the industry ‘censors’ LGBTQI+ artists.

The Rock
Lifestyle

TikToker uses app to get ‘The Rock’ action figure to Lil Nas X [watch]

By Naledi de Wee30-12-2021 16:10

A Tiktoker is using the video-sharing app to get a Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson toy from Chicago to Lil Nas X in Los Angeles. Take a look.

collaboration
Music

Hip-hop, amapiano and more: Six hottest collaborations of 2021 [watch]

By Naledi de Wee27-12-2021 16:56

American rappers Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow feature on our list of the six hottest collaborations for 2021. Take a look.

album covers
Music

Seven album covers that caught our eye in 2021 [photos]

By Naledi de Wee22-12-2021 19:03

2021 was a great year for music and it was accompanied by stunning album art. Here are seven album covers that caught our attention.

Spotify
Music

Bad Bunny named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2021

By BANG Showbiz02-12-2021 10:16

Bad Bunny has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the last year, with Olivia Rodrigo topping the album charts for the year.

Lil NAs X
Music

‘Montero’ high: Lil Nas X took magic mushrooms for album inspiration

By Naledi de Wee02-11-2021 18:26

American rapper Lil Nas X shared that using psychedelic mushrooms for the first time while putting together his debut album, ‘Montero’, allowed him to ‘open up’.

Lil Nas X
Entertainment

Lil Nas X embraces his ‘cowboy era’ with Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ [watch]

By Naledi de Wee22-09-2021 14:40

Lil Nas X featured on BBC’s Live Lounge and covered Dolly Parton’s country classic ‘Jolene’ which the rapper describes as ‘beautifully sad’.

Rolling Stone
Entertainment

Aretha Franklin tops Rolling Stone’s 500 best songs of all time list [watch]

By Naledi de Wee18-09-2021 11:43

Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 best songs of all time is here and it is filled with hip-hop bangers, R&B jams and notable jazz tunes.

Lil Nas X gives birth to debut album Montero
Celeb News

Baby Montero is here! Lil Nas ‘gives birth’, drops new X-rated video [watch]

By Megan van den Heever17-09-2021 15:03

Lil Nas X is a proud new father after giving birth to his first baby- his debut album ‘Montero’ – and a new music video…

Zadok
Entertainment

SA to New York! Zädok goes BIG with Lil Nas X at MTV VMAs [watch]

By Naledi de Wee15-09-2021 16:59

Zädok just keeps making South Africa proud! The talented producer and musician worked with Lil Nas X on his bold MTV VMA performance.

MTV VMAs
Entertainment

Pop rules! Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Bieber win big at the VMAs! [watch]

By Naledi de Wee13-09-2021 12:19

The MTV VMAs were held on 12 September at the Barclays Center in New York. Justin Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo took home two major awards!

Megan Fox walks the red carpet at the 2021 MTV VMAs
Fashion and Beauty

Bringing sexy back! The best & worst dressed stars at the VMAs [photos]

By Megan van den Heever13-09-2021 10:59

The biggest stars in the entertainment business took a walk on the wild side on the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) red carpet on Sunday night.

Lil Nas X
Entertainment

‘Insensitive, transphobic’: Trans advocate dismisses Lil Nas X’s ‘pregnancy’

By Naledi de Wee08-09-2021 14:22

Lil Nas X’s pregnancy stunt did not land well with some including trans advocate Schuyler Bailer. He says the rapper’s stunt is irresponsible.

Lil Nas X is pregnant - with his debut album 'Montero'
Celeb News

Lil Nas X’s ‘pregnancy’ labelled ‘tone deaf’ following Texas abortion ban

By Megan van den Heever03-09-2021 14:55

US singer Lil Nas X baby bump publicity stunt for his upcoming debut album, ‘Montero’, has elicited a mixed range of reactions from fans and critics…

Montero
Entertainment

Call him by his name! Lil Nas X shares tracklist for debut album ‘Montero’

By Naledi de Wee02-09-2021 10:57

Lil Nas X has lined up the likes of Elton John, Miley Cyrus and Megan Thee Stallion for his debut album ‘Montero’. Take a look at his impressive tracklist.

Lil Nas X and Tony Hawks
Celeb News

Blood brothers? Lil Nas X shows off skater moves with Tony Hawk [watch]

By Marilynn Manuel01-09-2021 09:57

Lil Nas X and pro-skater Tony Hawk have decided to let bygones be bygones. Nas shared a clip of himself getting some skating tips from Tony recently…

Bloody Skateboard Lil Nas Devil
Celeb News

‘Bloody skateboards’ vs ‘Devil Shoes’: Lil Nas X cries ‘double standards!’

By Marilynn Manuel27-08-2021 14:24

Lil Nas X is fed-up with society’s ‘double standards’. He was criticised for his ‘Devil Shoes’ while skateboarder Tony Hawk’s bloody skateboards were sold out in a day!

Blood & Water
Entertainment

Who would’ve guessed that Lil Nas X would be a ‘Blood & Water’ fan?

By Naledi de Wee24-08-2021 16:31

After Netflix shared the teaser for the second season of ‘Blood & Water’, social media went crazy but so did one other person…

Justin Bieber
Entertainment

Justin Bieber leads MTV Video Music Awards with seven nominations!

By Naledi de Wee12-08-2021 11:01

After more than a decade in the music industry, Justin Bieber proves he is still a force to be reckoned with. Biebs boasts seven nods at the VMAs.

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