Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorGiddyap! The official music video for “Old Town Road,” the Western-themed 2019 breakout from Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club.The achievement marks both Lil Nas X and Cyrus’ first entry to YouTube’s Billion Views Club.
The hip-hop/country hybrid spent a record 26 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on YouTube’s U.S. Top Songs chart, and set the record for longest consecutive spot at No.
1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with a 19-week run.Meanwhile, the 5-minute “official movie” version of “Old Town Road” on YouTube, which features cameos by Chris Rock, Diplo, Vince Staples and Rico Nasty, has nearly 650 million views to date.
At the 2020 Grammy Awards, that video took home the trophy for best music video; “Old Town Road” also won for best pop duo/group performance and was nominated for record of the year.
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