Get Lil Nas X - Old Town Road song back on Billboard country chart

Get Lil Nas X - Old Town Road song back on Billboard country chart

The Issue

“Old Town Road” has been removed from the Billboard Hot Counry Songs chart.  Rolling stone reports that a representative from billboard stated: 

“Upon further review, it was determined that “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X does not currently merit inclusion on Billboard‘s country charts. When determining genres, a few factors are examined, but first and foremost is musical composition. While “Old Town Road” incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery, it does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.”

 “Old Town Road” is classified as “country” on SoundCloud and iTunes. His record label, Columbia noted in a recent press release that the song topped the Apple Music Country chart and described it as a “country-inspired rap track,” “a country song,” and “a country trap song.” Music is evolving! Who is to say that a song isn’t “country enough?!” 

Help me get this song back on the Billboard Country charts.

 

Thank you for your support!

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The Issue

“Old Town Road” has been removed from the Billboard Hot Counry Songs chart.  Rolling stone reports that a representative from billboard stated: 

“Upon further review, it was determined that “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X does not currently merit inclusion on Billboard‘s country charts. When determining genres, a few factors are examined, but first and foremost is musical composition. While “Old Town Road” incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery, it does not embrace enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its current version.”

 “Old Town Road” is classified as “country” on SoundCloud and iTunes. His record label, Columbia noted in a recent press release that the song topped the Apple Music Country chart and described it as a “country-inspired rap track,” “a country song,” and “a country trap song.” Music is evolving! Who is to say that a song isn’t “country enough?!” 

Help me get this song back on the Billboard Country charts.

 

Thank you for your support!

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Petition created on March 28, 2019