Maren Morris' Girl reaches #1 on the country charts!
In a world where Lil Nas X has an unbeatable country smash, it’s hard to blame the likes of Maren Morris— who was performing in Texas honky-tonks at the age of 10 — for branching out. In the wake of 2018’s ubiquitous, super-poppy Zedd collaboration “The Middle,” Morris, 29, drifted far from the twang of her debut album on this year’s Girl,delving into R&B and pop, and even showing a hint of reggae. But she also just completed an altogether rootsier album with her new supergroup,the Highwomen (with Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires, and Natalie Hemby) — even if they weren’t sure the experiment would work until their sessions with producer Dave Cobb. “It was so nice to realize in the studio that we all sound great together,” she says. “We were joking that we got married — and then got to know each other.”
It’s one sweet day for Lil Nas X: The breakthrough rapper’s viral “Old Town Road” has broken the Billboard record set by Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” for most weeks at No. 1.
Lil Nas X accomplishes the feat this week as his country-trap song spends its 17th week on top of the Hot 100 chart. Carey and Boyz II Men’s duet set the record in 1996, and the only song to come close to breaking it was the ubiquitous international hit “Despacito,” which tied the 16-week record in 2017.
For Lil Nas X's troubles....
Mariah Carey sent love and congratulations to Lil Nas X after the rapper beat her longstanding Billboard record.
Carey, 49, saluted Lil Nas X, 20, in a tweet Monday after his "Old Town Road" remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus surpassed "One Sweet Day," Carey's 1995 hit with Boyz II Men, to become the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single.