With iconic performances from the likes of Nine Inch Nails and Metallica, Woodstock ’94 embraced alt-rock and metal rather than channelling the hippy vibes of the history-making original

As far back as his 1994 debut album, the Notorious B.I.G. was celebrating his various triumphs over haters who scoffed at him and worked to undermine him. But rap superstardom is one measure of success, and civic embrace is another entirely. Biggie Smalls not only proved polite society wrong, he has now been embraced by…

Rapper debates whether 'Old Town Road' ban was racist and hints at future music.Lil Nas XLil Nas X has said that removing his hit ‘Old Town Road’ from the country music charts has made his success feel even more of an achievement. The smash hit was removed by Billboard from its country music chart in March, with a statement s...

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Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" might herald a whole new era for country-rap, but is it actually country? Billboard, who removed the song from the country charts because it "does not embrace enough elements of today's country music," doesn't think so. But you know who does think so? Early-'90s country hitmaker Billy Ray Cyrus.