The genre of commercialized, meme-able music that “Old Town Road” falls into is an increasingly popular and lucrative brand that arguably corresponds with a general decline in musical quality.

The song, "Old Town Road" by rapper Lil Nas X, is at the center of both an explosively popular cowboy meme and country music drama, and it also slaps. It shot up the Billboard Hot 100 list and on ...

Today: 2019, “Old Town Road,” and art that became intertwined with memes. It’s easy to forget that “Old Town Road” was a meme before it was a hit. Lil Nas X’s ubiquitous, indelible ...