FEATURES
120
THE X FACTOR
He has the biggest Hot 100 hit
of all time and could soon win
Grammy gold, but Lil Nas X
is determined to stay weird —
and refuses to be categorized.
ON THE COVER
Lil Nas X photographed by Miller Mobley
on Aug. 30 at Jamaica Bay Riding Academy
in New York. Go behind the scenes of the
cover shoot at billboard.com/videos.
SEPT. 21, 2019 • VOLUME 131^ NO. 22
Contents
36 BILLBOARD • SEPTEMBER 21, 2019