Lil Nas X's song about gay sex earns 3 Grammy nominations

NBC News / Comcast ^ | November 23, 2021 | By Matt Lavietes

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Rapper Lil Nas X's hit song about gay sex was nominated Tuesday for three Grammy Awards, catapulting LGBTQ narratives to the highest echelon of achievement in the music industry.

The provocative song — “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — is up for song of the year, record of the year and best music video at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.

Its title is a reference to the gay romance novel and 2017 film “Call Me By Your Name.” But its lyrics are less about love and more about lust, with lines including “romantic talking? You don’t even have to try” and "I’m not fazed, only here to sin."

In the music video for the song, Lil Nas X is seduced out of what appears to be the Garden of Eden, falls into hell and gives the devil a lap dance.

Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, celebrated his nominations and thanked his fans in a string of Twitter posts.

In total, he was nominated for five of the major music awards, including for album of the year for his debut studio album, “Montero,” which opened at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Last year, he won two out of the six Grammy Awards he was nominated for, including for best music video for his hit song "Old Town Road (Remix)."

LGBTQ advocates applauded the groundbreaking nature of the rapper's nominations.

[Gay State Conservative]

The only memory I have of the Grammys is from the 80s. One year songs called "Don't Worry,Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin and "Fast Car" by Tracey Chapman were nominated for "Best Song". "Don't Worry" won. It was a nice song,a cute song. But "Fast Car" was powerful...it told a story,an important story.A far better song.

They got that one wrong. So this story doesn't surprise me even a little bit.

[montag813]

The first time I ever watched the Grammys, 1977, the Eagles lost for record of the year with 'Hotel California' to Fleetwood Mac for 'Rumors'. Another loser was Steely Dan's 'Aja.'

Music has slipped a bit in quality since then.

[unlearner]

Money for Nothing
Dire Straits

Now look at them yo-yos, that’s the way you do it
You play the guitar on the MTV
That ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Money for nothin’ and your chicks for free
Now that ain’t workin’, that’s the way you do it
Lemme tell ya, them guys ain’t dumb
Maybe get a blister on your little finger
Maybe get a blister on your thumb
We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries
We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TVs
See the little faggot with the earring and the make up
Yeah, buddy, that’s his own hair
That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot, he’s a millionaire

[deks]

Song and video, Lil Nas X - MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

From Variety magazine...

“Last night, I saw something I didn’t quite believe I ever would get to see: An openly gay music superstar indulging in a sex-and-drugs-and-sin video fantasy. In his instantly viral music video for his latest single, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X is unabashedly queer and unmistakably horny (literally and figuratively), ending with a barely clad Nas giving a lap dance to the leather-clad devil, before he snaps Lucifer’s neck.”

“Cut to Lil Nas X, grinding on Satan’s lap in thigh-high stiletto boots...the stripper pole, short shorts and pelvic undulations, to the deliberatively provocative religious imagery...Nas...proclaimed that he has every right to be just as brazen about his desires and titillating about his body.”