Lil Nas X Begs Fans to Stream “Montero” Before it is Removed

For all you Lil Nas X fans, please do not panic!

It was just a week ago when Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” landed on the #1 spot for the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Now it is a possibility of being removed from streaming services. And many of his fans, including himself, is not happy about the situation.

So I just tried to play “MONTERO”(Call Me By Your Name) on my Apple TV and got this message. So Nas X isn’t joking. pic.twitter.com/zmKQPOZmAn

— TheKingofReads (@TheKingofReads) April 13, 2021

Many of his fans took to social media to dispute the difficulty of streaming the controversial song.  Lil Nas X took to Twitter to comment on the situation. Lil Nas x tweets:

“since call me by your name is no longer working on many streaming services i will be uploading the audio to pornhub at 3pm est.” Following up by, “not even joking,” and asked followers to “stream call me by your name hard today because it may no longer be available tomorrow and there’s nothing i can really do about it.”

However, since the “Old Town Road” singer dropped his latest visual, it has not been a good one. A lot of people had something to say in regards to the video. And in return, the singer received a lot of backlash for the visuals (which I view as unnecessary, but that is a whole different topic of discussion).

The song, named after X himself (Montero Lamar Hill), is celebrated among X as embracing and coming to terms with his sexuality. Although the imagery contained drawing a connection between ancient and modern-day persecution, it missed the mark. People fail to grasp the actual meaning of the video. Instead, it painted it out to be something it is not.

Thanks for all your comments regarding @LilNasX “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” It’s unfortunately out of our control but we are doing everything possible to keep the song up on streaming services. We will keep you up to date as we hear more. Thank you for understanding.

— Columbia Records (@ColumbiaRecords) April 13, 2021

“Montero” was released on March 26 on Columbia and debuted 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. It drew in 46.9 million US streams and sold 21, 000 downloads in the ending week of April, according to MRC data. And reaching 1.1 million radio airplay audience impressions.

In fact, despite the hysteria surrounding “Montero,” Billboard has confirmed it will continue to stay on streaming services. Safe to say, it is okay for you Lil Nas X fans to have a sigh of relief.

In brief, it is not that serious. With everything going on today, THIS is the least of our worries. Even if “Montero” was no longer on streaming services, it comes off as a bit drastic. Either way, Lil Nas X and his record label came up with an elaborate marketing scheme. It worked.