LAS VEGAS — (11-26-21) — Multi award-winning Rapper Lil Nas X’s hit song and music video MONTERO, a song about gay sex, was nominated Tuesday for three Grammy Awards.  Making history by catapulting LGBTQ narratives to the highest echelon of achievement in the music industry.

The “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” song that has generated over 397,261,643 views on YouTube since its debut earlier this year, is up for song of the year, record of the year and best music video of the year at the 64th annual Grammy Awards taking place Jan. 31, 2022 in Los Angeles.

In the official Montero (Call Me By Your Name) music video, Lil Nas X is seduced out of what appears to be the Garden of Eden, falls into hell and gives the devil one hell of a lap dance.

Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, celebrated his nominations and thanked his fans via twitter;

“don’t have to win a single award, truly thankful for all the insight this year has brought me. and thankful for the journey. love u guys,” wrote the 22-year-old rapper wrote.

In total, the young rapper scored five major music award nominations including ‘album of the year’. Not bad for a young 22 year-old Rapper on his debut studio album!

His “Montero” album made an impressive debut coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this year. Last year, he won two out of the six Grammy Awards he was up for, including for best music video for his hit song “Old Town Road (Remix).”

Watch Lil Nas X – MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

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Directed by:
Todd Strauss Schulson

Written by:
Lil Nas X

Producer and Commissioner:
Saul Levitz

Executive Producer:
Candice Dragonas

Production Coordinator:
Mary Kate Riley

Record Label:
Columbia Records

Country:
USA

Language:
English

Run time:
1 Minutes 29 Seconds

Release date:
August 25, 2021

Copyright © 2021 Columbia Records

Article by: Michael “The Sizzler”, Staff Writer

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