Lil Nas X is Getting Boring
His chase for virality has eaten away at his artistry — out now in The Spectator
“Though many wrote him off as a one-hit wonder, Lil Nas X escaped that purgatory through unpredictable hit songs and masterful viral marketing; but his chase for virality has eaten away at his artistry, despite that being totally unnecessary. At this point, Lil Nas X is not an interesting new voice in pop, but the Mr. Beast of pop music, making ugly, predicable videos for generic songs.”
Out now in The Spectator: my piece on Lil Nas X and his new song, J Christ. Give it a read!