Blake Shelton denies dissing Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ on new song ‘Hell Right’

American country singer and The Voice judge Blake Shelton has denied dissing Lil Nas X after releasing a new song, ‘Hell Right’, which seemingly references Nas X’s country trap hit ‘Old Town Road’.

Shelton’s freshly released track, which features Trace Adkins, was released last Friday (August 16). It was written by Brett Tyler, David Garcia and Michael Hardy, and appears to take a dig at Nas X’s chart-smashing single on the second verse. “Then the girl from the small town took off the ‘Old Town’, put on a little Hank Jr.,” Shelton sings. Adkins follows in agreement, adding, “Thank God”.  Hear the song below:

Now, Nas X fans claim that the lyric constitutes a diss of the rising star. “Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins’s slam of ‘Old Town Road’ is further proof that attempts to protect or save country music are usually attempts to police the borders of who gets to be considered country. And those attempts are too often racist, misogynist and/or anti-queer. Stop it,” wrote Twitter user CharlesLHughes2………read more

 

Source: NME

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