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    The Grammys love country rapper Lil Nas X, even if Nashville and hip-hop don't

    by Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times Nov 20, 2019 3 minutes

    Last week Lil Nas X made history when his earworm of a hit "Old Town Road" nabbed a Country Music Assn. award, making him the first openly gay black male to do so.

    Yet "Old Town Road" - which spent much of the year as the No. 1 song in the country - wasn't awarded in any major category at the CMAs. Instead, it was relegated to musical event of the year.

    Lil Nas X's CMA win made it clear that although Nashville couldn't ignore the record-breaking success

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