{"id":71322,"date":"2021-09-17T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=71322"},"modified":"2021-09-17T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T10:23:20","slug":"lil-nas-x-releases-debut-album-montero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/09\/lil-nas-x-releases-debut-album-montero\/","title":{"rendered":"LIL NAS X RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM, &#8216;MONTERO&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It&#8217;s here! The highly anticipated debut album from Lil Nas X, &#8216;Montero&#8217;, has entered the world, and can be streamed and downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/lilnasx.lnk.to\/MonteroAlbum\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lil Nas X has additionally dropped the new video for his latest album track, &#8216;That&#8217;s What I Want&#8217;, which features a cameo from Billy Porter. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDYDRA5JPLE\">here<\/a>. Watch the premiere of &#8216;The Montero Show&#8217; below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_71502\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fbSdv0eTXEI?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Lil Nas X - THE MONTERO SHOW\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/fbSdv0eTXEI\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Global phenomenon and Grammy Award winning artist Lil Nas X, fresh from his VMA win for video of the year and his show-stopping Met Gala debut, has finally released his debut album,\u00a0 &#8216;Montero&#8217;, out today via Columbia\/RCA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 15-track album was executive produced by Take A Daytrip and features tracks with Doja Cat, Elton John, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion and Miley Cyrus. See the full track list below.<em> MONTERO <\/em>is available on all platforms <a href=\"https:\/\/lilnasx.lnk.to\/MonteroAlbum\">now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additionally he launched the video for &#8216;That&#8217;s What I Want&#8217;, a steamy and emotional visual, featuring a story written by Lil Nas X, and directed by STILLZ, which includes a cameo from Billy Porter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nas also premiered new visualizers for several album tracks, which all launched in support of a charity on his YouTube channel. This is a continuation of Nas\u2019 collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gileadcompass.com\/\">Gilead COMPASS Initiative\u00ae<\/a>, which supports hundreds of organizations working to address the HIV\/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lil Nas X is also launching a very special and exclusive merch collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier on Monday, September 20 at 9am PT. The items will be available <a href=\"http:\/\/lilnasx.jeanpaulgaultier.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>MONTERO TRACKLIST<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)<\/li>\n<li>DEAD RIGHT NOW<\/li>\n<li>INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow)<\/li>\n<li>THATS WHAT I WANT<\/li>\n<li>THE ART OF REALIZATION<\/li>\n<li>SCOOP (feat. Doja Cat)<\/li>\n<li>ONE OF ME (feat. Elton John)<\/li>\n<li>LOST IN THE CITADEL<\/li>\n<li>DOLLA SIGN SLIME (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)<\/li>\n<li>TALES OF DOMINICA<\/li>\n<li>SUN GOES DOWN<\/li>\n<li>VOID<\/li>\n<li>DONT WANT IT<\/li>\n<li>LIFE AFTER SALEM<\/li>\n<li>AM I DREAMING (feat. Miley Cyrus)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.welcometomontero.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s here! The highly anticipated debut album from Lil Nas X, &#8216;Montero&#8217;, has entered the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,21455,9,21453,640],"tags":[24143,27994,144,77,370,1945,27995],"class_list":["post-71322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-albums","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-videos","tag-lil-nas-x","tag-montero","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-thats-what-i-want"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-iym","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66066,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/11\/lil-nas-x-shares-new-single-and-video-holiday\/","url_meta":{"origin":71322,"position":0},"title":"LIL NAS X SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO &#8216;HOLIDAY&#8217;","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"13\/11\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Following the epic trailer that took the internet by storm on Monday, Grammy Award-winning artist Lil Nas X has made his highly awaited return with his new single \u201cHOLIDAY\u201d.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Lil-Nas-X-Holiday.jpg?fit=750%2C750&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":87427,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2024\/07\/weird-al-yankovic-shares-new-polkamania-medley-featuring-hits-by-taylor-swift-luis-fonsi-miley-cyrus-lil-nas-x-and-many-more\/","url_meta":{"origin":71322,"position":1},"title":"&#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic Shares New &#8216;Polkamania!&#8217; Medley (Featuring Hits By Taylor Swift, Luis Fonsi, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X And Many More)","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"20\/07\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u00a0celebrates ten-year anniversary of\u00a0'Mandatory Fun', with all-new polka medley, 'Polkamania!' 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