When queer, genre-bending hip hop artist Lil Nas X first shot to fame with the infectious track “Old Town Road,” he appeared to be the culmination of Napster’s revolution.
When the music download service emerged, it rendered the physical digital.
Ever since then, music has been waiting for a totally viral music star.
In 2019, “Old Town Road” and “Panini” became major hits.
But the pandemic made touring those earworms impossible.
So in the span of lockdowns, maskings, and a vaccine, the rapper released his debut album “Montero,” spawning even more chart-topping singles.
For three years, in fact, Lil Nas X exclusively existed in streams and social media — the perfect digital icon for an identity conscious generation.“Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero,” a hagiographic, thinly composed concert documentary, follows the artist on his debut tour.
You’d expect that directors Carlos López Estrada (“Blindspotting”) and Zac Manuel (“Descendant”) would…
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