Watch Lil Nas’s performance at the VMAs below: Featured in the performance was Madrequs Harris, the director of community investments at the Southern AIDS Coalition, who wore a black shirt with a coded HIV-related message.Ī post shared by Billy Porter Nas took home the coveted VMA Moon Person trophy for video of the year for “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” beginning his speech with “Thank you to the gay agenda.” Lil Nas X gave people living with HIV in the South a shout-out when he performed his recent hits “Industry Baby” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” at Sunday’s Video Music Awards (VMAs). With the exception of The Bail Project, a national group fighting to end cash bail, and the Cade Foundation, which supports families experiencing infertility, the nonprofits listed in the registry are part of Gilead Sciences’ COMPASS Initiative, which combats HIV/AIDS in the South. The registry- on -lists a different nonprofit with each track on his upcoming album. The registry invites fans to donate to nonprofits that address HIV/AIDS in the South. In keeping with the pregnancy theme, the marketing-savvy celebrity launched an online “baby registry” for his expected little one. The arrival date for his debut album, Montero, is Friday, September 15. The album Montero is out tomorrow and features Industry Baby, Call Me By Your Name as well as collabs with Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Megan Thee Stallion and more.Alert the stork! Lil Nas X is about to give birth. Right now, Lil Nas X is the most unapologetically queer and visible person on possibly the whole planet and the fact that he is pushing the boundaries so much will be talked about for many years to come. Because then, it’s really too far because no straight person has done it yet.” And even to defend ourselves… I feel like we still haven’t reached a place where I can do something right now that no straight person has done that’s considered too far. Let’s make sure it’s appropriate and super safe.’ And it’s like where they don’t do anything that’s considered too far, even the things that we see other artists doing. He continued candidly saying: “Because I feel like, I said this before in the past, when people come out as gay or whatnot, it becomes like, ‘Okay, let’s sanitise the hell out of this. I don’t know if I want to say a lot, but it’s certain things that I see in the world that fuel me to go harder or put even more effort, or to make sure I’m getting across.” Lil Nas X also delved into his coming out experience saying :“I feel responsibility. I feel like there are going to be entire trans rappers and whatnot just killing it because, why not?” He said to Lowe: “You know, so many female rappers that are just killing it and I feel like a decade from now it’s going to be the same with gay rappers or any rappers. Montero, the brand new hugely anticipated album by Lil Nas X drops TOMORROW and the ‘push’ has literally reached fever pitch.Īs well as his slew of ‘pregnancy’ pics and videos (including his hilarious no-show baby shower below), some incredible and provocative faux lawyer billboards, he’s also been speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 saying, amongst many other things, that ‘trans rappers’ are the future.