Lil Nas X's hit song Montero is being pulled from streaming services

Lil Nas X and his record label baffle fans as they appear to falsely claim controversial song Montero has been REMOVED from streaming sites and is only available on Pornhub

  • A week after debuting at the top of the Billboard singles charts and a day after becoming the biggest single in the world, the rapper, 22, and his label Columbia Records gave a stark warning to download the track before its departure 
  • Despite this, at the time of publication, Montero remained available on both Apple Music and Spotify in the UK, while Billboard also echoed the falsehood 
  • He claimed on Twitter that despite the song’s chart success it was nowhere to be found, while fans started tweeting on Tuesday that Montero was not available 

Lil Nas has baffled fans after claiming his controversial song Montero (Call Me By Your Name) has been removed from streaming services but is available on Pornhub.  

A week after debuting at the top of the Billboard singles charts and a day after becoming the biggest single in the world, the rapper, 22, and his label Columbia Records gave a stark warning to download the track before its departure.

Despite this, at the time of publication, Montero remained available on both Apple Music and Spotify in the UK, while Billboard also echoed the falsehood, stating that the song would not be taken down at all.  

Pulled: Lil Nas has baffled fans after claiming his controversial song Montero (Call Me By Your Name) has been removed from streaming services but is available on Pornhub

The controversial artist released Montero (Call Me By Your Name) on March 26, where it debuted atop the Billboard 200 singles charts. 

He claimed on Twitter that despite the song’s chart success it was nowhere to be found, while fans started tweeting on Tuesday that Montero was no longer available.

The rapper then tweeted that afternoon: ‘Go to apple music and click on call me by your name to see if it’s still available in your country.’

He went on to retweet a number of posts from fans proving that the song wasn’t working on several streaming services, though Billboard contends the song isn’t being taken down at all.  

Number one: He revealed on Twitter that it topped the Billboard global charts as well, but fans started tweeting on Tuesday that Montero was no longer available

Not available: The rapper then tweeted on Tuesday afternoon, ‘go to apple music and click on call me by your name to see if it’s still available in your country

Fans in Brazil, Mexico and other locales reported the song wasn’t working for them, which lead him to take a rather surprising approach. 

‘Since Call Me By Your Name is no longer working on many streaming services i will be uploading the audio to pornhub at 3pm est,’ he said.

He also quote-retweeted a fan who couldn’t get the song to play on Spotify, adding: ‘It’s happening on all the streaming services,’ though this fact has been disproved by the presence of the track on two of the leading streaming presence. 


Reported: Fans in Brazil, Mexico and other locales reported the song wasn’t working for them, which lead him to take a rather surprising approach on Tuesday morning

Upload: ‘Since Call Me By Your Name is no longer working on many streaming services i will be uploading the audio to pornhub at 3pm est,’ he said

All streaming: He also quote-retweeted a fan who couldn’t get the song to play on Spotify, adding, ‘it’s happening on all the streaming services,’ though there is still no indication exactly why it’s happening, and why, apparently, only for this song

Nas X added in another tweet: ‘Not even joking. Everybody stream call me by your name hard today because it may no longer be available tomorrow and there’s nothing i can really do about it. Thanks for all the support tho!’ 

He added that fans should take additional measures, stating, ‘Everybody screen record the audio/video on youtube so you will have the song in your gallery worst case scenario.’

The artist’s label, Columbia Records, added their own statement on Twitter, though they said they couldn’t really do anything about it. 

Not joking: Nas X added in another tweet, ‘Not even joking. Everybody stream call me by your name hard today because it may no longer be available tomorrow and there’s nothing i can really do about it. Thanks for all the support tho!’

Record: He added that fans should take additional measures, stating, ‘Everybody screen record the audio/video on youtube so you will have the song in your gallery worst case scenario’

‘Thanks for all your comments regarding Montero (Call Me By Your Name). It’s unfortunately out of our control but we are doing everything possible to keep the song up on streaming services. We will keep you up to date as we hear more’.

While Billboard confirmed the song wasn’t being removed from streaming services, they didn’t provide any other details.  

Montero (Call Me By Your Name) amassed 109.3 million global streams, becoming the first to have over 100 million global streams in two months. 

Lil Nas is known for courting controversy and last week Nike announced that it had reached a settlement with the Brooklyn-based art collect MSCHF Product Studio Inc. for creating ‘Satan Shoes’ in collaboration with Lil Nas X.

Statement: ‘Thanks for all your comments regarding Montero (Call Me By Your Name). It’s unfortunately out of our control but we are doing everything possible to keep the song up on streaming services. We will keep you up to date as we hear more. Thank you for understanding’

The shoe giant said that MSCHF had agreed to a voluntary recall on the sneakers, which were designed with input from the rapper.

The custom company produced 666 pairs of the shoes but will now have to refund any customers who opt to return them as part of the recall.

The sneakers, which featured a red-and-black design and a metal pentagram ornament, originally sold for $1,018, a reference to the bible verse Luke 10:18, about Satan’s fall from heaven.

Resold pairs of the sneakers were likely to explode in price, but the diminished supply after some customers return their shoes for refunds means the remaining pairs are likely to be even more valuable on the resale market.

Streaming hit: Montero (Call Me By Your Name) amassed 109.3 million global streams, becoming the first to have over 100 million global streams in two months

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