American rapper and singer Lil Nas X is the recipient of multiple awards including two Grammy Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, five MTV Video Music Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, two iHeartRadio Music Awards and two American Music Awards. He has also been awarded by Songwriters Hall of Fame as the youngest honoree of Hal David Starlight Award.
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus' remix also won the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards collaboration category, CMA Music Event of the Year; Lil Nas X is the first out gay man to ever be nominated for a CMA award, and the only openly LGBTQ person to win. Vox noted the Event Award is not a part of the CMA televised celebration, and they snubbed Lil Nas X from bigger appropriate categories.
The "Old Town Road" remix with Cyrus has been nominated for a People's Choice Award for Song of 2019, Lil Nas X was also nominated for "Male Artist of 2019" at the 45th People's Choice Awards. In October, at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards Lil Nas X, with Cyrus, won for Best Collab/Duo or Group, and Single of the Year.
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result American Music Awards 2019 New Artist of the Year Collaboration of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Music Video Favorite Song — Pop/Rock 2021 Favorite Music Video "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Favorite Male Pop Artist 2022 Collaboration of the Year "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) Favorite Song — Rap/Hip-Hop Favorite Music Video Apple Music Awards2019 Song of the Year "Old Town Road" APRA Awards 2023 Most Performed International Work "That's What I Want" BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards2019 Best Single "Old Town Road" Berlin Music Video Awards2020Best Concept"Old Town Road"2022Best Director"Industry Baby"2024"J Christ" BET Awards 2020 Best New Artist BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 Best New Hip Hop Artist Single of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Best Collab, Duo or Group 2021 Best Hip Hop Video "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Impact Track Billboard Music Awards 2020 Top New Artist Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted) Top Male Artist Top Hot 100 Artist Top Streaming Songs Artist Top Song Sales Artist Top Rap Artist Top Rap Male Artist Top Hot 100 Song "Old Town Road (Remix)" Top Streaming Song Top Selling Song Top Collaboration (fan-voted) Top Rap Song 2022 Top Male Artist Top Streaming Songs Artist Top Collaboration "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) Top Rap Song Top Billboard Global 200 (Excl. U.S.) Song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" BMI Pop Awards 2022 Songwriters of Most Performed Song of the Year "Industry Baby" Bravo Otto 2019 Newcomer Brit Awards 2022 International Artist of the Year Best International Song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2022 Entertainment Lions for Music "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) Lil Nas X “Montero” Ciclope Festival Awards 2021 Visual Effects in a Music Video "Call Me by Your Name" Country Music Association Awards 2019 Musical Event of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Danish Music Awards 2019 Foreign Song of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Gaygalan Awards 2022 International Song of the Year "Call Me by Your Name" GLAAD Media Awards2020 Outstanding Music Artist 7 2022 Montero Global Awards 2022 Special Award for Creativity Grammy Awards 2020 Record of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Music Video Album of the Year 7 Best New Artist Best Rap/Sung Performance "Panini" 2022 Record of the Year"Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Song of the Year Best Music Video Album of the Year Montero Best Melodic Rap Performance "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) iHeartRadio Music Awards2020 Song of the Year "Old Town Road" Hip-Hop Song of the Year Best Music Video "Old Town Road (Remix)" Best Remix Best New Pop Artist Best New Hip-Hop Artist 2022 Male Artist of the Year iHeartRadio Hat Trick Best Lyrics "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Song of the Year Best Music Video TikTok Bop of the Year Best Cover Song "Jolene" (Dolly Parton) 2023 Song of the Year "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) Best Collaboration Favorite Tour Style iHeartRadio Titanium Awards 2022 Winning Song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" "Thats What I Want" "Industry Baby" LOS40 Music Awards 2019 Best International New Artist 2021 Best International Song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Best International Video MTV Europe Music Awards 2019 Best New Act Best Look Best US Act Best Song "Old Town Road (Remix)" Best Video Best Collaboration 2021 Best US Act Best Artist Best Song "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Best Video Video For Good Best Collaboration "Industry Baby" (with Jack Harlow) MTV Millennial Awards 2021 Global Hit of the Year "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" MTV Millennial Awards Brazil 2021 Global Hit MTV Video Music Awards 2019 Best New Artist Video of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Song of the Year Best Collaboration Best Hip-Hop Video Song of Summer Best Direction Best Editing Best Art Direction 2021 Video of the Year"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Video for Good Best Direction Best Art Direction Best Visual Effects Song of Summer "Industry Baby" 2022 Video of the Year Best Collaboration Best Direction Best Art Direction Best Visual Effect Best Choreography Artist of the Year MTV Video Play Awards 2019 Winning Video "Old Town Road (Remix)" Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2020 Favorite Song "Old Town Road" Favorite Music Collaboration Favorite Male Artist Favorite Breakout New Artist NRJ Music Awards 2019 International Breakthrough of the Year International Duo/Group of the Year Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus International Song of the Year "Old Town Road (Remix)" Video of the Year People's Choice Awards 2019 Male Artist of 2019 Song of 2019 "Old Town Road (Remix)" 2020 The Style Star of 2020 2021 The Male Artist of 2021 The Social Star of 2021 The Album of 2021 Montero The Song of 2021 "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" The Music Video of 2021 The Collaboration Song of 2021 "Industry Baby" 2022 The Social Celebrity of 2022 Premios Odeón 2022 Best International Song "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Queerty Awards 2020 Closet Door Bustdown Rockbjörnen 2021 Foreign Song of the Year "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Shots Awards 2022 Music Video of the Year (silver) "Industry Baby" Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022 Hal David Starlight Award Streamy Awards 2019 Breakthrough Artist 2021 Best Collaboration "Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” REACTION WITH LIL NAS X!!" Swiss Music Awards 2020 Best International Hit "Old Town Road" Teen Choice Awards 2019 Choice Male Artist Choice Breakout Artist Choice Song: Male Artist "Old Town Road" Choice Collaboration "Old Town Road (Remix)" Choice Song: R&B/Hip-Hop UK Music Video Awards 2019 Best Urban Video – International 2021 Best Pop Video – International "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" "Industry Baby" Best Choreography in a Video Wowie Awards 2022 Breakout Star of the Year
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