{"id":1460362,"date":"2022-05-02T12:44:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460362"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:44:57","slug":"ready-to-wiggle-with-you-lil-nas-x-invites-the-wiggles-to-go-on-tour-with-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ready-to-wiggle-with-you-lil-nas-x-invites-the-wiggles-to-go-on-tour-with-him\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ready To Wiggle With You\u2019: Lil Nas X Invites The Wiggles To Go On Tour With Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fready-to-wiggle-with-you-lil-nas-x-invites-the-wiggles-to-go-on-tour-with-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Lil-Nas-X-and-The-Wiggles.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Lil Nas X has been criticized for promoting his songs to a young audience and then releasing music that\u2019s only suitable for adults. The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, insisted that he was free to change his target audience whenever he wants. Now he\u2019s back to targeting the kids music market by inviting The Wiggles to go on tour with him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201ctrying really hard to get the wiggles to coheadline the tour with me. i will keep you guys updated,\u201d Lil Nas X <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilNasX\/status\/1519334819389390850\"><span>shared<\/span><\/a><span> on Twitter late last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hill is kicking off his 14-city \u201cLong Live Montero\u201d tour in September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though the invitation may have been slightly in jest, the official account replied to the rapper\u2019s tweet <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWiggles\/status\/1519385861338861568\"><span>saying<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cWe\u2019re ready to wiggle with you! \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOld Town Road,\u201d the rapper\u2019s first big hit, was especially popular with a young demographic. That\u2019s why parents were so disheartened when the music video for the song \u201cMontero (Call Me By Your Name)\u201d featured Lil Nas X sliding down a stripper pole into hell and giving the devil a lap dance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The singer made huge waves shortly after by releasing limited edition \u201cSatan Shoes,\u201d full of satanic symbolism and imagery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201ci literally sing about lean &#038; adultery in old town road. u decided to let your child listen. blame yourself,\u201d Nas wrote in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilNasX\/status\/1376382370283020290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><span>response<\/span><\/a><span> to criticism of the song \u201cMontero\u201d in 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another person <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MintChipMusic\/status\/1375641620339687430\"><span>tweeted<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cThe system is targeting kids. Lil Nas X\u2019s fanbase is mostly children. They did the same thing with Miley Cyrus after Hannah Montana.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Hill <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LilNasX\/status\/1375648580216651781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><span>replied<\/span><\/a><span> to that account as well, saying, \u201cthere was no system involved. i made the decision to create the music video. i am an adult. i am not gonna spend my entire career trying to cater to your children. that is your job.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s worth noting that Nas also released a children\u2019s book directed at a much younger audience. \u201cC Is For Country\u201d is a board book released in January 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/01\/05\/953349880\/lil-nas-x-says-children-are-his-core-audience-right-now-and-thats-ok#:~:text=Andrew%20Limbong-,Lil%20Nas%20X%20Says%20Children%20Are%20His,Right%20Now%2C%20And%20That&#039;s%20OK&#038;text=of%20the%20artist-,Lil%20Nas%20X%2C%20the%20Grammy%2Dwinner%20behind%20%22Old%20Town,book%2C%20C%20Is%20for%20Country.&#038;text=A%20little%20boy%20decked%20out,things%20that%20bring%20him%20joy.\"><span>NPR<\/span><\/a><span>, Lil Nas X wasn\u2019t too concerned about having a very young fan base. \u201cI\u2019m well aware that life and careers and everything goes in chapters,\u201d the rapper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/01\/05\/953349880\/lil-nas-x-says-children-are-his-core-audience-right-now-and-thats-ok#:~:text=Andrew%20Limbong-,Lil%20Nas%20X%20Says%20Children%20Are%20His,Right%20Now%2C%20And%20That&#039;s%20OK&#038;text=of%20the%20artist-,Lil%20Nas%20X%2C%20the%20Grammy%2Dwinner%20behind%20%22Old%20Town,book%2C%20C%20Is%20for%20Country.&#038;text=A%20little%20boy%20decked%20out,things%20that%20bring%20him%20joy.\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> at the time. \u201cThat\u2019s the chapter I\u2019m in right now and I\u2019m OK with that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He has also done a virtual concert with Roblox, a game popular with kids, appeared with Elmo, and hosted a surprise concert at an elementary school in 2019. The rapper inviting The Wiggles to go on tour is just the latest in a long line of ploys to attract kids to his fan base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lil Nas X has been criticized for promoting his songs to a young audience and then releasing music that\u2019s only suitable for adults. 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