Lil Nas X.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty
Birthday wishes are in order forLil Nas X!
The “Old Town Road” singer turned 23 years old on Saturday and celebrated with a series of hilarious posts on Twitter.
“Don’t hate me but this is a collective thank u to everyone who’s telling my happy birthday,” he wrote. “This is for everybody so nobody can’t say I didn’t say thank you. I’m saying it right here ok?”
“I’m saying thank you. TO everyone. You can’t say I didn’t say it!” Lil Nas X added.
The rapper also joked about his upcoming birthday celebrations: “Having a birthday party tonight and I really hope my team was able to book an Alvin and the chipmunks performance or I will be really sad.”
During the 64th annualGrammy Awardsin Las Vegas, the singer-rapper performed a medley of hits off of his debut album, 2021’sMontero.
Along with tweets and news articles flashing onscreen from those who criticized the song and video, voices of various newscasters could also be heard panning “Montero” for itsrisqué religious and sexual themes.
Lil Nas X then reappeared on stage in a diamond-encrusted crop top.
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Lil Nas X scored five Grammy nominations at this year’s ceremony, including album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best melodic rap performance, and best music video.
The artist previously announced his debut album with anover-the-top pregnancy photoshootfor PEOPLE in September.
When the album was finally released, Lil Nas X alsostaged a delivery videothat featured him “giving birth” to his album.
source: people.com
