For the first month or so, I did not leave my house, and once I did, I was super overly critical of everything I was making. The pandemic: “I think I spent all of the pandemic making music and crying - no in-betweens. You can read the full Variety piece here. He’s only 22 years old and he’s an out gay man. Millions of people are listening to him and engaging with him and loving him.

While Olivia Rodrigo (another Variety cover) is definitely one of the huge stories in music today, so is Nas. Nas – real name Montero Lamar Hill – is promoting his upcoming album, Montero, which already has a series of record-breaking hits. Lil Nas X is one of the cover subjects for the most recent issue of Variety.