{"id":118280,"date":"2024-01-12T09:22:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T09:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/lil-nas-x-releases-new-single-j-christ-with-biblical-video\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T09:22:35","slug":"lil-nas-x-releases-new-single-j-christ-with-biblical-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/12\/lil-nas-x-releases-new-single-j-christ-with-biblical-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil Nas X releases new single &#8216;J Christ&#8217; with Biblical video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/lil-nas-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil Nas X<\/a> has shared his first new single in two years \u2013 hearken to \u2018J Christ\u2019 beneath.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper\/singer confirmed final week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lil-nas-x-to-release-new-single-and-video-next-week-yall-ready-for-a-show-3565514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he could be releasing a music and a self-directed music video<\/a>, asking followers: \u201cY\u2019all ready for a show?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/taylor-swift-and-kanye-west-lookalikes-star-in-lil-nas-xs-j-christ-video-teaser-3569164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He later posted a teaser for the official visuals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/lil-nas-x-live-at-glastonbury-review-setlist-photos-3461066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil Nas X reside at Glastonbury: undoubtedly a watershed second for queer pop\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arriving as we speak (January 12), the video for \u2018J Christ\u2019 begins with a scene through which numerous movie star lookalikes stroll throughout a discipline earlier than making their method up a stairway to Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>We see impersonators of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-swift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor Swift<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanye West<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/aritsts\/ed-sheeran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Sheeran<\/a>, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and extra as a gospel choir sings: \u201c<em>Oh lord please\/ Deliver us\/ Deliver me<\/em>.\u201d After the fake celebs cross over to the opposite facet, we\u2019re greeted by a godlike Lil Nas X on the pearly gates.<\/p>\n<p>Later, viewers are transported to the fiery depths of Hell and launched to a satan model of the artist. He then performs a one-on-one basketball recreation in opposition to Satan in Heaven in entrance of a crowd of spectators.<\/p>\n<p>The video spoofs numerous Biblical tales, with Lil Nas X later seen on a crucifix and travelling throughout a stormy ocean on an arc. Watch all of it unfold right here:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"dCrQeUaXkLo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lil Nas X - J CHRIST (Official Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCrQeUaXkLo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A press launch notes how \u2018J Christ\u2019 \u201chas ultimately ushered in a new beginning, and we have now arrived at DAY ZERO of this chapter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It reads: \u201cAs for those doubting which direction Lil Nas X has chosen, he proudly proclaims \u2018THIS WAY\u2019, choosing to express his spirituality in his own way. He\u2019s forging a new life for himself while nodding to the journey that led him here, complete with homage to his iconic music video for \u2018MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lil-nas-x-shares-hes-joining-biblical-studies-programme-not-everything-is-a-troll-3568478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lil Nas X\u00a0introduced that he was going to school to affix a Biblical Studies programme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He shared a picture of his acceptance letter to Liberty University, a Christian college in Virginia. The artist shall be becoming a member of the college to participate in a twin focus in Christian Leadership and Biblical Studies, with the course beginning later this yr.<\/p>\n<p>In the caption, Lil Nas X wrote: \u201cI know some of yall hate me right now but i want yall to know im literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall. Not everything is a troll! Anyways IM A STUDENT AGAIN! LETS GOOO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was referring to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/lil-nas-x-denies-making-mockery-of-christ-in-j-christ-cover-art-3567654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the backlash and controversy surrounding the \u2018J Christ\u2019 cowl paintings<\/a>, which depicts him mendacity on a crucifix as 5 bystanders start to lift him off the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy new single is dedicated to the man who had the greatest comeback of all time,\u201d Lil Nas X stated on social media. Additionally, he posted an image that includes 4 pictures of himself in priest robes together with the phrases: \u201cIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/lil-nas-xs-documentary-set-to-debut-on-hbo-3566582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a brand new Lil Nas X documentary referred to as <em>Long Live Montero<\/em> is about to reach later this month<\/a>. It\u2019ll comply with the musician on his reside tour in help of his debut studio album, 2021\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/lil-nas-x-montero-review-3047493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Montero\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Lil Nas X has shared his first new single in two years \u2013 hearken to \u2018J Christ\u2019 beneath. The rapper\/singer confirmed final week that he could be releasing a music and a self-directed music video, asking followers: \u201cY\u2019all ready for a show?\u201d He later posted a teaser for the official visuals. 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