Lil Nas X‘s documentary that caught his very first worldwide trip is pertaining to HBO.
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero will debut on the network on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET; it will likewise stream on Max. The movie had its opening night at last year’s Toronto Film Festival.
The documentary follows the Grammy-winning rap artist, born Montero Hill, over 60 days as he carries out on his Long Live Montero trip, which supported Monterohis full-length 2021 launching album. In the journal movie, Lil Nas X discusses his profession and his location in the pop world as a Black and queer entertainer.
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero is directed by Zac Manuel and Carlos López Estrada, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose credits consist of Blindspotting, Summertime and Raya and the Last Dragon; he has actually likewise directed music videos for Billie Eilish, Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen. Manuel’s cinematography and directing credits consist of Alone Buckjumping America and Time
Lil Nas X’s hits consist of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” “That’s What I Want,” “Industry Baby” with Jack Harlow, “Panini” and “Old Town Road” with Billy Ray Cyrus, which invested 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is the longest-running No. 1 tune of all-time. He won 2 Grammys for the tune, consisting of finest pop duo/group efficiency and finest video.
HBO Documentary Films, together with Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records, provides Lil Nas X: Long Live Monteroa RadicalMedia production in association with Museum & & Crane. It is produced by Dave Sirulnick, Caryn Capotosto, Saul Levitz, Adam Leber, Gee Roberson, Adriana Arce and Hodo Musa; and is executive produced by Meredith Bennett, Jon Kamen, Frank Scherma, Tom Mackay, Ron Perry and Krista Wegener.