Lil Nas X not only sits atop the throne of Hell with his new single ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’, but also sits atop the music charts. With twenty thousand downloads and over 24 million streams, the “Old Town Roads” sensation knocked Justin Bieber’s song “Peaches” out of its top spot on Rolling Stones’ Top 100 Songs this week.

BTS condemned anti-Asian violence in a recent statement posted to their band’s Twitter profile. The seven-piece Korean boy band expressed their deepest condolences to the family members of AAPI hate crime victims and shared their own feelings of grief and anger towards the situation. This statement comes two weeks after the Atlanta nail salon shootings and addresses the recent spike of anti-asian violence. While the AAPI community has faced discrimination for many years, these recent attacks are a result of the hateful rhetoric surrounding the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic.