Want a TikTok Hit? Have $30,000?
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As TikTok’s user-base has ballooned, the cost of promoting music on the app has skyrocketed
‘Bad Boys’: The Writer of the ‘Cops’ Theme Song Wishes You Knew More Than the Chorus
Posted in: Music Features“You have to look at the song itself,” Inner Circle bassist-songwriter Ian Lewis says. “What is the song saying? How is it being misconstrued?”
Cable Ties: Rocking Hard With a Social Conscience
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn their new LP, Far Enough, the Melbourne trio infuses furious punk with socially conscious lyrics
Welcome to the Jungle: How Melissa Reese Broke the Guns N’ Roses Glass Ceiling
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe keyboardist has spent the last four years gigging with Guns N’ Roses, but it’s just the first part of her quest to become ‘the female Trent Reznor’
‘We Should Be Able to Work in Any Genre Regardless of Our Race’
Posted in: Music FeaturesMajor labels, led by Republic Records, are moving to ditch the label “urban.” It’s part of a process of sidelining black music that’s been going on for 80 years.
Noah ’40’ Shebib Is Racing to Fix the Damage
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe producer and engineer is Drake’s right-hand man, and the sonic architect behind a decade of pop music. Now, he’s finally fighting back against a disease that could take away everything
Blake Mills Became a Modern-Day Guitar Hero. That Wasn’t Enough
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe young singer-songwriter has collaborated with everyone from Jay Z to Randy Newman, and roamed all over the musical map. His new album finally puts it all together
How N.W.A’s ‘Fuck tha Police’ Became the ‘Perfect Protest Song’
Posted in: Music Features32 years after its release, streams of the anti-cop anthem are surging once again during the nation’s George Floyd protests. “A lot of people would be happy that they song gets streamed…
Dance Challenges Are Dead? Why the Music Industry Is Investing in ‘Emo’ TikToks
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhen it comes to launching singles, “the emotional side of TikTok is now showing that it has the potential to be as powerful as the dance side,” says one major-label A&R
Diplo on His New Nashville Album: ‘I’m Not Trying to Make Meme Country’
Posted in: Music Features‘Snake Oil Chapter 1’ pairs the producer’s dance-music pedigree with a guest roster including Thomas Rhett, Zac Brown, and Orville Peck
