There’s So Much Music on Spotify, Artists Are Paying for You to (Hopefully) Find Them
Posted in: Music Features
Getting official editorial support from Spotify is tough, forcing some artists to turn to third-party playlist networks to build fans
TikTok Is a Lottery, and Tai Verdes Is Winning
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter getting cut from singing shows multiple times, Verdes has a breakthrough hit with “Stuck in the Middle”
Why Is TikTok Advertising Dangerous Fasting Diets to Teenage Girls?
Posted in: Culture NewsYoung women are particularly susceptible to eating disorders — but social media is feeding them ads for apps to help girls starve themselves
Why Are People Angry at Witches on TikTok?
Posted in: Culture NewsSome “baby witches” put a hex on the moon — and Marianne Williamson wasn’t pleased
Curtis Waters’ ‘Stunnin’ Is a TikTok Hit — And a Threat to the Major Label System
Posted in: Music FeaturesWaters is remaining happily independent as “Stunnin'” racks up streams
Trump Campaign Denies K-Pop Fans, TikTok Users Caused Sparsely Attended Tulsa Rally
Posted in: Music NewsPresident’s campaign manager says low turnout had nothing to do with viral effort to flood rally organizers with “bogus” ticket requests
Want a TikTok Hit? Have $30,000?
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs TikTok’s user-base has ballooned, the cost of promoting music on the app has skyrocketed
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
Labels Ignored BMW Kenny for Years, But Now They’re All Trying to Sign Him
Posted in: Music FeaturesBMW Kenny’s single “Wipe It Down” is the latest track to take over TikTok thanks to a challenge
DripReport’s ‘Skechers’ Is a TikTok Hit Confounding the Music Industry
Posted in: Music FeaturesAfter winning followers with “Indian remixes” of popular rap songs, DripReport released an ode to light-up sneakers that is out-streaming many conventional singles
