Is TikTok going to be the death of the music industry? Music artists are coming forward to talk about how their record labels are forcing them into creating TikTok content. Fans are sharing how the pressure of making viral content is slowly destroying the music industry.
what tiktok has done to the music industry is upsetting like… pic.twitter.com/bSJ0EIVfv1
— allure (@alluregaga2) May 22, 2022
Artists are speaking up about their disdain for crafting viral videos for the sake of selling records. Several artists, including Halsey, FKA Twigs, and Ed Sheeran, have reluctantly posted on TikTok only because their labels forced them into doing so. Some videos showcase the artists and their annoyance with being told to post. While others share how they are asked to wait until the label’s marketing team comes up with a clever way to make a song trend before releasing new music.
It is unfortunate times we live in where fans dictate what should be released. Artists have less control over what they create, and it seems like labels are less concerned about the quality of music and more concerned about the social metrics.
Some artists, like Adele, refuse to change to fit into the TikTok marketing model. The “Easy On Me” singer sat down with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, opening up about the pressure to write music for the audience on TikTok.
The question becomes: Who’s really at fault? Is it the label pressure or TikTok’s algorithm to blame?
Fans argue that the popular social media platform has caused a major shift in the way we consume music and media at large. Some fans are comparing label’s demand for TikTok hits are no different than their history of requests for radio hits. There are several factors at play here, and we may be too far gone to make the necessary changes.
Source:BTSOrientedRecord labels have gone mad with TikTok
— Sam⁷ PROOF IS COMING (@BTSOriented) May 22, 2022
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Source:hrnabeatzat the end of the day remember that it’s not tik tok ruining the music industry just the greed from those in charge that don’t care about actual art just profit… once again circling back to how capitalism ruins everything :)
— 𝖍𝖗𝖓𝖆 (@hrnabeatz) May 23, 2022
Source:yootddiesand this is why i need tiktok gone it’s ruining the music industry all the songs and choreographies are marketed around that stupid app https://t.co/wRnjfP0LDt
— kamilah (@yootddies) May 22, 2022
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Source:florence@florence The label are begging me for ‘low fi tik toks’ so here you go. pls send help x
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Source:lovelybride89Tik Tok isn’t ruining the music industry please. Record labels have always wanted their artists to give them money. Artists were forced to get radio hits and now they’re forced to get tik tok hits. Same shit https://t.co/AqAGT6bqhV
— (@lovelybride89) May 23, 2022
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Source:dunseitheehalsey’s live explaining the situation for y’all who missed it xx pic.twitter.com/Ep6EWTTmUp
— josh (@dunseithee) May 22, 2022