Addison Rae, the influencer and aspiring movie star largely responsible for the mainstreaming of TikTok, was temporarily booted from the platform on Thursday night, according to a tweet she posted on her account. “Well time to get a job,” the 21-year-old influencer, who has 85 million followers, tweeted, accompanied by …
Read More »No, Sex Traffickers Aren't Using Abandoned Child Car Seats to Lure Victims
“So have you ever seen this type of car seat just out of nowhere?” the woman in the TikTok video asks. She’s pointing to a photo of an abandoned baby car seat in a parking lot, posted on a Facebook page. “Let’s talk about that right now,” she says. “Because …
Read More »Why 24kGoldn Sees Himself as the Music Industry's Steve Jobs
The Zoom interview has just begun when 24kGoldn, more or less unprompted, calls himself “the Steve Jobs of the music industry right now.” It’s the kind of braggadocious claim that only a 20-year-old with one of the biggest songs of the past year can say without a hint of irony. …
Read More »Paul McCartney Hops on His Horse, Joins TikTok
Paul McCartney joined TikTok to share behind-the-scenes footage from the studio and photoshoot for his new album McCartney III. Macca’s recent uploads show him welcoming fans to his studio, jumping on his Appaloosa horse that’s featured on the album artwork, and getting photographed by his daughter, Mary — who also …
Read More »The Weeknd Is Holding an Augmented-Reality Concert Only on TikTok
Riding the wave of augmented-reality concerts that have flooded the music industry lately, The Weeknd announced Thursday that he will be the latest superstar to jump on the platform, debuting a new “music experience” to air exclusively on TikTok on August 7th in collaboration with X, Republic Records labels, and …
Read More »Labels Ignored BMW Kenny for Years, But Now They're All Trying to Sign Him
In 2017, Kenneth Coby played a bad show and decided to quit music. As Soundz, he had co-written and co-produced hit singles for Rae Sremmurd, Justin Bieber, and Trey Songz. But like many songwriters, Coby harbored dreams of being a solo artist, and he was on the road opening for …
Read More »TikTok's 'Happy at Home' Week Wants to Ease Your Quarantine Boredom
With live music and events indefinitely on halt while the COVID-19 epidemic continues to escalate in the U.S., the latest consolation comes from TikTok, which on Monday announced a five-day music and entertainment livestreaming series that includes sets with Alicia Keys, Megan Thee Stallion, and DJ Khaled, among many others. …
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