Thursday 11 November 2021

analysis of TikTok hits

 "If you’re looking to achieve TikTok fame, we’d recommend your song conform to the following standard: have a catchy, danceable, electronic beat; exude a happy, party mood; use simplistic, relatable profanity-free lyrics; have a familiar-sounding melody; and employ repetitive, flowy rhymes that lend themselves to easy memorization and interpretive dance moves. Simple, right? Well, even Steve jobs once said: that “Simple can be harder than complex”. And he didn’t have to compete with the likes of Drake and The Weeknd!"

https://musically.com/2021/11/11/magic-formula-tiktok-song-success-ai-analysis/

Thursday 7 October 2021

The Music Industry Is Built on Artists, but Shuns Creators

"Currently, more time is spent watching others play video games on YouTube and Twitch than total viewing hours of Netflix, ESPN, HBO, and Hulu combined."

https://future.a16z.com/music-copyright-ugc/?curator=MusicREDEF

Saturday 10 April 2021

Glass Animals: How Heat Waves became the ultimate sleeper hit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56667366

Thursday 29 August 2019

are any real people reading this blog?

I don't remember ever publicising it anywhere, but it's getting a lot of views.

If you're a real person and you're reading this, it would be great to hear from you!

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