The biggest songs on TikTok in 2023 were sped-up remixes of songs, indicating the wide appeal of a musical trend that went viral on the app this year and prompted artists and labels to try and ...

RAYE started 2023 with a bang earlier this month by bagging her first-ever UK Number One single. ‘Escapism’, which features 070 Shake and hooks about “running away from reality as fast as ...

With sped-up versions of popular songs taking over TikTok and boosting Spotify streams, music industry experts DJ 4Korners and Reanna Cruz look at what’s fuelling this need for speed — and how ...

As young listeners change "expectations around what is normal to hear," the music business will have to continue to adapt. By Elias Leight Lady Gaga originally released “Bloody Mary” way back ...

Hundreds of fans commented they wanted a faster-paced song. The demands from Petras’ fans are just one part of the sped-up song boom on the app. TikTok has seen an increasing number of ‘sped ...

Trending on Billboard “I wish that I could sit here and say, ‘We were in our marketing meeting, we decided that we were going to do a sped-up version of this particular spot in the song ...

Fan-made sped-up versions of RAYE’s single Escapism helped the artist climb the charts Some music fans now know 15-second sped up snippets of songs better than the real thing. It’s thanks to ...

Fun! Last month, the singer took a note from the book of Lacy and re-released the song as a single, coupled with a “Kill Bill – Sped Up Version.” By pitching up the original a few tones ...