Key Background. Sped-up remixes of songs blew up on TikTok last year, and some label executives have embraced the trend as a marketing opportunity, Billboard reported.After a fan-made sped-up ...

Sped-Up Songs Are Taking Over TikTok and Driving Songs Up the Charts 11/10/2022 It’s likely that no one is playing more sped-up remixes on the air than SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio, which launched ...

If you use TikTok, you're used to hearing popular songs remixed and sped up. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on July 18, 2024. Find that audio here.

Sped-up songs, mashups and slowed versions are really TikTok’s way of giving that to people.” The sped-up sound has musical roots going back to the mid 2000s, when it originated as a subgenre ...

The trend of sped-up music is not just limited to TikTok; it’s solidified its place in recreational listening. We no longer just want the best songs, we want the best bits of the best songs ...

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 ...

With Sped-Up Songs Taking Over, Artists Feel the Need for Speed. Life in the fast lane: Labels are leaning into uptempo remixes as a way of driving streams and bringing "new life to tracks" ...

From SZA's "Kill Bill" to Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit," sped-up songs are all over TikTok. Here's how they're changing our music listening habits, and the music industry.

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Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits? The recent influx of sped-up remixes intended for TikTok have helped push certain songs to the top of the charts.

Instead of balking at the existence of the sped-up remix, it’s worth understanding where this “new” sound comes from, and how there might be more to it than just shorter attention spans.