In this format, even new singles are breaking through to a mainstream audience. This year, a sped-up remix of Joseline Hernandez’s Vegas (I Wanna Ride) dominated TikTok FYPs everywhere, with more than ...

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Sped-up remixes continue to resonate on TikTok: The four most popular songs on the platform in the U.S. in 2023 were all sped-up, according to TikTok’s year-end report. The leader of the pack was the ...

Uptempo reworks have been rising across TikTok for years, helping push songs atop the charts, and record labels have taken notice. Michael Buble‘s rendition of “Sway” is one of the latest songs to ...

But why would you speed up “Bongos” by 12 percent? And what exactly does “sped-up nightcore” mean? Answering those questions takes us inside a trend that is dominating social media and gives us ...

It’s no secret we’re currently living in an age where our attention spans have diminished significantly. Consequently, almost every piece of media we consume is reflective of this, marketed into ...

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 ...

For social media users right now, it's no secret that a sped-up version of Aerosmith's "Dream On" has become a viral sensation on TikTok, where the accelerated rock sample often crops up in meme ...

Despite the fact that some folks in Congress are trying to ban TikTok in the United States, the social media app’s popularity only grew larger in 2022, thanks to these songs that went viral. Queen Bey ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on July 18, 2024. Find that audio here. If you use TikTok, you're used to hearing popular songs remixed and sped up. But now, artists are getting ahead of ...

On TikTok, one of the latest music trends is speeding up popular songs. And now, fans are demanding that artists comply with their expectations for speedy sounds. In one recent controversy, ...

When it comes to trending music these days, the millennial in me sometimes misses the time when Video Hits and Channel V charts were at their prime. These days, what actually dictates a chart-topper ...