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I’ve written about TikTok’s lottery-like rags-to-riches fantasy in this column before — it’s what YouTube’s head of catalog Ryan Thornton once described to Billboard as the “potential of any song to go viral.” About five years into TikTok’s mainstream reign, countless unknown artists have benefited from that literal overnight virality and parlayed that success into also-viral dance challenges, lucrative brand partnerships, major-label deals, commercial radio play, chart dominance, enough Spotify streams to actually get paid, and then some.
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Wilco: Kimya Items in Girls Rock Camp Auction
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The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls' third annual Rock n Roll Auction will take place December 3 at the Zipper Factory in New York City. Proceeds from the auction will go to the scholarship fund of the Brooklyn-based summer day camp and community organization that gives young ladies a chance to learn an instrument a little cooler than the recorde...
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Vampire Weekend: Lykke Li shouts out to Obama and Vampire Weekend at final US gig
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Lykke Li wrapped up her North American tour with a sold-out show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles last night (November 3). Also on the bill for the NME Presents show were Friendly Fires, Grand Ole Party and The Mae Shi.
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Hot Chip: Mae Shi, Tilly & the Wall Play Moshi B-Day
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Ahead-of-the-curve London label Moshi Moshi will celebrate its 10th birthday with a hometown party featuring sets by bands from its decade-long history. Hot Chip, Tilly and the Wall, the Mae Shi, Kate Nash, Florence and the Machine, Slow Club, and Drums of Death will be among those making appearances. The celebration takes place tomorrow (Octobe...
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Mae: Bob Pollard, Mae Shi, APTBS Vie for Taco Bell Glory
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So. Here we come again to another rousing round of Taco Bell's Feed the Beat, the contest that lets you, as they put it, "hear some great tunes and help pick this year's best indie bands." Things are a little different this time out, with 100 bands receiving the $500 in free Fourthmeal-- you know, the stuff you chomp down when you're stoned betw...
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Vampire Weekend: Beastie Boys, Vampire Weekend Do Obama Shows
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I think it's fair to say, at this point, indie rockers have chosen their candidate for next month's presidential election: that one. The Senator from Illinois has already earned the support of, well, a lot of the music makers and dreamers of dreams, and with November 4 looming in the minds of just about everyone, even more artists are banding to...
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