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 ...

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 an ...

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Some music fans now know 15-second sped up snippets of songs better than the real thing. It’s thanks to an emerging trend on social media, particularly TikTok, of creators changing the tempo of ...

Here’s why your favorite recent chart-topper has probably gotten that sped-up remix treatment on TikTok, the app’s latest viral phenomenon, which artists and record labels are jumping to capitalize on ...

Hard-charging reworks of popular singles have been thriving on the social media platform, and labels are leaning into the trend. By Elias Leight Thundercat‘s “Them Changes” is steeped in funk history, ...

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, ...

If you’ve opened TikTok recently, you’ve likely scrolled past a video soundtracked by a fresh take on Miguel’s 2010 single “Sure Thing” — the defining moodiness of the original replaced by a jaunty ...

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 ...

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 in 2011, ...

Nicholas Quah is far from the only person to speed up his podcasts. But, as a critic with New York Magazine and Vulture, he is one of the few to make a public plea to the world to not only speed up ...

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 ...