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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...