How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwriter

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Radio hits are different from TikTok smashes. And the shift is having an impact on songwriting.

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0:00.0	The Pee. Pee. Pee.
0:14.0	Pee. Pee. Pee.
0:17.0	The lot. T
0:17.1	T'n' fuck 12 folks swatch. Bussin all the bells out the box.
0:20.0	I just hit the link with the box.
0:22.0	Had to put the steak in the box
0:24.0	pour up the whole damn feel I'm gonna get lazy
0:28.0	welcome to the New York Times pop-cast your crib is large so you can bring your
0:32.0	friends to of music news and criticism your crib is large so you can bring your friends too.
0:33.0	Of music news and criticism, I'm your host, John Caramonica. I won't never sell my soul when I can back that and I really want to know when you
0:47.6	wahwahwah I was at that where a stack
0:49.6	eahrh a little pitchy, John.
0:54.0	Hey, thanks Randy, I appreciate that.
0:57.0	If you know what that sound is, there's a good chance that you're familiar with the number one
1:01.0	song in the country.
1:02.0	That song is The Box, which we were just listening to is
1:04.8	track two on the Roddy Rich album which came out last month and it is a big
1:09.8	hit on the Tik-Tok. This week we're going to talk about songwriting and virality and
1:16.8	here to join me today are two people who know a lot but getting live on the internet.
1:22.1	Number one it's Joe
1:23.0	Koscarelli. Hey happy new year. Pop music reporter in the New York Times
1:26.8	face of the diary of the song series. Have you been maimed? Only by
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