Is Halsey's Viral TikTok a Big Ploy?
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2022
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Halsey's throwing a self-proclaimed TikTok tantrum! The pop star shared a video complaining about pressure from their label, Capitol Records. Capitol wants Halsey to create a viral moment on the Tok, but she just wants to get their song out. And she's not the only music artist claiming to be pushed into creating viral vids. Stars FKA Twigs and Florence and the Machine have also confirmed a TikTok demand from their labels. But Halsey's post is getting lots of attention. So...Was this the plan all along?
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| 0:00.0 | So Arisha, as you know, I've recently gotten a new phone and so I've been getting really good at social media content lately. |
| 0:15.0 | Okay. |
| 0:17.0 | Yeah, that's everything you just said is 100% true. |
| 0:19.0 | Yeah, you will address me as an influencer now, just so you're aware. |
| 0:22.0 | Okay. I just so you're aware. Okay. |
| 0:24.0 | I just want to dress you. |
| 0:25.0 | Great. |
| 0:26.0 | But I got to say it's not as much fun to make content online when you're being forced to make it and preach. |
| 0:32.0 | You always have a gun to my head yeah I do but it always ends up great |
| 0:35.9 | but pop star hazy is opening up about their record label pressuring them to make a viral |
| 0:40.5 | tic-talk video yeah and her label is refusing to release her new song |
| 0:46.3 | until they do. |
| 0:47.2 | Which doesn't make sense to me, because doesn't that harm them also? |
| 0:50.3 | I don't understand what these big honcho heads at these music studios are doing, |
| 0:55.8 | but it seems like they just live in this ivory tower that can't be breached. |
| 0:59.6 | Yeah, and they walk around and call each other honcho heads. |
| 1:01.8 | That's it. |
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| 1:05.0 | And I'm Ereisha Skidmer Williams. |
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