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What Hozier’s “Too Sweet” tells us about how songs go TikTok viral

An analyses of TikTok’s impact on music and how songs trend on the app, March 2024, 2,350+ views

What is happening with Rainbow Kitten Surprise?

Explaining the controversy surrounding the band’s departing member, March 2024, 15,330+ views

You’re not the main character, you’re just awful

How the “main character” social media trend is ruining live music experiences for others, March 2023, 1,230+ views

Dissecting Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter

A breakdown of Ethel Cain’s chilling concept album Preacher’s Daughter, Feb. 2023, 36,300+ views

What is “TikTokification” and what does it do to the music we love?

An analyses of an internet culture phenomenon transforming new and archival songs, Feb. 2023, 1,420+ views