Taylor Gayle Rutherford, known by her stage name, Gayle, went viral last year with the song “abcdefu” after a TikTok user asked her to “write a breakup song using the alphabet.” She responded with a seemingly spontaneous “A-B-C-D-E-F-U / And your mom and your sister and your job / And your broke- car and that you call art.” But some critics bemoaned her next song, in which she sang about being "2020 done with 2021," as “specifically made to go viral on TikTok music.” Salem Ilese didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Salem Ilese had success with the 2020 song “mad at disney," which accrued more than 250 million Spotify streams. Growing disdain for artists' lack of originalityĪs more artists try to make it on the app, TikTok viewers have become increasingly vocal in their criticism of unoriginal music. "We're confusing the initial ability to imitate - and then maybe throw in some words for shock value - with artistry," Stolpe said.
Songwriter and creative consultant Andrea Stolpe, who also teaches pop music writing techniques at the University of Southern California and Berklee College of Music, said the so-called TikTok music formula may create music that sounds like other popular songs but that it often lacks the authenticity listeners can connect to.
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