Machine Gun Kelly's "Cliché" has TikTok in a dance frenzy
Machine Gun Kelly is making his case for the song of the summer.
Why it matters: The Cleveland entertainer's latest single, "Cliché," made the cover of Spotify's New Music Friday playlist last week and has launched a social media trend.
It could soon join songs like "Bad Things" and "My Ex's Best Friend" as one of MGK's biggest hits to date.
The intrigue:"Cliché" takes its inspiration from the glory days of MTV's "Total Request Live."
The music video is loaded with intentionally corny lyrics, boy band dance moves and a closing rain sequence the "Step Up" movie franchise would be proud of.
What they're saying:""If 'TRL' in the nineties was still going … it would be up there," Machine Gun Kelly said while walking the red carpet at Sunday's American Music Awards.
The 35-year-old, who just had a baby with actress Megan Fox, will continue his nostalgia trip by performing at the Warped Tour 30th anniversary shows in Washington, D.C. next month and Orlando in November.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
TikTok Launches New Platform to Help Musicians Maximize Their In-App Presence
This story was originally published on Social Media Today. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Social Media Today newsletter. It may not be of much consequence to me or you (unless you can actually carry a tune), but TikTok has announced the launch of a new 'TikTok for Artists' platform for musicians, which will help individuals and bands manage their in-app presence, with enhanced data and insight tools to help them maximize their in-app presence. As explained by TikTok: 'TikTok for Artists provides daily-updated analytics dashboards which display a wealth of detailed, actionable data about the performance of an artist's music and posts on TikTok, and comprehensive insights into how the community is engaging with the artist and their music on the platform. The tool has been designed with the goal of helping artists and their teams boost fan engagement, optimize their promotional strategies and inform content creation on TikTok.' As you can see in this example, TikTok's new artists dashboard provides a range of insights into content performance, community growth, and more. It's also got a promotions element, which includes pre-release campaigns that can be launched from the platform itself. As you can see in this example, through pre-release campaigns, fans will be able to pre-save an album or track directly to their Spotify or Apple Music library, enhancing connection between TikTok and full content. Music has become a critical part of the TikTok experience, which has also impacted music discovery more broadly, with 84% of songs that reached the Billboard 200 list in 2024 gaining traction on TikTok first. U.S. TikTok users are also 74% more likely to discover and share music in the app, and the record industry now relies on TikTok trends to help drive discovery and reach. Indeed, some record labels have even changed the names of songs to better align with TikTok trends, while many trending artists have emerged from TikTok clips. With this in mind, it makes sense for TikTok to enhance this connection where possible, through improved artist collaboration tools than can help them expand their presence in the app. You can learn more about 'TikTok for Artists' here. Recommended Reading TikTok Announces Celebrity-Led Live Shopping Streams for the Holidays
CNN
2 hours ago
- CNN
Hollywood Minute: Rick Astley's billion streams
Rick Astley hit gets one billion Spotify streams, 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' first look, and no more 'Luke' for Mark Hamill? Douglas Hyde reports.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift's Old Album Streams Double on Spotify After She Buys Masters for 1st 6 Albums
Taylor Swift shocked fans when she announced that she bought back the masters for her first six albums, and fans showed their support by doubling the amount of streams on Spotify. After Taylor, 35, announced the deal on May 30, Spotify shared figures with The Hollywood Reporter that revealed that streams on all of the original versions of her older albums at least doubled that same day. The statistics were compared to the albums' average daily streams between April 1 through May 29. Speak Now – which was originally released in 2010 and was followed by Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in July 2023 – had the biggest individual spike as streams rose 430 percent globally. Meanwhile, Taylor's self-titled 2006 debut album and her 2017 Reputation album came in second and third. The debut album's streams jumped 220 percent, while Reputation's streams rose by 175 percent. The second and third most streamed albums may surprise fans, as they are the only two albums that she hasn't released re-recordings for. Meanwhile, her 2008 album, Fearless, was streamed 160 percent more, and 2012's Red jumped 150 percent. 1989 – which was released in 2014 – also saw more streams with a 110 percent boost. Following Taylor's massive day for streaming, it's no surprise that she's one of the most listened to artists on the streaming platform with over 82 million monthly Spotify listeners. Due to the announcement of her owning her masters, her overall streams jumped 40 percent on May 30. Scooter Braun previously bought the master recordings of Taylor's first six albums from Big Machine Label Group in 2019 for $300 million. He quickly faced backlash for the business deal and eventually sold the masters to investment firm Shamrock Capital in 2020. Over the years, the 'Better Than Revenge' singer has been open about how hurtful it was to not be able to own the rights to her music. 'Scooter has stripped me of my life's work, that I wasn't given an opportunity to buy,' she wrote in a Tumblr post at the time the sale was made. 'Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.' In light of the situation, Taylor decided to re-record her first six albums so that she could own her own. Nearly six years later, Taylor announced on her website that she had officially bought her masters from Shamrock Capital. 'I almost stopped thinking it could ever happen, after 20 years of having the carrot dangled and then yanked away,' she told her fans in the letter. 'But that's all in the past now. All of the music I've ever made … now belongs … to me.' Not only does Taylor officially own her masters, but she also bought back her videos, concert films, album art, photography and unreleased songs. 'All I've ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership, with full autonomy,' she said. 'I will be forever grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me. The way they've handled every interaction we've had has been honest, fair and respectful. This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: my memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams. I am endlessly thankful. My first tattoo might just be a huge shamrock in the middle of my forehead.'
