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Mar 2021
50m 7s

TikTok and the Pop Music Rough Draft

The New York Times
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The wildly popular platform has reshaped pop during the coronavirus pandemic, and changed how record labels grapple with unpredictable virality. Guest: Caryn Ganz. 
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