In this episode of The Music Sesh, Avery Savage, and Alexandra Austin talk about TikTok within the music industry. Throughout the podcast, Avery and Alex discuss how people find music today, what Tiktok is, examples of TikTok artists who’ve found fame on the app, and the public relations implementations of social media and the music industry.

Today, most music is easily found on TikTok- which is a short-form video platform that people can share videos on. TikTok is one of the fastest growing platforms out there to date. Many musicians stream their music on other platforms too, but go to TikTok as a means to build up a following and truly promote promote their music to a fan base- both new and old.

During the episode, Avery and Alex discuss artists who have risen to fame through TikTok. They talk about the artist Lil Nas X who rose to fame after posting himself singing “Old Town Road” on the platform. The two also discuss the band Honey Revenge and how TikTok has made the group blossom.

Avery and Alex spend some time discussing the public relations implementations of TikTok within the music industry too. The two share information on how musicians can reach a wide audience as well as ways to increase awareness of a musicans brand.

The two end with discussing TikTok’s recent ban and the ways in which this could harm musicans within the industry.