TL;DR: Artists release sped-up versions of songs, but why? Norwegian duo sped up trance tracks in ‘00s, nightcore is born. Decades later, fans do the same with chart hits on TikTok, labels cash in.

If you spend any time on TikTok, you've probably heard snippets of songs that sound like an alien consuming helium. This is called "nightcore" music and it's only getting more popular. Nightcore is ...

Life in the fast lane: Labels are leaning into uptempo remixes as a way of driving streams and bringing "new life to tracks" By Elias Leight Last fall, the 25-year-old English singer Raye was on the ...

Thomas S. Nilsen and Steffen Ojala Soderholm made songs with superfast tempos and high-pitched vocals for a school project. They were shocked to learn their “nightcore” sound had gone global. By ...

Hard-charging reworks of popular singles have been thriving on the social media platform, and labels are leaning into the trend. By Elias Leight Thundercat‘s “Them Changes” is steeped in funk history, ...

If you’ve opened TikTok recently, you’ve likely scrolled past a video soundtracked by a fresh take on Miguel’s 2010 single “Sure Thing” — the defining moodiness of the original replaced by a jaunty ...

Some music fans now know 15-second sped up snippets of songs better than the real thing. It’s thanks to an emerging trend on social media, particularly TikTok, of creators changing the tempo of ...

In DepthAccelerated remixes of well-known songs are going viral on the video app. They are usually produced by amateurs; the successors of an Internet 'do-it-yourself' tradition, but who are starting ...