Music news: Want it trending? Put it on TikTok!
For a song to become a hit, it used to have to be played on radio stations every hour of every day.
Remember sitting in the car flipping through radio channels and just hearing the same song on repeat? That’s how music would go viral. Not anymore.
In 2025, for a song to be a hit, you just need to upload it to social media platform TikTok, sing along or do a silly little dance, and boom - it’s a hit.
Music News Blitz writer Evie Scroggie explains more…
The hilarious #HamiltonTrend on TikTok: When Eliza’s plea becomes a punchline
It has been a decade since the Broadway sensation Hamilton rewired our brains to rap along to American history, and made us believe that its founding fathers spoke exclusively in couplets and perfect harmonies.
Now, in 2025, the internet has found a way to take one of the musical’s most quietly devastating moments and turn it into pure slapstick chaos. The scene in question? That tiny emotional gut-punch, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it duet, “Best of Wives and Best of Women”, where Eliza wakes to find her husband Alexander preparing to leave for a meeting at dawn.
In the show, it’s tender and ominous like a moment that lingers like a lump in your throat, knowing full well he’s on his way to duel Aaron Burr.
On TikTok, however, Alexander isn’t walking nobly to his fate - he’s booking it like a man running late for his Uber.
Music News Blitz writer Anna Ferraz delves further into the social phenomenon.
The rise of TikTok musicians
TikTok's impact on the music industry is very prominent. Its algorithm pushes creative videos and audio that are proven popular, allowing even unknown artists to reach a large audience.
Viral trends frequently include snippets of songs that rapidly ascend streaming charts on social media daily.
For many, TikTok has served as a launchpad, making it easier to access success without having to struggle as much as artists in the past, writes Music News Blitz’s Lamiya Huda.