Taking another route in the AOTW segment, we are diving headfirst to spotlight trending sounds on the popular app Tiktok!
One: Dancin (Krono Remix) – Aaron Smith feat. Luvli & Krono
On the popular app Tiktok, the song accrued over 9M views. In 2013, the French duo Krono and Luvli remixed the song under the Moody Recordings label. After the release, the song gained a new wave of popularity. In 2019, “Dancin'” was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), followed by Gold in 2021 and Platinum in 2022. The song also Garnered over 113M views on its official music video on YouTube.
Aaron Smith: Aaron J. Simpson Smith is an American house music DJ from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for recording a track called “Dancin'” which features female vocalist Luvli. However, Smith became best known for “Dancin’,” a 2004 single that has been remixed and sampled several times over the years, eventually gaining viral popularity as a meme during the late 2010s.
Two: Jayo – 22
The song was released on the 22nd of February 2023 and has accrued over 20.2M streams on the popular app, Tiktok. Jayo’s song “22” spent 2 weeks in the UK Top 100 Music charts, Top 40 British Songs Chart, and more. It garnered over 3.1M views on its official music video on YouTube. JayO wrote “22” with Aaron Alex Donkor and frequent Wizkid collaborator Emmanuel Isong. He produced the track himself.
Jayo: JayO (a.k.a Jayoagain) is a multi-genre Nigerian musical artist, songwriter and record producer Born in Tottenham, North London to a Nigerian parents. Jayo is known for cultivating a seductive blend of UK R&B smoothness and the bumping Afrobeats rhythms of his parents’ home country.
Three: Jackie Brown – Brent Faiyaz
“Jackie Brown” off the album “Wasteland” by Brent Faiyaz debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. The viral and sped up version of the song was posted in early February 2023 and has already been credited with over 897.6k views on Tiktok. The song was released on the 24th of June, 2022. The official audio of this song garnered over 8.3M views on YouTube. It was written by Wood Avalos, Stephen Garrett, Timothy Mosley and it was produced by Brent and L3gion Ware.
Brent Faiyaz: Christopher Brent Wood (born September 19, 1995), known professionally as Brent Faiyaz, is an American R&B singer. Faiyaz started making music at the age of 12. His parents were not always understanding of his dreams as a musician; which Faiyaz said was warranted because his love for music “always distracted” him.
Four: Bounce When She Walk – OhboyPrince feat. Mykfresh & Gwallagangspec
The viral music dance sensation accrued over 1.5M streams on Tiktok and The official audio garnered over 577k on YouTube. It was released as a single on the 2nd of February, 2023.
Ohboyprince: Matthew Griffith popularly known as OhboyPrince hails from Brooklyn, New York. He started off listening to 50 Cent, Diddy, Jay-Z and Souja Boy they were my inspiration. Sadly, Oh Boy Prince was involved in an accident and is on a long road to recovery after he was struck in the face by an 18-wheeler brake pad in January.
