EW speaks to 14 of these rising creators about their TikTok journey, their career aspirations, and more.
Plus,check out EW’s featureon the future of TikTok.
But sometimes that work can feel out of balance with the attention smaller creators get.
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And we’ll see what happens."
And the funny thing is, she learned it all herself online, during quarantine.
“It doesn’t have to be rocket science.”
Eric Yin
“I’m so lucky to have the opportunity to even produce music independently,” she continues.
“And I don’t take that lightly.
It’s almost like I never want this dream to end that I’m living right now.”
Melissa Gonzalez
Grace Victoria plans to release her debut album this December.
“What I’m doing, there’s none of that.
And fortunately, right now you’re witnessing this wave starting to pull.
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There’s more than a few other artists trying to be a part of this.
And it’s been outstanding reaching people, and largely it’s because of TikTok.”
I literally see two-hour YouTube videos on my homepage these days."
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“the overlord”) and constantly shifting trends.
“At first TikTok, the best thing about it was, you just use your phone.
And now people are using full cameras, HD cameras, the quality is getting better and better.”
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It’s crazy the amount of power that the platform has."
In September, she’s looking to release a six-single project that will explore the irony around social media.
“I won the lottery and just have enough money to support myself continuing to be a musician.”
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“No one wants to listen to music from people that they don’t know.”
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But that doesn’t mean she can’t still have complicated opinions about TikTok.
“Black creators offer so much to the app and create so many trends on the app.
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