Chlöe Bailey Gets Real About The Negative Impact The Internet Can Have On Artistry
Over the last few years, TikTok has been the driving force for a lot of artists’ success due to content creators making up dances to songs that would sometimes go viral. While dance trends may have happened organically, record labels are now asking their artists to create songs that will gain them TikTok fame. However, many artists are speaking out against this increasing demand. Chlöe Bailey is no stranger to having her songs take over the social media platform but even she isn’t here for what she views as watering down the art.
The “Treat Me” singer appeared on the When We All Vote’s inaugural Culture of Democracy Summit virtual panel along with her sister Halle Bailey, DJ D-Nice, co-host Valeshia Butterfield-Jones, and others on Friday, June 10.
She spoke real!!! Chloe Bailey said we aren’t appreciating artistry anymore. It’s all about what will “trend” on social media, like TikTok 😪 pic.twitter.com/xEGQFDQrZ9
— Lazy Love 🖤 (@ungodlygoddesss) June 12, 2022
The Culture of Democracy Summit was created by When We All Vote which is a non-profit co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, H.E.R., Stephen Curry, and others. According to the website, the four-day event was assembled to “raise awareness of the issues facing our democracy and to increase civic engagement.”
Chlöe appeared on the panel discussion about how music and art can influence and create change and she shared her views on how today’s artistry is under attack.
“I think just giving artists the time to grow into their artistry and to not expect every song to hit right off the gate with streaming numbers and TikTok. Right now, because everything is overly saturated and there’s so many songs per week they rely on a popular trend to chart with music and it’s great,” she said. “The internet is great but it’s also the downfall because we are not appreciating artistry and say an album comes nobody’s really listening to it within the next week or two weeks and there’s so much music so many visuals we are so stimulated we don’t know what to focus on. I think it’s just really finding ways to truly sit there and marinate in the moment of a song like that is what I wish that I got to be a part of years before I was born.”
The Grammy-nominated singer then shouted out her mentor and boss Beyoncé for allowing her and her sister Halle to have creative expression. “I’m really grateful that sis and I are signed to somebody like Beyoncé because we are given the creative freedom and space to grow and not everything will be perfect,” she said. “You have to make mistakes and fall so you can grow from that.”
Chlöe joins a growing list of artists speaking out against their record companies for asking them to make their songs go viral. Halsey, FKA Twigs, and JoJo have exposed their record labels in videos that they shared on TikTok.
what tiktok has done to the music industry is upsetting like… pic.twitter.com/bSJ0EIVfv1
— allure (@alluregaga2) May 22, 2022
Halsey revealed that her record label wouldn’t put out her song until she created a fake viral moment while Twigs said that she was “told off” by her record label for not putting enough effort into marketing herself.
The Culture of Democracy Summit: Friday, June 10
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ItGirl 100 Honors Black Women Who Create Culture & Put On For Their Cities
As they say, create the change you want to see in this world, besties. That’s why xoNecole linked up with Hyundai for the inaugural ItGirl 100 List, a celebration of 100 Genzennial women who aren’t afraid to pull up their own seats to the table. Across regions and industries, these women embody the essence of discovering self-value through purpose, honey! They're fierce, they’re ultra-creative, and we know they make their cities proud.
VIEW THE FULL ITGIRL 100 LIST HERE.
Don’t forget to also check out the ItGirl Directory, featuring 50 Black-woman-owned marketing and branding agencies, photographers and videographers, publicists, and more.
THE ITGIRL MEMO
I. An ItGirl puts on for her city and masters her self-worth through purpose.
II. An ItGirl celebrates all the things that make her unique.
III. An ItGirl empowers others to become the best versions of themselves.
IV. An ItGirl leads by example, inspiring others through her actions and integrity.
V. An ItGirl paves the way for authenticity and diversity in all aspects of life.
VI. An ItGirl uses the power of her voice to advocate for positive change in the world.
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ItGirl In Motion: DonYé Taylor Asked Herself This Question When Creating Her Brainchild
"Being an 'ItGirl' is all about being yourself and taking all of the elements that make you who you are and displaying them at your highest capability," creative brainiac DonYé Taylor says in the introduction of the limited video series, "ItGirl In Motion."
In partnership with Hyundai, xoNecole has unveiled the limited series in conjunction with our inaugural ItGirl 100 list. The list boasts 100 Black women who not only innovate and take up space when it comes to putting on for their cities, but also as the driving force behind brands that create impact for the culture. ItGirl DonYé Taylor is one of the 100 featured ladies who put her purpose into action.
ITGIRL IN MOTION with DONYE TAYLORwww.youtube.com
As a marketing consultant, content creator, and CEO, a driving force behind DonYé's ambitions has been to show others how she sees the world by "creating art and doing things that shift perspective." In founding her brainchild, Nüclei, which is coincidentally also home to the ever-so-chic chrome brain piggybank, DonYé briefly touched on the inspiration behind the brand. "I was like, 'What would it look like if I were to be of service to myself?' And that's what made me create Nuclei," she said.
Watch the video above to take a peek into the life of the LA-based ItGirl, the importance of Black women receiving our "flowers" while we're here, and the three things she believes are absolutely essential to any ItGirl.
See our ItGirl 100 list in full here. Click through the gallery below for some BTS moments of DonYé and our partnership with Hyundai.
CREDITS
Director: Mikkoh @mikkoh
Production Company: @30inthemorning
AD/Gimbal Op: @jeffreyrattanong
DP: @jucelandrin_
Editor: @30inthemorning
1st AC: Bonnie Delgado @bonniebellevue
2nd AC: Liz Robles @lizfatimarobles
FPV Drone Op: Kai Kevin Goh @kaivertigoh
Gaffer: Nelson Nguyen @nelson_ftw
Key Grip: Ames Hoang @mangothemaker
SLT: Jamon Tolbert @jamon.tolbert
Sound Mixer: Deyo Forteza @introducingdeyo
PA: Breyona Holt @exquisite_eye
PA: Aminah Muhammad @aminahmuhamm
BTS: Marika Belamarich @marikarosegold
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