Viral TikTok Musicians Salem Ilese and Odie Leigh Share Their Songwriting Secrets

We talked to TikTok musicians Salem Ilese (Mad at Disney) and Odie Leigh (Crop Circles) about why they think songs go viral on the app.

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TikTok Is Changing the Way You Discover Music. Meet the Young Creators Driving That https://cnet.co/42DlJma

0:00 Introducing Salem Ilese and Odie Leigh
0:47 How they got into music
1:47 Crop Circles by Odie Leigh
2:08 TikTok features lyrics
2:22 Is there a formula for viral songs?
3:12 Going viral has changed their careers
3:56 TikTok can connect you with an audience
4:08 Summer Sonic Tokyo 2022
4:39 Friends from TikTok

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