

Though it doesn’t include the ideas added by her TikTok followers, she was able to “own” her version while still allowing the previous versions to exist simultaneously in the musical multiverse. The creator then released a finished version of the song. Recently, a young artist used an open verse challenge to create excitement about a new song by inviting others to contribute dozens of variations.

Instead of devolving into a barrage of insults and mockery, the other creators piled on to prove that even a snarky request to discourage random add-ons can become greater than the sum of its parts.Īt first glance, this seems like the feel-good antidote to the toxic negativity that seems so pervasive in the comment sections of anything posted online. But this new wave does call into question who “owns” such creative collaborations-and does that even matter to the TikTok duet creators?

The TikTok community responded hilariously with a chain of clever, unexpectedly artful additions that dragged her in the most constructive, playful way. A few weeks ago, I came across a TikTok duet chain that builds off the question “Can we stop duetting videos when we have absolutely nothing to add to them?”
