Slayyyter Hits the $trato$phere

Slayyyter’s rising popularity has brought her brash pop into mainstream media. After a breakout Coachella performance and multiple TikTok trends, she made a TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She performed “DANCE” as an ode to white-trash glamor, wearing a silver rhinestoned leotard with soda-can tops on her chest. Her band played in white tanks and camo, while the stage featured laundry lines. She stood still and intensely sang, delivering the song’s belt and falsetto parts. A midwestern tornado projection and wind machine effects blew her hair as if she might be pulled into the tornado. Her music’s humor and personality drive TikTok trends, including “DANCE” for feeling down then “locking in,” and “CRANK” for graduation videos with “crank it!” captions.

"On The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, she performed her single "DANCE" as an ode to white-trash glamor. She wore a silver rhinestoned leotard, and on each boob was the shiny top of a soda can. Her band rocked white tanks and camo, surrounded by a set covered in laundry lines. Rather than follow the song title, Slayyyter herself commanded the stage by standing still and intensely singing, knocking both the song's belt and its falsetto parts out of the park."

"The background projected a midwestern tornado while a wind machine blew Slayyyter's hair, making it look like she might just get sucked up into it. Slayyyter, who's been releasing music since 2018, is just now getting the popularity she deserves. That's partly come through TikTok trends, which have foisted her funny and personality-filled music into the spotlight."

""DANCE" itself soundtracks a trend where people are feeling down and out then suddenly lock in to slay. (See: Keke Palmer's Met Gala TikTok that currently sits at over 1 million likes.) Plus, her even louder song "CRANK" has been used all spring to soundtrack graduation videos where people mouth "crank it!" directly after receiving their diploma."

"It's a testament to just how fun her music is that everybody wants to get in on the joke. Maybe she's actually the best girl in America."

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